This Charter shall be voted upon at the special election held, on the 2nd day of May, 1961. If approved by the voters, the Charter shall go into effect, for the purpose of electing the first Council hereunder, on July 1, 1961. The first Council shall be nominated under the provisions of this Charter and shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1961. At the first election, the three (3) candidates for Council receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to serve until the first Monday in December, 1965.
The two (2) candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected to serve until the first Monday in December, 1963. At the expiration of the terms of office of the first Council members elected under this Charter, the term of office of the Council members shall be four (4) years. The term of office of the members of Council and other officials elected at the Municipal election in November, 1959, shall cease and terminate on the first Monday in December, 1961, at which time the first Council elected under this Charter shall take office and this Charter shall go into effect for all Municipal purposes.
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