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185 December 18. 1973 March of the year of such election. Any candidate who fails to appoint and report the appointment of a treasurer shall be deemed to have appointed himself treasurer. Ail candidates for such offices shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Fair Ei~Ct%0~ Practices Act of Chapter 9, Title 24.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amendei Section 3.03. Election of Mayor and Councilmen.b, ~'~ ~ '~[~)+ On the first Tuesday in May in nineteen hundred seventy-four, and on the first Tuesday in May of every fourth year'thereafter, there shall be a general election at which time the qualified voters of the city shall elect three councilmen for terms of four y~iS. On the first Tuesday in May nineteen hundred seventy-six, and on the first Tuesday in May of every fourth year thereafter, there shall be a general election at which time the qualified voters of the city shall elect a mayor and three councilmen for terms of four years. All'terms shall begin on the first day of July next following the date of their election. (b) The candidates at any municipal election for the election of councilmen equal in number 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 councilman. The candidate ~for mayor who receives the largest number of votes at any municipal election shall be declared elected to the office of mayor. (bl) In the event any member of council dur~no his term of office shall desire to be a candidate for the office of mayor, he shall be eligible to do so, but shall tende: his resignation as a member of council by/the finaI date for the filing of petitions and notices of acceptance as specified herein, such resignation to be effective me ta~e~ ~Ran the thirtieth day of June of such election year. Such re§ignation shall require no formal aic~p~Ance by the remaining members of council and shall be final and irrevocabl ~s of the date it is tendered. The vacancy created, by such resignation shall be filled zn the manner specified in Sec. 3.04 herein. (c) The city clerk shall notify all successful candidates of what is necessary fo~"~hem~to do to qualify for office immediately after their election has been certified 'i'i'~f:tle proper officials. Section 3%04. Vacancies in Office of Councilmen. VJdJncies 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 council, or, if the council shall fail to fill a vacancy in its membership within sixty days of the occurrence of the vacancy, by appointment by a majority of the judges of the ~enrts-of-reeerd 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 unexpired term shall fail to take the oath of office within thirty days of such appoin' ment, he shall be deemed to have declined the office, and his seat shall be deemed vacant Section 3.11. Councilmen Prohibited From Furnishing City Anything Requiring Payment. No member of the city council shall be allowed to furnish any goods or services except services as a member of council to the city for which he receives any consideratio] in money or otherwise, either directly or indirectly, under penalty of the forfeiture of his office as councilman, as well as forfeiture of the consideration involved; and any person making under oath, a charge of this nature before any judge of the circuit court et h~st~ngs shall cause the accused councilman to show cause why he shoul--~ not be r~m~¥~'d; and if such charge is sustained, the sai~d judge s.hall remove him from office. Section 5.02. Powers and Duties of the City Manager. "The 'city manager shall be responsible to the council for the efficient administratio~ of ali iffairs of the city. He shall have the power, and it shall be his duty: (a) To see that all laws and ordinances are enforced. (b) Except as otherwise provided by law, to appoint all heads or directors of depar' ments, and all subordinate officers and employees of the city with the power to disciplin~ and remove any officer or employee so appointed. (c) To exercise herein, or that may be by him. supervision and control over all departments and divisions created hereafter created by the council, the head of which is appointed (d) To appoint qualified firefighters as fire marshals for the city who shall have the s~ne powers and authority as a sheriff at common law, shall enforce all laws, rules and regulations having as their object the prevention and elimination of hazards to life and property arising from fire, and shall investigate all cases of alleged arson and all other cases of fires alleged to involve criminality. (e) To appoint as special police such members of the U, S. Naval Shipyard police force as he deems advisable to assist in traffic control, in and about the shipyard and such employees of the city as he deems qualified to act as such on property owned or control~Dd by the city. Such special police shall be conservators of the peace.