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City of Solaris: The City Mayor dies mid-term. The Vice Mayor immediately acts as Acting City Mayor. Two months later, the City Sanggunian elects a new Vice Mayor to fill the vacancy in the Vice Mayor's office. A by-election is scheduled to fill the remainder of the Mayor's term. (a) Identify the controlling rule under the Local Government Code on vacancies in elective local offices and who acts as city mayor in case of such vacancy. (b) Distinguish between acting (temporary) and permanent vacancy, including when a by-election is required. (c) Apply to the facts: who acts as mayor during the interim? will there be a by-election during the interim? when does the acting capacity end? what is the effect on acts performed by the Acting Mayor during the interim and on third parties dealing with the city during the vacancy?