Chapter 012

2015 -- H 5041 Enacted 04/08/2015

A N   A C T

RELATING TO THE TOWN OF COVENTRY

Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Chippendale, Roberts, Morgan, and Nardolillo

Date Introduced: January 08, 2015

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

Coventry on November 4, 2014, 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 Coventry 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 to, ratify,

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

of the town of Coventry 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 Coventry in its Home Rule Charter.

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

Coventry 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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