2019 -- H 6235 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019 | |
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A N A C T | |
VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2-1 OF THE HOME RULE | |
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Amore, Serodio, Kazarian, and Cassar | |
Date Introduced: June 20, 2019 | |
Referred To: House Municipal Government | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | WHEREAS, on November 6, 2012, the voters of the city of East Providence approved an |
2 | amendment to Section 2-1 of the Home Rule Charter of the city of East Providence, establishing |
3 | four (4) year terms for members of the City Council. |
4 | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
5 | SECTION 1. To the extent any amendment to Section 2-1 of the Home Rule Charter of |
6 | the city of East Providence, which charter was approved and adopted by the electors of the city of |
7 | East Providence in September 1954, may require ratification, confirmation, validation, or |
8 | enactment by the general assembly, but in no other respects, such amendment to Section 2-1 of |
9 | the Home Rule Charter of the city of East Providence is hereby ratified, confirmed, validated and |
10 | enacted. It is the express intention of the general assembly, by the passage of this act, to give |
11 | effect to, ratify, confirm, validate and enact those provisions of the said amendment to Section 2- |
12 | 1 of the Home Rule Charter of the city of East Providence which require ratification, |
13 | confirmation, validation or enactment and by the passage of this act, the legislature does hereby |
14 | ratify, confirm, validate and enact said provision, but nothing in this act shall be construed to |
15 | abrogate or impair the powers now or hereafter granted to cities and towns by the Home Rule |
16 | amendment and other applicable laws of the state of Rhode Island, those rights retained by said |
17 | city of East Providence in its Home Rule Charter or to abrogate or impair the effectiveness or |
18 | validity of any resolutions, ordinances or votes heretofore taken by the city of East Providence. |
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1 | SECTION 2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the city of |
2 | East Providence or to any person or circumstances is deemed invalid for any reason, the |
3 | remainder of this act, or the application of such provision to said city or other persons or |
4 | circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared |
5 | to be severable. |
6 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2-1 OF THE HOME RULE | |
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE | |
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1 | This act ratifies and confirms the amendment to Section 2-1 of the Home Rule Charter of |
2 | the city of East Providence establishing four (4) year terms for members of the city council |
3 | passed by the voters of the city of East Providence on November 6, 2012. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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