10-LA107

2010 -- S 2297

Enacted 06/25/10

A N A C T

VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF

THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD

Introduced By: Senator John J. Tassoni

Date Introduced: February 11, 2010

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

Smithfield on November 4, 2008, 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield 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 Smithfield in its Home Rule Charter.

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

Smithfield 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 of Smithfield 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 person 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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LC01289

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