Chapter 422

2005 -- H 6493

Enacted 07/19/05

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH

Introduced By: Representatives Rice, and Gallison

Date Introduced: May 17, 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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