§ There shall be for each of the said five wards into which the city is by this Act divided two Aldermen and six councillors, that is to say ten aldermen and thirty councillors, or forty members of the Council in all, whose election shall take place and he conducted in all respects in accordance with the Municipal Corporations Acts as amended by this Act. Provided always that:—
- (a) In the month of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, the whole twenty-four members of the Council shall go out of office, but all or any of them shall be eligible for re-election in the five new wards.
- (b) For the purposes of the municipal elections to be held in the month of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, and of all subsequent elections, the several provisions of this Act as to the number of wards (five), as to the reduced qualification of burgesses, as to the increased number (forty) of aldermen and councillors, and in other respects shall be observed and have effect.
§ Of the ten aldermen and thirty councillors (two aldermen and six councillors being chosen by each ward), the dates of their several retirements from office shall be as follows:—