Chapter
269
2005 -- H 6624
Enacted 07/14/05
A N A C T
VALIDATING AND
RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF
THE TOWN OF EAST
GREENWICH
Introduced By: Representative Robert A. Watson
Date Introduced: June 22,
2005
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. In all respects in which the amendments to the home rule charter of the
town of
East Greenwich, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of
the
town of
East Greenwich 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 East Greenwich 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 East Greenwich 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
East Greenwich in its home rule charter.
SECTION
2. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to the town of East
Greenwich
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 of East Greenwich 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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