Chapter
05-024
2005 -- H 5133 AS AMENDED
Enacted 05/05/05
A N A C T
RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND
PROFESSIONS
Introduced By:
Representative Raymond C. Church
Date
Introduced: January 19, 2005
It is enacted by the General
Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Title 5 of the General Laws entitled "Businesses and Professions"
is hereby
amended by adding thereto the
following chapter:
CHAPTER
67.1
NORTH SMITHFIELD -- BUSINESS
REGISTRATION
5-67.1-1. Registration required. – (a)(1) The town of North Smithfield may, by
ordinance, require each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business organization
that is physically located in the town of North Smithfield and is operated for profit, to obtain a
registration certificate stating the name under which the person or persons, corporation,
partnership or other business organization is conducted or transacted, its business address and a
specific description of the business activity. Any person, persons, corporation, partnership or
other business organization already licensed by the town of North Smithfield, and that is working
within the purview of the license issued by the town, shall be exempt from the registration
requirement under this chapter.
(2)
The registration certificate shall be filed with the town clerk by March 15,
2005
together with a twenty-five
dollar ($25.00) filing fee. In addition, there shall be the general
requirement that a registration
certificate shall be renewed annually by December 1 of each
calendar year together with a
twenty-five dollar ($25.00) filing fee beginning December 1, 2005.
(b)(1)
No ordinance passed pursuant to this section shall take effect until thirty
(30) days
after its final passage.
(c)
Any ordinance passed under this section shall be deemed as retroactive, in its
application so that it applies
to each person, persons, corporation, partnership, or other business
organization already transacting
or conducting business from any situs in the town.
5-67.1-2.
Penalties. – Any person or persons, corporation, partnership or
other business
organization carrying on,
conducting, or transacting business as previously stated who fails to
comply with the provisions of
this chapter shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred
dollars ($500).
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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