(1) The elected members of the Municipal Council shall elect, in Election of accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed, one of its members Chairperson.
to be the Chairperson who shall assume office forthwith.
' [ after taking oath or affirmation of his allegiance to the Constitution of India in such manner as may be prescribed.]
(2) If the elected members of the Municipal Council fail to elect a Chairperson in the manner prescribed, the State Government shall appoint by name one of such elected members to be the Chairperson.
(3) In the case of any casual vacancy in the office of the Chairperson caused by death, resignation, removal or otherwise, the elected members shall in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed, elect one of the elected members to fill up the vacancy.
Term of office 34. (1) The Chairperson shall cease to hold office as such if he ceases of Cllairpemn to be a member of the Municipal Council.
(2) The Chairperson may, at any time, by giving a notice in writing to the Vice-Chairperson or if there is no Vice-Chairperson, to the Council, resign his office, and the procedure for acceptance or otherwise of the resignation shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) The Chairperson may be removed from office by a resolution carried by a majority of the total number of elected members of the Municipal Council at a special meeting to be called for this purpose in the manner prescribed upon a requisition made in writing by not less than one third of the total number of elected members of the Council and the procedure for conduct of business, in the special meeting shall be such as may be prescribed :
Provided that no such resolution shall be moved before the expiry of six months from the date of assumption of office by the Chairperson, and if such I-elsolution is not carried by a majority of the total number of members, no further resolution for such purpose shall be moved before the expiry of a period of six months from the date on which the former resolution was moved.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the Chairperson, whose office becomes vacant under any of the provisions of this section shall, continue to hold office as Chairperson until his successor enters upon his office.