Chapter
362
2005 -- S 1059
Enacted 07/19/05
A N A C T
RELATING TO THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH
Introduced By: Senator C Levesque
Date Introduced: May 03, 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
Portsmouth contained in Ballot Question Numbers 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
24, 25,
26, 27,
29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 38 only, which amendments were adopted and
approved
by the
electors of the town of Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth contained in
Ballot
Question
Numbers 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
35, 36 and
38
only, 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 Portsmouth in its Home Rule Charter.
SECTION
2. If any provisions of this act, or application thereof to the town of
Portsmouth
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 hereby, 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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