11-LA086

2011 -- H 5187

Enacted 05/31/11

A N A C T

RELATING TO THE TOWN OF BURRILLVILLE - VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO HOME RULE CHARTER

Introduced By: Representatives Keable, and Newberry

Date Introduced: January 27, 2011

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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

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

Burrillville 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 Burrillville 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 Burrillville 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 Burrillville in its Home Rule Charter.

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

Burrillville 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 severable.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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