Any person, having discharged any municipal office

ceding, may refuse to accept any office whatever under the same council during the two years next after such service.

211. Any persou actually engaged in an office under any municipal council may, while he is discharging the duties of such situation, refuse to accept any other office under the same council.

212. Any person who has paid a penxlty for refusal to accept any municipal office, is exempt from filling any office whatsoever, under the same council, during the period for which he had been appointed.

213. Any person, who has been appointed to a municipal office from which he is exempt, or who, while filling any office, becomes exempt, and desire to avail himself of such exemption, is bound to lodge in the office of the council a special notice to that effect, within the fifteen days following the notification of his appointment, or upon the day when he becomes exempt from filling such office.

In default of his so doing,he can no longer claim his exemption.