V-6.1 - Act respecting Northern villages and the Kativik Regional Government

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31. (1)  The council is composed of a mayor and councillors. The mayor is head of the council and chief executive of the municipal administration.
(2)  The mayor and councillors are elected by the electors every three years, or appointed, as provided in this Act.
(3)  The number of councillors, between two and six, is fixed from time to time by by-law of the council. This by-law comes into force only after approval by the majority of the electors having voted on it.
(4)  One member of the council, designated as provided in section 251, has the title of regional councillor and he shall represent the municipality on the council of the Regional Government.
(5)  At an election, the ballot paper shall identify two classes of offices: that of mayor and that of councillor. The elector shall cast one vote for a candidate for the office of mayor and as many votes for candidates for the office of councillor as there are seats to be filled.
(6)  The candidate for the office of mayor who receives the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. Candidates for the office of councillor receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected until all the seats to be filled are filled.
The first council of a newly erected municipality consists of the mayor and such number of councillors, between two and six, as are determined by the vote, held under the authority of the Minister in the manner determined by him, of the persons of majority inhabiting the part concerned of the Territory.
1978, c. 87, s. 31; 1987, c. 91, s. 3; 1996, c. 2, s. 1037; 2009, c. 26, s. 89.
31. (1)  The council is composed of a mayor and councillors. The mayor is head of the council and chief executive of the municipal administration.
(2)  The mayor and councillors are elected by the electors every two years, or appointed, as provided in this Act.
(3)  The number of councillors, between two and six, is fixed from time to time by by-law of the council. This by-law comes into force only after approval by the majority of the electors having voted on it.
(4)  One member of the council, designated as provided in section 251, has the title of regional councillor and he shall represent the municipality on the council of the Regional Government.
(5)  At an election, the ballot paper shall identify two classes of offices: that of mayor and that of councillor. The elector shall cast one vote for a candidate for the office of mayor and as many votes for candidates for the office of councillor as there are seats to be filled.
(6)  The candidate for the office of mayor who receives the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. Candidates for the office of councillor receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected until all the seats to be filled are filled.
The first council of a newly erected municipality consists of the mayor and such number of councillors, between two and six, as are determined by the vote, held under the authority of the Minister in the manner determined by him, of the persons of majority inhabiting the part concerned of the Territory.
1978, c. 87, s. 31; 1987, c. 91, s. 3; 1996, c. 2, s. 1037.
31. (1)  The council is composed of a mayor and councillors. The mayor is head of the council and chief executive of the municipal administration.
(2)  The mayor and councillors are elected by the electors every two years, or appointed, as provided in this Act.
(3)  The number of councillors, between two and six, is fixed from time to time by by-law of the council. This by-law comes into force only after approval by the majority of the electors having voted on it.
(4)  One member of the council, designated as provided in section 251, has the title of regional councillor and he shall represent the municipal corporation on the council of the Regional Government.
(5)  At an election, the ballot paper shall identify two classes of offices: that of mayor and that of councillor. The elector shall cast one vote for a candidate for the office of mayor and as many votes for candidates for the office of councillor as there are seats to be filled.
(6)  The candidate for the office of mayor who receives the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. Candidates for the office of councillor receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected until all the seats to be filled are filled.
The first council of a newly erected municipal corporation consists of the mayor and such number of councillors, between two and six, as are determined by the vote, held under the authority of the Minister in the manner determined by him, of the persons of majority inhabiting the part of the territory concerned.
1978, c. 87, s. 31; 1987, c. 91, s. 3.
31. (1)  The council is composed of a mayor and councillors. The mayor is head of the council and chief executive of the municipal administration.
(2)  The mayor and councillors are elected by the electors every two years, or appointed, as provided in this act.
(3)  The number of councillors, between two and six, is fixed from time to time by by-law of the council. This by-law comes into force only after approval by the majority of the electors having voted on it.
(4)  One councillor has the title of regional councillor. He represents the municipal corporation on the Regional Government, in accordance with section 251.
(5)  For the purposes of the elections, the ballot paper shall identify three classes of offices: that of mayor, that of regional councillor and that of ordinary councillor. The elector shall cast one vote for the election of the mayor, one vote for the election of the regional councillor and as many votes as there are offices to be filled of ordinary councillors.
(6)  The candidate for the office of mayor and that for the office of regional councillor who receive the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected. Candidates for office as ordinary councillors receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared elected until all the seats to be filled are filled.
The first council of a newly erected muncipal corporation consists of the mayor and such number of councillors, between two and six, as are determined by the vote, held under the authority of the Minister in the manner determined by him, of the persons of majority inhabiting the part of the territory concerned.
1978, c. 87, s. 31.