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Election and term of office of Galway county members.
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8.—(1) The first election of Galway county members shall take place on such day, not being less than one month before the appointed day, as the Minister may fix for the purpose, and the Galway County Council shall at the said election elect two Galway county members.
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(2) The Galway County Council shall in every election year elect two Galway county members at the annual meeting of the Galway County Council held next after the 22nd day of June in that year, and such election shall be included in the business to be transacted at every such annual meeting.
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(3) The term of office of each member elected at the first election of Galway county members shall commence on the appointed day.
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(4) The term of office of every Galway county member (other than a member elected at the first election of Galway county members shall commence on the day of his election.
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(5) Every Galway county member shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or becomes disqualified, hold office until the expiration of the day immediately preceding the day on which the next election of Galway county members is held in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
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(6) Whenever a casual vacancy occurs amongst the Galway county members the Galway County Council shall, as soon as conveniently may be, elect a person to fill such vacancy.
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(7) If a person elected to be a Galway county member in pursuance of subsection (1) of this section dies before the appointed day, such person shall for the purposes of this section be deemed to have died on the appointed day.
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