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2017 -- H 5414 Enacted 05/19/2017

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VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF EAST GREENWICH

Introduced By: Representative Antonio Giarrusso

Date Introduced: February 08, 2017

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 East Greenwich approved and adopted by the electors of the town of East Greenwich in

1972, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of East

Greenwich on November 8, 2016, may require ratification, confirmation, validation, or enactment

by the general assembly, but in no other respects, the provisions of said amendment to the Home

Rule Charter of the town of East Greenwich 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 amendment to the Home Rule

Charter of the town of East Greenwich 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 town of East Greenwich in its

Home Rule Charter.

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

Greenwich 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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