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RA 5797 Section 8

RA 5797 Section 8

Elective officers; elections.

Section 8

SEC. 8. Elective officers; elections.—The elective officers of the city shall be the mayor, the vice-mayor and the councilors, all of whom shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the city on the date of the regular elections for provincial and municipal officials, in conformity with the provisions of the Revised Election Code, and shall assume office on the first day of January next following their election, upon qualifying, and shall hold office for four years and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified.

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