§ 43-2-2. References to public laws amended or repealed.
Every act amending or repealing a public law shall, immediately preceding the public law to be amended or repealed, refer to the law by the number and name of the chapter containing the law amended or repealed, and to the year of its passage; provided, that any failure to include the reference shall not invalidate or otherwise render void the act.
History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 22, § 2; P.L. 1907, ch. 1459, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 28, § 2; P.L. 1921, ch. 2050, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 28, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 307, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 43-2-2; P.L. 1970, ch. 2, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 43 - Statutes and Statutory Construction
Chapter 43-2 - Publication and Distribution of Acts
Section 43-2-1. - Numbering of public laws.
Section 43-2-2. - References to public laws amended or repealed.
Section 43-2-2.1. - Assignment of official section number of general laws.
Section 43-2-3. - Deposit and safekeeping of original acts, resolutions, and proceedings.
Section 43-2-5. - Distribution of copies of proceedings.
Section 43-2-7. - Distribution of public laws.
Section 43-2-8. - Distribution of official documents by governor.