Title 45, Title 45 and Cities

(a) Every collector of taxes shall give bond, with sufficient surety, for the faithful performance of his or her trust, to the town treasurer of the town for which the collector is chosen, in any sum the town or the town council determines, not exceeding double the amount of the …

In case of the death, resignation, or removal of any collector of taxes, the collector who is appointed to complete the collection of taxes has the same power to collect taxes as is by law given to the collector first appointed.

All town officers shall hold their offices until the next election of town officers, and thereafter until their successors are lawfully qualified to act, except where it is expressly provided to the contrary.

(a) Whenever a vacancy occurs in any office by death, removal out of town, resignation, or by neglect or refusal to qualify, or for any other cause, the town council may fill the office until the next town meeting for the election of officers. Whenever from any cause there are va…

The provisions of this chapter are subject to the provisions of any special statutes respecting any particular town or city, none of which are repealed by this section; provided, that no elected or appointed official or member of a board or commission, or employee of any city or …

The provisions of this chapter govern elective meetings held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 19 of title 17, if and so far as they are applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 19 of title 17.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, the Pawtucket board of canvassers shall combine councilmatic voting districts for a special primary election and special election in 2018 to fill a vacancy on the Pawtucket city council. The district…

In towns not divided into voting districts, and in which town meetings for the election of town officers and for the transaction of town business are held on the same day as an election for the officers mentioned in § 17-18-5 is held, the town meetings shall be held and conducted…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary and solely for purposes of a 2019 special town council election, only the Barrington board of canvassers shall combine all town council districts into one voting district. (b) Once the voting district…

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general or public laws to the contrary, the Coventry board of canvassers shall combine school committee voting precincts for a special election in 2019 to fill a vacancy on the Coventry School Committee. The precincts shall be combined so …

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…

A duplicate list of the qualified electors in each of the towns shall be prepared for use in town meetings held under the provisions of §§ 45-4-2 and 45-4-3.All the provisions of law relative to the preparation, furnishing, and use of voting lists apply to these duplicate lists.

The mayor of every city and the president of every town council shall, as soon as possible after the election of city or town clerk, send to the secretary of state a certificate of the election of the city or town clerk, which certificate shall be kept on file in the office of th…

Before the election of members of the town council is begun at the town meeting, the electors shall determine the number of officers to be elected, except as may otherwise be specifically prescribed by law.

The members of the town council shall be chosen immediately after the election of the town clerk; and in choosing them the vote shall be taken for the whole number at the same time.

If any town, on the day of any election for town officers, fails to elect any of the officers whom they may lawfully choose, except town clerk, town council, and town treasurer, the officers shall be elected by the town council of the town at its next meeting; provided, that town…