Those towns mentioned in § 45-4-2 are authorized to elect an assistant moderator, who may preside at town meetings held on the same day as an election for the officers mentioned in § 17-18-5 is held, for the election of town officers and the transaction of town business, and with the power and authority in these town meetings as moderators would have.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-4-3
Assistant moderator to preside over town business
G.L. 1896, ch. 39, § 3; G.L. 1909, ch. 49, § 3; G.L. 1923, ch. 50, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 332, § 3; G.L. 1956, § 45-4-3.
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