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(a) Reading, correction and approval of minutes of previous meeting or meetings.
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<br />(b) Reports ef.co~mittees.° ' ' under
<br />(c) Unfinished business (include/this head 'reperts of officers').
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<br />(d)
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<br />New business. -If the council directs any .matter ~o be the special business
<br />of any future meetings, the same shall be announced by the president of~
<br />such future ~eeting i~mediately after the proceedings are read, and shall
<br />have priority over all other business.
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<br />Sec.2-9 - When motions, etc.,~ to be written$ reading motions, etc.; questions to be
<br /> stated; withdrawal of motion, etCo
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<br /> Every motion or proposition shall be reduced to writing if desired by the president
<br />of the council-or by any member, and shall be delivered in at the clerk's table to be
<br />there read. The.question shall be stated by the chair before the same shall be debated.
<br />Any motion or proposition may be withdrawn by the mover at any time before a decision,
<br />amendment, or other action of the body upon it, with leave of his second.
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<br />Seco2-10 - Reconsideration of question.
<br /> When a question has been-decided, it may be reconsidered on*the motion of any member
<br />who voted with the prevailing side. When a motion is made to reconsider any action it
<br />shall be finally disposed-of on the same day-unless then formally postponed to a definite
<br />time, and if not so disposed of or postponed on the same day, the action which was the
<br />subject of the-motion shall be final.
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<br />Sec.2-11 - Introduction of ordinance, etc., after rejection of similar one.
<br /> After the council shall have finally rejected an ordinance or resolution,,another
<br />of substantially the same import shall act be placed on the docket by the clerk or enter-
<br />tained by the council unless two-thirds of the members elected petition for same, before
<br /> the expiration of three months, after which time such rejection shall have ac effect
<br />thereon. '
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<br />Sec.2-12 - Duty of-president as to order; appeal on question of order.
<br /> The president shall preserve order and decide all questions of order, but any member
<br />may appeal to ~he council from the decision of ~he president on any question of order.
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<br />Sec. 2-13 - Limitation on speeches by members.
<br /> No member shall speak more than twice on the same subject,
<br /> minutes at one time, without leave of the council.
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<br />or longer than fifteen
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<br />Sec.2-14 - Limitation on relinquishment of claim due city, and on repeal., etc. of ordi-
<br />nance or rule.
<br /> No proposition to relinquish any .claim due the city or to alter or repeal any ordi-
<br />nance or rule of the council, or to enact any new ordinance, or to establish any new
<br />rule, shall be ~cted ca at the sa~e meeting at which it is made. No such proposition
<br />shall be made or decided at any other than a regular meeting, unless a special or ad-
<br />journed meeting be appoimted for that purpose.-
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<br />Sec.2-15 -Suspension of rule.
<br /> No rule ~of the council, include~ in this division, ~hall be suspended without the
<br />concurrence of two-thirds of its members elected~ ~ ~ : ''
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<br />Sec.2-16 - Ordinances, e~c., appropriating more thaa a hUndred dollars; ordinances
<br /> appropriating more than a thousaud dollars, imposing taxes or authorizing'
<br /> borrowing.
<br /> No 'ordinance or resolution appropriating money exceeding the sum of one hundred
<br />dollars shall be passed except by a recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all the
<br />members elected to the council, nor'shall ~uy ordinance or resolution appropriating
<br />money exceeding the sum of one thousand dollars, imposing taxes, or authorizing the
<br />borrowiqg of money, be passed on zhe day of itg introduction, nor shall any such ordi-
<br />nanceor resolution be valid unless at least three days intervene between its intro -
<br />duction and pass~ge.
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<br />Sec. Z-17 - Conduct of speakers; recognition of members desiring 'to speak.
<br /> When a member rises to speak, he shall respectfully sd~e$~'~r. President' standing
<br />· n his place and~facing the p~esldent, he s-hall cOnfi~e himself' strictly to the ques -
<br />~iOn before the cotulcil, and when he has finished he shall sit down.
<br /> When two or more members rise at the s~m~ time, the president shall name the person
<br />to speak, bu~t in all cases th~ member who shall rise and address the chair shall speak
<br />first.
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<br />Sec.2-1$ - AbBence of member after being marked present.
<br /> After a member has been ~n~ered on the minutes as present at any meeting, he shall
<br />not, withoht leave of the bod~, absent'himself from such meeting for a longer period
<br />than ten minutes, until adjournment.
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<br />Sec.2-t9 - Record~'tion of 'ayes''and "nays'% '' '
<br /> At the request of any member Present the 'ayes' and 'nays' on any question shall be
<br />recorded.
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<br />~ec.2-~0 - Sergeant at arms.
<br /> The Chief of Police shall act as sbrgeant ~t arms. He ~halr ~ttend upon the council
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