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Chairman of rural district council or guardians and additional councillors and guardians.
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25.—(1) The district council of every rural district—
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(a) may choose from persons qualified to be councillors of the district not more than three persons, who shall be additional councillors during the term of office of the council by whom the choice is made; and
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(b) may annually choose a chairman, and if they think fit a vice-chairman, from among the councillors.
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(2) The first business of the council after any triennial election shall be the consideration of the question of choosing additional councillors.
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(3) A person so chosen by a district council from outside their body as additional councillor shall be a member of the council, and also of the board of guardians of the union comprising the district.
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(4) Nothing in this section shall alter the power of guardians to choose their chairman and vice-chairman.
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