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(c) The city clerk shall notify all successful councilmanic candidates of what is necessary for them to do irmmediately after their election has been certified by the proper officials. 3.04. Vacancies in Office of Councilmen. Vacancies in the office of councilmen, from whatever cause arising~ shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by majority vote of the remaining members of the coun- cil, or, if the council shall fail to fill a vacancy in its membership within sixty days of the occurence of the vacancy, by appointment by a majority of the judges of the courts of record of the City. If any person elected to the council at a r~gular municipal election shall fail to take [he oath of office prior to the first day of July following such election; he sh~atl be deemed to have declined the o~fice, and his seat shall be deemed vacant. If any person appointed to tbs coun- cil to fill mn unexpired term shall fail to take the oath of office within thirty days of such appointment, he shall be deemed to have declined the office, and his seat shall be deemed vacant. § 3.05. Induction of New Members. Each member of the council, before entering upon the dutieg of his office, shall take the oath of office. The oath of Office may be administered by the city clerk, the judge or · Clerk of any Court, or by any other officer authorized by law. ~ 3.06. Election of Mayor an_d Vice-Mayor. On the first day of July, 1970, and on the first day of July every second year thereafter, or if such day shall fall on Sunday, then on the following Monday, the council shall pro- ceed to choose by majority vote of all the members thereof one of their number to be mayor and one to be vice-mayor for the ensuing two years. Until this business has been completed, the council shall not adjourn for a period longer than forty-eight hours. The city attorney shall preside over such meeting, and any adjournment thereof, until a mayor and a vice-mayor shall have been elected. 3.07. Election of Mayor Pro Tempore. When from any cause both the mayor and the vice-mayor are absent from a meeting or are unable to preside, a mayor pro tempore shall be elected by the council to preside during the absence or disability of the mayor and vice-mayor. The city attorney shall preside over any such meeting until a mayor pro tempore shall have been elected, which shall be the first order of business of any such meeting. -i0-