§ 11. Disposition of town property, books, etc., upon vacation, etc., of office; books, records, etc., as town property.

If any person having been an officer, agent or employee of said town shall not within ten days after he shall have vacated, or been removed from office and upon notification or request of the clerk of the council, or within such time thereafter as the council may allow, deliver over to his successor in office, or the clerk of the council, all property, books and papers belonging to the town or appertaining to such office in his possession or under his control, he shall forfeit and pay to the town the sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, to be sued for and recovered by the said town, with cost, and all books, records and documents used in any office by virtue of any provision of this Act [Charter], or any ordinance or order of the town council or any superior office of the said town, shall be deemed the property of said town, appertaining to said office, and the chief officer thereof shall be held responsible therefor.