11-LA081

2011 -- S 0205

Enacted 05/31/11

A N A C T

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

Introduced By: Senators Ottiano, Bates, and Felag

Date Introduced: February 09, 2011

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. In all respects in which the amendment to the Home Rule Charter of the

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

Bristol on November 2, 2010, 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 Bristol 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 Bristol 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 Bristol in its Home Rule Charter.

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

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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