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December 19, 1972 in ~trchte'the-daY'laterof the year than of the such time election, fixed for the closing of the polls on the first Tuesday (b) Any person whose name has been submitted for candidacy by any such petition, shall file his acceptance of such candidacy with the Clerk of the Hustings Court of said city ai-teast-six~y-days-previeus-~o-the-da~e not later than the time fixed fo~ the closing of the polls on the first Tuesday in March of the year of such electioi, otherwise his name shall not appear on the ballot. The filing of such acceptance shall be deemed equivalent to the filing of notice of candidacy under the general election laws of the State, and no other notice of candidacy need be given by the person filing the same. .{9) No person may be a candidate for the office of mayor and for the office of council- man in the same election. (d) Candidates. for the offices of mayor and councilme~ shall a~point one campaign treasurer and file the name and address oftsaid campaign treasurer With the Portsmout~ Electoral Board and t~e State Board of Elections not later than the first Tuesday of ~arch of the year of.such election. -Any candidate.who fails to avnoint ~a revert the appoxntment of a treasurer shall be deemed to have appointed h~mself treasurer. All candx- dates for such officessshall comply withthe applicable provisions of the fair Elections Practices Act of Chapter 9, Title 24.1 of the Code of Virginia~ 1950~ as amended.$ Section $.O3. Election of Mayor and Councilmen. first (a) On the_ s~n~/Tuesday, inMay 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 years. On the first Tuesday in May nineteen hundred seventy-two -sixZand on the first Tuesday in May of every fourth year thereafter, there shall be a genera~election at which time the qualified voters of the city shall elect a mayor and three four 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 a pluratiey-eenstituting-zee-tess Chan-[erty-per-eea~am ~he largest number of the votes cast at such election shall be de- clared elected to the o f~ce of councilman. The candidate for vho receives the largest n~be~ of votes at any municipal elect~on s a- :~ are- eecte- to t e o lice of mayor, t~ t~e-~ber-of-eandida~es-at-any-sueh-munieipat-etee~ie~-~he-~eeeive-a ~luFatity-eoas~itut~g~not ~tess - ~han- fee ~y-pee- een~-ef- ~he -ve~es-eas~ - is -tess-~haa- ~he n~be~i~a~es-t~be~ii~e~and~ii~he~e.a~e~m~e-ean~i~a~es-~an~p~aee~-t~-be-ii~e~ them- ~ese-~he- shat lehave-zeeeive~-a-~taeati~-eeas~iea~in~ -~e~-tess- ~- ~he-ve~es-east- shatt-be-deeta~e~-etee~et-aad-a- seee~-maaieipat-etee a~seee~-maaieipai- eiee riel- shat t ,be-~e~-mere- than- two -mere- ~haa- ehe-~mbee-e~-Ptae es remaining- ee-be-filted-ea- ~he-eea~eil =- -~he-ea~i~ates -ar* saeh- seee~-ma~ieipat shat ~-be- Obese- reeeivi~ ehe-hi~hese-~ambee-e~ ~veees ~ -baa-tess- tha~- ~ee ~he-vetes-ease-at- the-original ~ma~ieipat- election: - -~hese - candida ees-~he-eeeeive-~he- hiEhes e ~bee-e~-vetes-at- saeh- seeead-eteetien- shatt-be-~eetaee~- etee~e~- te-ehe-eeaaeit. (c) In the event any member of council during his term of office shall desire to be a candidate for the office of Mayor~ he shall be eligible to do so, but shall tender his resignation as a member of council by the final date for the filing of petitions and notices of acceptance as specified herein, such resignation to be effective no later than the thirtieth day of June of such election year. The vacancy created by such resignation shall be filled in the manner specified in Section $.04 herein. - - ' ~d) The city clerk shall notify all successful candidates of what is necessary for them to do to qualify for office immediately after their election has been certified by the proper officials. iection 3.05. Induction of New Members. Eaeh-member-e[-the-eeuneit The counc before enterin the furies of his office, shall ~ce may by the city clerk, the judge or clerk of any court, or by any other officer authorized by law. Section $.O6. Election of Mayor and Vice Mayor. (a) ~z-the-first-day-e/ At the first regular.meeting in July~-1970-nineteen hundred seventy~£our an~-en~th~-firse-day-ef~Jaty-eve~y-seeena-year-thereafeerl-er-if-saeh-~ay-shatt fait-eh Sun, ay-then en ~he-fettewing-Noaday, the council shall proceed 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. ~ntil this business has been completed, the council shall not adjourn for a period longer than forty-eight hours. The city gttorney shall preside over such ~eeting, and any adjournment thereof, until a mayor and a vice-mayor shall have been elected. (b) At the first regularmeeting in July, nineteen hu-ared seventy-six and at the first regular meeting in July every second year thereafter, the council shall proceed to choose by ~jority vote of all the members thereof one of their mmher tO he vice-mayor for the ensuing two years. Until this business has heen completed, the council shall-nor adjourn for a period longer than forty-eight hours.