All general municipal elections in towns shall be held biennially in the odd-numbered years as provided in *RCW 29.13.020. The term of office of the mayor and treasurer shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with *RCW 29.04.170: PROVIDED, That the term of the treasurer shall not commence in the same biennium in which the term of the mayor commences. Councilmen shall be elected for four year terms and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office in accordance with *RCW 29.04.170; three at one election and two at the next succeeding biennial election.

[1979 ex.s. c 126 § 23; 1965 c 7 § 35.27.090. Prior: 1963 c 200 § 16; 1961 c 89 § 4; prior: 1955 c 55 § 7; 1943 c 183 § 1, part; 1941 c 91 § 1, part; 1911 c 33 § 1, part; 1903 c 113 § 5, part; 1890 p 198 § 144, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 9165, part.]

NOTES:

     *Reviser's note: RCW 29.13.020 and 29.04.170 were recodified as RCW 29A.04.330 and 29A.20.040 pursuant to 2003 c 111 § 2401, effective July 1, 2004.

     Purpose -- 1979 ex.s. c 126: See RCW 29A.20.040(1).