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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES

     Introduced By: Representatives Place, Newberry, and Chippendale

     Date Introduced: February 01, 2021

     Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Section 34-11-29 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-11 entitled "Form and

Effect of Conveyances" is hereby amended to read as follows:

     34-11-29. Newspapers eligible for publication of notice.

     (a) Whenever it is required under this chapter that any notice or publication shall be

published in a public newspaper, the newspaper shall be held to mean a public newspaper that has

been regularly published for at least six (6) months prior to the first publication of the notice, or a

merged or consolidated public newspaper formed by the merger or consolidation of two (2) or more

public newspapers, one of which has been regularly published for a least six (6) months prior to the

first publication of notice.

     (b) Any public notice required to be published by the town of Burrillville or the town of

Glocester, may be published in any newspaper in general circulation within either of the

municipalities or other designated platform selected by the town council of either municipality,

which may be reasonably demonstrated to reach a larger portion of the population within each such

municipality, than a newspaper in general circulation.

     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FORM AND EFFECT OF CONVEYANCES

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     This act would allow the towns of Burrillville and Glocester to publish notices in any

newspaper located within their municipalities. This act would also allow publication in other

designated platforms selected by their city or town councils.

     This act would take effect upon passage.

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