Rhode Island § 45-5-7 § 45-5-7. Town clerk pro tempore.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 45-5-7 — § 45-5-7. Town clerk pro tempore.

Rhode Island § 45-5-7

Title 45Towns and cities

Ch. 45-5Councils and Governing Bodies

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-7 (2026).

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§ 45-5-7. Town clerk pro tempore.
Whenever it satisfactorily appears to the town council that the town clerk is disqualified,
            from any cause whatsoever, to exercise and perform the several duties of his or her
            office, it may and shall appoint a town clerk pro tempore, who is qualified as provided
            in this chapter, and is authorized to perform all the duties of town clerk, until
            the disability of the town clerk is, in the opinion of the town council, removed,
            or until a town clerk is legally elected by the town.
         

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§ 45-5-7. Town clerk pro tempore.

Whenever it satisfactorily appears to the town council that the town clerk is disqualified, from any cause whatsoever, to exercise and perform the several duties of his or her office, it may and shall appoint a town clerk pro tempore, who is qualified as provided in this chapter, and is authorized to perform all the duties of town clerk, until the disability of the town clerk is, in the opinion of the town council, removed, or until a town clerk is legally elected by the town.