Whenever any town clerk is removed by death or otherwise, and the town council under §§ 45-4-16 and 45-5-6 fails to act to fill the vacancy, the town treasurer of the town shall issue his or her warrant to warn the electors to assemble in town meeting, to choose a town clerk in the room of him or her so removed, which warrant shall be directed as provided in § 45-3-8.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-3-10
Meeting to elect clerk to fill vacancy
G.L. 1896, ch. 37, § 10; G.L. 1909, ch. 47, § 10; G.L. 1923, ch. 48, § 10; G.L. 1938, ch. 330, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 45-3-10; P.L. 1999, ch. 354, § 41.
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