Chapter 049

2009 -- H 5179

Enacted 06/25/09

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE RATIFICATION OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND

Introduced By: Representative Rodney D. Driver

Date Introduced: January 27, 2009

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. In all respects in which the Home Rule Charter adopted by the electors of

the Town of Richmond on November 4, 2008 may require ratification, confirmation, validation or

enactment by the General Assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of the Home Rule

charter of the Town of Richmond are hereby ratified, confirmed, validated and enacted. It is the

express intent of the General Assembly by the passage of this Act to give effect and to ratify,

confirm, validate and enact those provisions of the said Home Rule Charter of the Town of

Richmond that require ratification, confirmation, validation or enactment, and by the passage of

this Act, the General Assembly does hereby ratify, confirm, validate and enact said Home Rule

Charter, but nothing in this Act shall be construed to abrogate or impair the powers now or

hereafter granted to the towns by Article XIII of the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island or

those rights retained by said Town of Richmond.

SECTION 2. All special acts or portions of special acts of the General Assembly enacted

solely for the benefit of the Town of Richmond that are inconsistent with the provisions of the

Home Rule Charter adopted by the electors of the Town of Richmond on November 4, 2008 are

hereby repealed, including but not limited to Chapter 1674 of the Public Laws of 1930 (election

of town officers), Chapter 3705 of the Public Laws of 1956(election of town officers), Chapter

264 of the Public Laws of 1968 (tax assessor and board of review), Chapter 106 of the Public

Laws of 1969 (tax assessor and board of review), Chapter 362 of the Public Laws of 1978 (fees

collected by public officials), Chapter 35 of the Public Laws of 1988 (tax bills), Chapter 79 of the

Public Laws of 2002 (Planning Board alternates ), Chapter 124 of the Public Laws of 1986 (street

acceptance), Chapter 39 of the Public Laws of 1967 (budget committee), Chapter 17 of the Public

Laws of 1990 (budget committee), Chapter 52 of the Public Laws of 1990 (financial town

meeting), Chapter 17 of the Public Laws of 1993 (financial town meeting); and Chapter 51 of the

Public Laws of 1990 (board of finance).

SECTION 3. If any provisions of this Act or the application thereof to the Home Rule

Charter of the Town of Richmond or to any person or circumstances is deemed invalid for any

reason, the remainder of this Act or the application thereof shall not be affected thereby, and to

this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.

SECTION 4. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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