§ 2-240 Appointment of village clerk. 1. Within five days after the
filing of the certificate of incorporation in the offices of the clerks
of each town in which any portion of the village is located, such clerks
shall jointly appoint a resident of the village to serve as village
clerk until his successor is chosen by the first elected board of
trustees.

2. A copy of such joint appointment shall be delivered to such village
clerk and copies thereof shall be filed in the office of each such town
clerk. Within three days after his appointment the village clerk shall
file the constitutional oath of office with the town clerk with whom the
original of the certificate of election was filed and shall file a copy
thereof with the town clerks of all other towns in which any part of the
village is located.