Chapter 104

2007 -- H 6500

Enacted 06/27/07

A N A C T

VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF NORTH KINGSTOWN

Introduced By: Representatives Ehrhardt, Carter, and Lally

Date Introduced: June 06, 2007

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

     SECTION 1. Validation of amendments. In all respects in which the amendments to

Sections 903 and 1206, to the home Rule Charter of the town of North Kingstown, which

amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of North Kingstown on

November 7, 2006, 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 North Kingstown are hereby ratified, confirmed, validated and enacted. It is the

express intention of the general assembly, by 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 North Kingstown 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 North Kingstown in its home Rule Charter.

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

Kingstown 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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