§ The election of councillors for the city shall be triennial and at each triennial election each ward shall elect the number of councillors which such ward is entitled to elect at the date of the passing of this Act. The first triennial election shall be holden on the twenty-fifth November one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven and all the existing councillors shall then go out of office. Provided that at the election of the councillors for each ward every voter shall he entitled to vote for two candidates and no more. The councillors elected at each triennial election shall hold office for three years and no longer, but shall he eligible for re-election if then qualified.
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