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Chairman of Meeting.- (1) At the meeting of the Corporation, except the meeting referred to in sections 18 and 23-A the Speaker if present shall preside. (2) If the Speaker is absent from the meeting of the Corporation, one of the Councillors in order of the names as exist in the panel referred to in sub-section(2) of section 23 shall preside. (3) If the Councillors as aforesaid are also absent, the elected Councillors shall choose one of them to preside. (4) In the case the equality of votes, the person presiding at the meeting shall have a casting vote.