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( 1 ) 1\3 soon as may be after its constitution. every Municipal~ty shall, at. a special meet inq , e lect one of 'its member, fran amonq themselves, to be the Chairperson of the Municipolity. (2) The term ot office of a; Chairperson ahall be one year from.the date of hi~ election or the residue of the term of the Mt:.nicipality, which ever is less, , ~ , I (3) The office of the Chairperson ehall be reserved for the first year of the Municipality in favour of a member who is'a woman. (4) On the occurrance of any vacancy in the office of the Chairperson or the Vice- Chairpereoo, the Municipality shall within one mooth of the Occurance of such vacancy elect one of its members as L'ha i rpereon or Vi ce-<llai rperson as the case may be . . ' (5) If the vacancy be a ceauat vacancy in the offi,c::e clf the Chairpereal and is reserved for a WCGan, t he vacancy shall .be filled by electing one of the members from amongst women, Election of Vice- Chair- person, 1~ Every Municipality shall. at a special meeting, elect ooe or two of its members to be the Vice-G~airpereon or Vice-C~dirpereons and may by resolution requlate the precedence of the Vice-C~a)rpersonB, Term of Oft ice of Vice- (""hair- person.