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first elect . and on the first Tuesday in May of every fourth year thereafter, there shall be a general election the city shal councilmen for terms of four years. All terms shall begin on the first day of July next follow- lng the date of their election. (b) The candidates at any municipal election for the election of councilmen equal in n~ber to the places to be-filled who shall receive the largest number of votes cast at such election shall be declared elected to the office of councilm~. T~e can- didate for mayor who receives the largest number of votes at an}- municipal election shall be declared elected to the office of mayor. term of office sP~ll desire to be a candidate for the office of mayor, he shall be eligible to do so, but shall tend. er his re- signation as a member of council by th~ final date for ti~e filing of petitions and notices of acceptance as specifie~ her~, such resignation to be effective ~e ~ ~ the thirtieth ~ of June of sucf~ election ~ear. no formal the of counc: be lrrevocable as of the date it is tendered. The vacancy cre~te~ by such resiqnation shall be filled in t2~ mann~' specified in Sec. 3.04 herein. ida ! (c) The city clerk shall notify all successful c and- officials. SectiOn 3.04. Vacancies in Office of Councilmen. Vacancies in the office of councilmen, from wha~ver cause arising, shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by majority vote of the' remaining members cf ~ee council, or, if ~_heCOunciI shall fail to fill a vacancy in its m=~]~_rship within sixty days of the occurrence of the vacancy, by aDDoLntment by a majority of the judges of the =~u~es-ef-=e~ circuit court of the city. If any person elected to the council at a regular municipal election shall fail to take the oath of office prior to the first day of July following such election, he shall be deemed to have declined the office, and his seat shall be deemed vacant. If any person appointed to the council to fill an ~n- -5-