Chapter 187

2005 -- S 1163

Enacted 07/07/05

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN

Introduced By: Senator M. Teresa Paiva-Weed

Date Introduced: June 09, 2005

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Chapter 44-3 of the General Laws entitled "Property Subject to Taxation" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

44-3-13.13. Jamestown -- Exemption of property of totally disabled persons. – (a)

The town of council of the town of Jamestown may, by ordinance, exempt from taxation any real

property situated in the town which is owned and occupied by any one or more persons who is a

domiciled resident of the town of Jamestown and who is determined to be totally disabled by the

Social Security Administration. The amount of the exemption and the rules and regulations

regarding eligibility for the exemption shall be provided for by ordinance and the town council of

the town of Jamestown may, from time to time, by amendment to the ordinance, make any

changes in the amount of exemption granted and the rules and regulations regarding eligibility for

the exemption that it deems necessary to promote the purpose of this section.

(b) The town council of the town of Jamestown is authorized in the ordinance to provide

that any person who obtains an exemption pursuant to the ordinance to which the person is not

entitled by the filing or making of any false statement or the proffering of any document or other

writing known by the person to have been altered, forged, or to contain any false or untrue

information is liable to the town of Jamestown for an amount equal to double the amount of

reductions in taxes resulting from the exemption, which amount is recoverable by the town in a

civil action.

(c) The question of the acceptance or rejection of this section shall be submitted to the

qualified electors of the town of Jamestown entitled to vote upon a proposition to impose a tax or

for the expenditure of money at the next general or special election to be held after June 30, 2005,

and no other action shall be taken under the authority of this section unless a majority of the

electors voting on the question, vote to accept this section.

     SECTION 2. The question of the acceptance or rejection of this act shall be submitted to

the qualified electors of said town entitled to vote upon a proposition to impose a tax or for the

expenditure of money, at an annual special financial town meeting or at any special or regular

election to be held after the passage of this act, and no other action shall be taken under the

authority of this act unless a majority of said electors voting on said question vote to accept this

act.

     The town clerk of the town of Jamestown shall forthwith after said election certify to the

Secretary of State, the result of this vote upon the question submitted.

     Following the approval of this question in 2005 or any subsequent year, any ordinance

passed by town council of Jamestown to provide tax relief for the totally disabled citizens of

Jamestown, in accordance with this act, shall become effective upon passage.

     SECTION 3. This section and section 2 of this act shall take effect upon passage and

section 1 shall take effect if and when the electors of the town of Jamestown qualified to vote

upon a proposition to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money vote to accept this act.      

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