2012 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 19: EMERGENCY LOCATION OF GOVERNMENTS
1 §761. Action by governing body
Subchapter 2: EMERGENCY LOCATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
§761. Action by governing body
Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place or places thereof, the governing body of each political subdivision of this State may meet at any place within or without the territorial limits of such political subdivision on the call of the presiding officer or any 2 members of such governing body, and shall proceed to establish and designate by ordinance, resolution or other manner, alternate or substitute sites or places as the emergency temporary location, or locations, of government where all, or any part, of the public business may be transacted and conducted during the emergency situation. Such sites or places may be within or without the territorial limits of such political subdivision and may be within or without this State.
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