When, in the judgment of the chief administrative officer of a municipality a civil emergency as defined herein is determined to exist, he shall forthwith proclaim in writing the existence of same, a copy of which proclamation will be filed with the clerk of the municipality.Codes, 1942, § 8610-52; Laws, 1968, ch. 554, § 2, eff. 7/23/1968.
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