LA 108

2017 -- S 0655 Enacted 06/14/2017

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VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

Introduced By: Senators Conley, Coyne, and DaPonte

Date Introduced: March 29, 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

city of East Providence approved and adopted by the electors of the city of East Providence in

September, 1954, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the city of

East Providence 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 city of East Providence 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 city of East Providence 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 city of East Providence in its

Home Rule Charter.

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

Providence 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 city 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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