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Meetings of the Council.
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8.—(1) The first meeting of the Council shall be a quarterly meeting and shall be held at noon on the appointed day in the City Hall, Waterford, and if for any reason such meeting is not so held such meeting shall be held at such time, on such day (as soon as conveniently may be after the appointed day), and at such place as shall be appointed for the purpose by the Minister.
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(2) Until the Mayor has been elected and has made the declaration accepting office which is required by law, the manager shall be the chairman at the first meeting of the Council but shall not thereby be entitled to vote on any question which is to be decided at such meeting by a vote of the members.
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(3) At the first meeting of the Council the business to be transacted shall be such business as the Council is required by or under this Act or otherwise by law to transact at such meeting, and also any other business arising under this Act which, in the opinion of the Council, it is necessary or desirable to transact at such meeting, and no notice, whether by notice of motion or otherwise, shall be required for the transaction of any such business.
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(4) Every act, which by virtue of an enactment in force on the appointed day may be done at a meeting of the Council by a majority of the members present at such meeting, may be done by a majority of those members present at such meeting who vote for or against the doing of such act.
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(5) Every question which may lawfully be decided at a meeting of the Council may be decided by a majority of those members present at such meeting who vote in relation to such question.
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(6) Subject to the provisions of this section, the law for the time being in force in relation to the holding of quarterly meetings and other meetings of the council of a county borough and to the meetings so held and to things done and to be done and the procedure generally at such meetings shall apply to the holding of quarterly meetings and other meetings of the Council and to the meetings so held and to things done and to be done and the procedure generally at such meetings.
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