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Fl, C. p, Qctober 9, 1914. shall be final. Sec. 8o. After the Council shall have finally rejected an ordinance or resoluti~on, another of substantially the same import shall not be placed on the docket by the Clerk or entertained by the Council, or either branch thereof, before the expiration of three months, after which time such rejection shall have no effect thereon. Sec. 9. The President shall preserve order and decide all quest~ione of orde~r; bdt any .member may appeal to hie branch of the Council from the decision of the President on any ques- ti.on of order. Sec. 10. No member shall speak more than twice on the same subject, minutes at one time, without leave of his branch of the Council. Sec. 11. No proposition to relinquish any claim due the City, or to alter or repeal any Ordinance or any ~ule of the Council, or to enact any new ordinance, or to establish any new rule, sha~ll be ac~ed on at the same meeting at which it is made. No such proposition shall be made or decided at any other than a regular meeting, unless a special or adjoum~sd meeting be appointed for that purpose. Sec. 1E. No rule of the Council shall be suspended by either bra~h without the concur- rence of two-thirds of its members present. Sec. lB. No ordinance or resolution appropriating money exceeding the sum of one hundred dolla~s shall be passed except by a recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all the members elected to each branch of the Council, nor shall any ordinance or resolution appropriating money exceeding the sum of one thousand dollars, imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of money be passed by the two branches on the same day; neither shall the branch in which any such 0~dinance or resolution is proposed pass the same on the day of i~s introduction. Sec. lA. When a member rises to speak he shall respectfully address~"Mr. President~ stand- ing in his place; he shall ¢o~ine himself strictly to the question before the Council, and when he has finished he shall sit down. When two or more members rise at the same time, the President shall name the person to speak, ~b~t~Z~ all cases the member who shall first rise an~d address the chair shall speak first. Sec. 1~. After a member has been entered on the minutes as present at any mee. ting, he shall.not, without leave of the body, absent himself from such meeting for a longer period than ten minutes, until adjournment. Sec. 16. At the request of any member present, the ayes and noes on any question shall be recorded. Sec. 17. Sergeant a~-Arms. He shall ~ttend upon the Council during its sittings, and shall execute its commands, to- gether with all such process issued by their authority, as shall be directed to him by the Pres- ident of either branch~of, ihe~Oou~Sil. Ne shall~under the direction of the President of either branch 6f the Councit~have charge of the CouncilChamber and shallprevent any interruption of the business of the Council by disorder within or without. Sec. 18. All joint standing and special committees shall be appointed by the Presidents of the two branches in the proportion of three from the Common Council and' two from the Board of Atderme~where a committee consists of five, and of two from the Common Council and one from the Board of Alderme~.,where a committee consists of three. Sec. 19. The Presidents of the two branches of the Council shall, at their first regular meetings after election, or as soon thereafter as practicable, appoint the following standing committees: First. Com~ittee on Rules to consist of five members, three of whom shall be appointed E~om the Common Council and two from the Board of Aldermen. Second. A Committee on Auditing and Claims, consisting of five members, three from the Common Council and two from the Board of Aldermen, who shall have general supervision of ac- counts audited, and shall audit all bills against the City not otherwise provided by. ordinance for auditing. To this Committee shall be referred also all claims against the City. Third. A Committee on Finance, consisting of five members, three from the Common Council and two from the Board of Aldermen~ to whom shall be referred all matters relating to finance, and. whose duty it shall be to report at the regular meetings of those bodies in January in each year an estimate of the debts and expenditures of the City fo~ the ensuing year, with an esti- mate of the probable income of the City from taxes, lsvies, rents, &c., each source to be spe- cified. They ~hall also make a quarterly examination of the Treasurer's accounts, and render a report thereof to the two bodies at their regular meetings in July, October, January and April in each year. Fourth. A Committee on ~treets, consisting of five members, three from the Common Council and two from the Board ~f Aldermen, to whom shall be referred all. matters relating to streets, 'foot-ways, bridges, &c. . .~ _Fifth.~ A Committee on Public P~opertyand Schools, consisting of five members, three from mae ~ommon ~ouncil and two from the Board of Aldermen, to whom shall be referred all matters relating to the Market House, public free schools, City Hall, City tots and other public.proper- t~except such as may be otherwise specially provided for in this or other ordinances. Sixth. A Committee on the Fire Department, consisting, of five members, three from the.Com- mon Council ~nd t~o f~om t~? Board of A~dermen, $o whom shall be referred all matters relatin~ to the Fire ~par~menm_or ~re epg~ne? mn the City, and who shall require from the ChSef EngtZ neet of the ~mre oepar~men~ a ~ua-r~er~y report, which shall be submitted to the Council with any remarks or comments deemed pertinent by ~he Committee. Seventh~ A Committee on Ordinances, consisting of five members, three from the Common Coun- cil ~nd two from the Board of Aldermen, to whom shall be referred all proposed ordinances and