Chapter 051

2015 -- S 0830 Enacted 05/29/2015

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VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT

Introduced By: Senators Paiva Weed, and DiPalma

Date Introduced: April 09, 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

city of Newport, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the city of

Newport 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 city of Newport 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 city of Newport 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 cities and towns by the Home Rule amendment and other applicable laws of the State

of Rhode Island or those rights retained by said city of Newport in its Home Rule Charter.

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

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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