§ 17-18-6 - District moderator and clerk.
SECTION 17-18-6
§ 17-18-6 District moderator and clerk.– The officers of a voting district shall be a moderator and a clerk. Themoderator shall preside in all meetings of his or her district until his or hersuccessor is elected and qualified. The moderator shall have the same authorityin these meetings as moderators of town meetings have, and shall be subject tothe same penalties for willful violation or neglect of duty. The clerk shallkeep a record of the proceedings of the meetings in his or her district, and,after a choice of officers in his or her district, shall, in writing dulycertified, notify the town or city clerk of the choice; provided, that in thecities of Providence, Pawtucket, Central Falls, Newport, Cranston, Woonsocket,and Warwick, the notification shall be made to the local board.