Section 2-242. First election of officers, terms of office  


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  • 1. Except as
      provided in section 17-1703 of this chapter, an election, which shall be
      deemed a special election, shall be held pursuant to the election law in
      the village no more than sixty days after the appointment of the village
      clerk.
        2. At such first election a mayor and four trustees shall be chosen.
        3. If such first election be held on or  after  the  first  Monday  in
      April  and before the first Monday of October in any one year, the terms
      of office of two of the trustees shall  expire  at  noon  on  the  first
      Monday in April next succeeding such first election.
        4.  If  such  first  election  be held at any other time, the terms of
      office of such two trustees shall expire one year after the first Monday
      in April next succeeding such first election.
        5. The terms of office of the mayor and the other two  trustees  shall
      expire  at  noon  on  the  first  Monday  in  April  next succeeding the
      expiration of the terms of  office  of  the  first  two  trustees  above
      mentioned.
        6. The terms of office of officers elected under this section commence
      as  soon  as  they  have qualified in the manner hereinafter provided in
      this chapter.