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Mayor of a city, &c. if not elected shall be a commissioner in right of his office;
but shall not be chairman.
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13. Over and above the number of commissioners appointed to be elected in any city or town corporate, the mayor or other chief magistrate of such city or town corporate for the time being, if not elected to be a commissioner by virtue of this Act, shall and may by virtue of his office be one of such commissioners, and shall and may attend and vote at all meetings of the commissioners; but such mayor or other chief magistrate; if not elected to be a commissioner, shall not be eligible to be chairman of such commissioners, nor shall be, unless elected as aforesaid, be subject or liable to any fines or penalties by reason of non-attendance at any meeting of the commissioners, or to become disqualified or vacate his place by reason of absence from such meetings for any period; provided that in all cases where in this Act mention may be made of a certain quorum or proportion of the entire number of commissioners, as required to do or perform certain acts and functions, such mayor or chief magistrate, although not elected to be a commissioner, shall and may when present be reckoned for such special purpose among the persons making up the required proportion of the whole number of commissioners.
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