When all the evidence shall have been taken, the same shall be filed forthwith with the city clerk, who shall immediately lay it before the city council. The city council shall, thereupon, without delay, refer such evidence to the committee which conducted the hearing, or to some other appropriate committee, to investigate and report its conclusions on said evidence. The city council may require all the testimony and proofs taken to be read in open meeting of the council.
Upon such report being made, the city council shall decide according to the right of the matter, and shall declare as elected the person who shall appear by the evidence to have been elected.
Whenever it shall appear in any case that the person receiving the highest number of legal votes is ineligible to the office because of any legal disqualification, or for other causes, it shall, for that reason, be the duty of the city council to declare such election null and void, and immediately to call a special election to fill said office.
(Prior code § 4-11)