It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. That portion of Section 1 of Chapter 1109 of the Public Laws, 1892, entitled, "An Act in Relation to the Election of Town Officers in the Town of West Greenwich," as amended by chapter 1394 of the public laws, 1906, by chapter 1154 of the public laws, 1914, and by chapter 3265 of public laws, 1954 and by chapter 209 of the public laws, 1960, and by chapter 187 of the public laws, 1964, and by chapter 74 of the public laws, 1994, relating to the assessment of taxes in said town, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

"Section 1. The election of the town of West Greenwich on the first Tuesday next after the first Monday in November in the year 1914, and biennially thereafter, shall be ballot, elect a moderator, a town clerk, a town treasurer, a town sergeant, five councilmen, three justices of the peace, three assessors of taxes, and an overseer of the poor.

{ADD A town treasurer for the town of West Greenwich shall be appointed by the town council for a term of five (5) years. The first said appointment shall be effective as of July 1, 1996 and subsequent appointments shall be made every five (5) years thereafter. During said term, the appointed town treasurer shall be subject to removal during said term of office only for good and sufficient cause." ADD}

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.