CO129-609-3 Future policy- draft Municipal Council Ordinance 1-1-1947 - 31-12-1947 — Page 9

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PART II

Election of Chairman.

s.14 & s.19

See para. 1 5th Sched. as 's anal redig

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Vice-Chairman.

8.5

Term of office, retirement, &c.

of councillors.

s.8 & s.23

In England date

is 8th March.

Lay of election of councillors.

s.9 & s.23

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(4) The Council may pay to the Chairman such

remuneration as they think reasonable.

9. (1) The election of the Chairman shall be the

first business transacted at the annual meeting of the

Council.

(2) In the case of an equality of votes, the person

presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote.

10. (1) The Council shall appoint a member of the

Council to be Vice-Chairman of the Council.

(2) The Vice-Chairman shall, unless he resigns or

ceases to be qualified or becomes disqualified, hold office

until immediately after the election of a Chairman at the

next annual meeting of the Council and during that time

shall continue to be a member of the Council notwithstanding

the provisions of this Ordinance relating to the retirement

of councillors at the end of three years.

(3) Subject to any standing orders made by the Council,

anything authorized or required to be done by, to or before

the Chairman may be done by, to or before the Vice-Chairman.

Councillors

11. (1) The councillors shall be elected, nominated

or appointed in manner provided by this Ordinance.

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(2) The term of office of councillors shall be three

Araspaeluk: oyllki date of abschión, nommation or oppovlacen years, and they shall retire together in every third year,

on the

and their places

day of

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shall be filled by the newly-elected, nominated or appointed

councillors, who shall come into office on that day.

12. The ordinary day of election of councillors shall

day of

........ and not later than the (?)...........

(a)

be such day, not being earlier than the

In England the

dates are:

(a)

day of

as the Council may, not later

1st March

(b)

8th March

(c)

than the preceding (c).............

(:).............

day of

2nd January

fix for that purpose, and, if no date is so fixed, shall be

the (b).

..........

day of

(6)

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