§ 7-81-206. Election of Clerk and Inspector — Terms of Officers — Voting — When Elections Held
The assembly shall then proceed to elect a clerk and a sanitary inspector. The terms of all officers shall be for one (1) year, or until their successors are appointed and qualified. All elections shall be by viva voce vote upon the call of the roll, and shall be held annually the second Monday night […]
§ 7-81-207. Powers of Assembly
The town assembly of each of the towns has powers by ordinance to: Assess, levy, and collect taxes on all property and privileges taxable by state law, and fix the rate of taxation on the property and privileges, which shall in no case exceed fifteen (15) mills on the dollar, and the taxes shall be […]
§ 7-81-201. Legislative Power — Name of Assembly
The legislative power of the town shall reside in the voters of the town properly assembled at a convenient place, and such assembly shall be known as the “town assembly.”
§ 7-81-202. Meetings
The first meeting of the assembly shall be called upon proper notice signed by at least five (5) of the voters and posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the town. Subsequent meetings shall be held at such times as the assembly may determine.
§ 7-81-203. Called Assembly Meetings
The mayor shall, when such mayor deems it necessary, or when five (5) voters request it in writing, call a meeting of the assembly, and the business of the meeting shall be restricted to matters set out in the call.
§ 7-81-204. Temporary Officers of Assembly — Qualifications of Members
At the first meeting of the assembly, there shall be elected a chair and secretary, who shall act until the election of mayor and clerk. The assembly shall be the sole judge of the qualification of its members.
§ 7-81-205. List of Voters — Election of Mayor
Upon the assembly coming to order, the chair shall take a list of the voters present, and the clerk shall record them. The meeting shall then proceed to the election of a mayor, who shall qualify by announcing to the assembly that such mayor will faithfully, impartially, and honestly administer the office of mayor as […]