8. Whosoever is, by the provisions of this act or of any by-law of the council, bound to sign his name to any document and cannot do so, shall affix his mark to such document, in the presence of a witness who shall likewise sign it.
This provision shall not apply to members of the council or to officers or employees of the municipality, who, according to the provisions of this act, must be able to read and write.
R. S. 1964, c. 193, s. 5; 1968, c. 55, s. 5.