If the treasurer is prevented from performing his official duties, or if the office is vacant, the prudential committee may in writing appoint a temporary treasurer, who shall give a bond in like manner as the treasurer and shall hold his office until another is chosen.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 48, § 72
Temporary treasurer; bond
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