60. When, in any municipality, the ratepayers who belong to the religious denomination of the dissentients become the majority, they may organize themselves as a corporation of school commissioners.
For such purpose, they shall give a notice in triplicate, like the notice of dissent, which shall be served upon the chairman of the commissioners or upon their secretary and upon the Minister, on or before the 1st of May. (Form 8).
The existing conditions shall be maintained up to the month of November following, and at that date an election shall be held in the usual way for the election of school commissioners, either for all the ratepayers if the former majority which has become the minority has not declared itself dissentient in accordance with section 61, or for the religious majority if the minority has declared itself dissentient.
School commissioners shall remain in office until the date fixed for the election of school commissioners and trustees.
R. S. 1964, c. 235, s. 76; 1971, c. 67, s. 19; 1986, c. 10, s. 9.