LA 120

2019 -- S 0996 Enacted 07/19/2019

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

Introduced By: Senators Pearson, and Picard

Date Introduced: June 20, 2019

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 Cumberland approved and adopted by the electors of the town of Cumberland which

amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Cumberland on November

6, 2018, 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 Cumberland 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

Cumberland 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 amendments and other applicable laws of the state of Rhode

Island or those rights retained by said town of Cumberland in its Home Rule Charter.

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

Cumberland 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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