S.L. 55.1 Art. 8Election and replacement of members.

The members of the Council shall remain in office for three years and shall be eligible for re-election.

One third of the members of the Council shall be replaced yearly, according to their seniority as members of the college, the first batch of vacancies being determined by lot. Lots shall also be drawn in the case of councillors of equal seniority. The notary who surrogates a councillor who, through death or other cause, has ceased to exercise his functions, shall remain in office only for a period for which the councillor surrogated by him would have remained in office. Should more than one surrogate be required, the one who has obtained the greater number of votes, and, in the event of equality of votes, the senior in the exercise of the profession, shall surrogate the councillor who has remained in office for a longer period.