Chapter 055

2013 -- S 0759

Enacted 06/03/13

A N A C T

VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND

Introduced By: Senator Catherine Cool Rumsey

Date Introduced: March 13, 2013

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 Richmond, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of

Richmond on November 6, 2012, 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 Richmond 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 Richmond which require ratification, confirmation, validation 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 cities

and towns by the Home Rule amendment and other applicable laws of the State of Rhode Island

or those rights retained by said town of Richmond in its Home Rule Charter.

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

Richmond 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 city 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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LC02076

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