21. In every newly-organized municipality, the first general sitting of the council shall be held at the place indicated in the charter, and, if it be not indicated therein, at the place determined by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, on the Wednesday next after the public notice of the result of the election has been given by the returning officer.
If the mayor is to be elected by the council, such sitting, until the mayor is elected and sworn, shall be presided over by a councillor chosen from among the councillors present.
R. S. 1964, c. 193, s. 19; 1968, c. 55, s. 5.