{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-5-5","heading":"Clerk of council.","body":"The town clerk is clerk of the town council. Whenever any town clerk does not appear at the time and place appointed for the meeting of the town council, the town council may appoint a clerk pro tempore, who, after being duly engaged, shall do and perform all the duties enjoined by law on the town clerk as clerk of the town council.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 5 Councils and Governing Bodies"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-5/45-5-5.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:41Z","sha256":"b6a211ca5f722cfc53239954db4ffcf48d9a4429d6d1ee6444175db57483e828","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-5-4","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}