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Sec. 8. Vacancy in office of mayor or councilmen.

Whenever, from any cause, a vacancy shall occur in the
office of mayor it shall be filled by the council and a vacancy
in the office of councilmen shall be filled by that body at its
next regular meeting from the qualified electors of said city,
and the officer thus elected shall hold his office for the term
for which his predecessor was elected, unless sooner vacated
by death, resignation, removal, or from other causes. An entry
of said election shall be made in the record book. If the
mayor of said city or a councilman shall remove from the
city limits, such removal shall operate to vacate his office.