Chapter 05-026

2005 -- H 6266

Enacted 05/05/05

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE TOWN OF GLOCESTER

Introduced By: Representatives Pacheco, Gorham, and Winfield

Date Introduced: March 22, 2005

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. In all respects in which the amendment to the Home Rule Charter of the

town of Glocester, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of

Glocester on November 2, 2004, may require ratification, confirmation, validation or enactment

by the general assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of said amendments to the Home

Rule Charter of the town of Glocester are hereby ratified, confirmed, validated and enacted. It is

the express intention of the general assembly, by the passage of this act, to give effect to, ratify,

confirm, validate and enact those provisions of the said amendments to the Home Rule Charter of

the town of Glocester which require ratification, confirmation, validation or enactment and by the

passage of this act, the legislature does hereby ratify, confirm, validate and enact said provisions,

but nothing in this act shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers now or hereafter

granted to towns by the Home Rule amendment and other applicable laws of the state of Rhode

Island or those rights retained by said town of Glocester in its Home Rule Charter.

     SECTION 2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the town of

Glocester or to any person or circumstances is deemed invalid for any reason, the remainder of

this act, or the application of such provision to said town or other persons or circumstances shall

not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.

     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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