11-LA 080

2011 -- S 0730

Enacted 05/31/11

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN

Introduced By: Senator Louis P. DiPalma

Date Introduced: March 23, 2011

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. In all respects in which the amendment to the Town Code of the town of

Middletown, which amendments were adopted and approved by the Town Council of the town of

Middletown on April 20, 2009 regarding the discharge of firearms in beach areas, Title XIII

Section 130.68 may require ratification, confirmation, validation or enactment by the general

assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of said amendments to the Town Code of the

town of Middletown 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 Town Code of the town of

Middletown 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 Town Code amendment and other applicable laws of the State of Rhode Island or

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

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

Middletown 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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