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    §  31.   Power of advice and consent.  Appointment by the mayor of the
  commissioner of investigation and of the members of the art  commission,
  board  of health (other than the chair), board of standards and appeals,
  city  planning  commission  (other  than  the  chair),   civil   service
  commission,  landmarks preservation commission, tax commission, taxi and
  limousine commission and the public members of the environmental control
  board shall be made with the advice and consent of the council  after  a
  public  hearing.    Within thirty days after the first stated meeting of
  the council after receipt of a nomination,  the  council  shall  hold  a
  hearing  and  act  upon such nomination and in the event it does not act
  within such period, the nomination shall be deemed to be confirmed.