284. The councillors mentioned in paragraph 1 of article 283 must be selected by lot, by the council, at a sitting thereof, in the month preceding that during which the next general election is to be held. In default thereof, the retiring councillors are selected by lot, by the officer presiding at the election, in the presence of the electors, or, as the case may be, elected or appointed in accordance with Division VIII of Chapter VI of Part I of the Act respecting elections in certain municipalities (chapter E-2.1).
If the voting is to be by ballot and the council has not made the selection by lot in proper time, they are designated by the Minister of Municipal Affairs at least ten days before the date set for the nomination.
No election or appointment may take place to fill the offices of such councillors until they have been so selected by lot or designated.
M.C. 1916, a. 249; 1917-18, c. 20, s. 27; 1951-52, c. 61, s. 2; 1977, c. 53, s. 19; 1982, c. 63, s. 17.