Local Government Act Article 59
Villages shall have a chief of village, who, upon the instruction and under the supervision of the mayor of the township/city or chief administrator, shall handle village affairs and carry out commissioned tasks. The chief of village shall be popularly elected for a term of four (4) years and may be re-elected for a second term.During the election for a chief of village, if there are no registered candidates after two (2) calls for the registration of candidates, the township/city office or the district office may select a chief of village from the eligible village residents; the term of office shall be only for the current term.Chiefs of village elected in accordance with Paragraph 1 shall take office on the day the term of the previous administration ends.
中文原文 地方制度法第59條
村（里）置村（里）長一人，受鄉（鎮、市、區）長之指揮監督，辦理村（里）公務及交辦事項。
由村（里）民依法選舉之，任期四年，連選得連任。
村（里）長選舉，經二次受理候選人登記，無人申請登記時，得由鄉（鎮、市、區）公所就該村（里）具村（里）長候選人資格之村（里）民遴聘之，其任期以本屆任期為限。
依第一項選出之村（里）長，應於上屆任期屆滿之日就職。
由村（里）民依法選舉之，任期四年，連選得連任。
村（里）長選舉，經二次受理候選人登記，無人申請登記時，得由鄉（鎮、市、區）公所就該村（里）具村（里）長候選人資格之村（里）民遴聘之，其任期以本屆任期為限。
依第一項選出之村（里）長，應於上屆任期屆滿之日就職。