Section 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.