§ 34.02 STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED BY MAYOR.
   (A)   Whenever the Mayor finds that a state of emergency exists within all or a portion of the town, he or she shall issue a proclamation declaring a state of emergency in accordance with §§ 34.03 and 34.04 below.
   (B)   This proclamation, and any prohibitions and restrictions made effective by it, shall take effect immediately upon publication unless the proclamation sets a later time.
(1981 Code, § 9-2)