45-17-3 - Proclamation of emergency.
§ 45-17-3. Proclamation of emergency.
When, in the judgment of the chief administrative officer of a municipality a civil emergency as defined herein is determined to exist, he shall forthwith proclaim in writing the existence of same, a copy of which proclamation will be filed with the clerk of the municipality.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 8610-52; Laws, 1968, ch. 554, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved July 23, 1968).