§ 96.16 CIVIL EMERGENCY; PROCLAMATION BY TOWN BOARD.
   When in the judgment of the Town Board president, a civil emergency, as defined in § 96.15, is deemed to exist, he shall forthwith proclaim in writing the existence of same. In case of the absence of the Town Board president from the town, the Chief of Police shall be authorized to act in his stead.
(‘82 Code, § 21-400)