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29 SEC. 10. ABSENCE OF QUORUM -- HOW QUORUM SECURED. If a quorum fail to attend a meeting of the Council within a lialf hour after the appointed time for such sleeting, those present may adjourn to such time as they deem proper, after the naples of those present shall have been entered on the journal. At such meeting, five or more nembers shall have authority to compel the attendance of absent memers by a process in writing signed by them and addressed to any policeman directing him to summons such absent members to such time and place to which the meeting shall hate been adjourned. Anv member refusing to obey such summons may be fined by a two-thrirds vote of the Council in a sum not less than five dollars nor more than ten dollars. (Code, Sec.1015g. ) SEC. 11 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT -- VICE PRESIDENT-- DUTIES OF. The Council shall, at its first meeting in September after the regular biennial election of Councilmen, or as soon thereafter as practicable, elect one of its members President --also one as vice-predident, whose terms of office shall be for two years except when elected to fill a vacancy --when it sliall be for the unexpired time. The president shall preside at the meeting of the Council, and when fron any cause he shall be absent, the vice-president shall preside--and in the absence of both a president pro tempore may be elected. The president, vice-president or president pro tempore who shall preside when the proceedings of the previous meeting are read shall sign the same. He may call any member to the chair, who shall exercise its functions for the time; and during such substitution lie may participate in the debates. The vice president in the absence of the president, and while acting as president shall be vested with all the rights and duties of the president. (Code,1015f. ) SEC. 12. STANDING COMMITTEES -- HOW APOINTED-- EXPENDITURES OF. The Mayor shall, within ten days after the organization of the Council, appoint the following, standing conmittees, each to consist of three members and to continue for a term of two years. The Mayor shall, however, have authority to change the composition of said committees during said tern in filling vacancies or otherwise at the necessity arises. 1. A Committee on Finance & Claims --To whom shall be referred all matters relating to the firances, debts, revenues and assets of the Cite arid all claims and unsettled demands against the City. 2. A Committee on Streets & SANITATION)) To whom shall be referred all matters concerning the streets and bridges, and improvements and expenditures connected there with, and the laws and regulations effecting the same, and all matters relating to the sanitary affairs and condition of the City. 3. A committee on Water & Sewerage ---To whom shall be referred all matters pertaining to the control and proper management of the City Water Forks and Sewerage System, punps, fire plugs, reservoirs, water supply and water rates, and all rules and regulations, revenues and expenditures connected therewith. 4. A Committee on Gas & Lights - - To whom shall be referred all matters concern- ing the Gas Works, and lights of the City and all rules, regulations, revenues and expenditures connecte therewith. 5. A Committee on Fire Department and Public Safety -- To whom shall be referred all matters relating to the fire departrnent of the City and the public saftey. 6. A Committee on Buildings & Grounds ---To whom shall be referred all matters pertaining to the public grounds and buildings of the City, and the erection of private buildings within the fire limits of the City. 7. A Committee on the Poor -- To whom shall be referred all matters concerning the Poor of the City. 8. A Committee on Public Schools - - To wom shall be referred all matters concerning the public free schools of the City. 9. A Committee on Ordinances and Rules -- To whom all general ordinances or amendments thereof, shall be referred for examination and report before the passage thereof. 10. A Committee on Cemeteries -- To whom shall be referred all matters pertaining to the cemeteries of the City and the rules and regulations for the burial of the dead, and all revenues and expenditures connected therewith. 11. A Committee on Police -- To whom shall all be referred all matters pertaining to the police department of the City. 12. A Committee on Health -- To whom shall be referred all matters relating, to the health of the City. This Cornmittee,with the regular City Physician, his assistant and two physicians of the City appointed by the Council, shall constitute the Board of Health of the City. The said respective committes, acting together, are hereby authorized to expand from time to time, out of the appropriatations made them, sums of money not exceeding one hundred dollars for wort: to be done in their respective dcpartmerits,without special authority from the Council for such expenditures; but such expenditures shall be reported to the Council at its next meeting. The Couchers for expenditures made hereunder /or for expertditures made by special authority of the Council., shall be approved bill the Chairman of the Committee in whose department the expenditure is made. SEC. 13. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS. The Council shall keep a full and correct journal of the proceedings, and the meetings shall be in open sesoion, except wllen, by a recorded vote of two-thirds of the members preserlt at such meeting, it shall be declared that the public welfare requires it shall be declared that the public welfare requires secrecy, and parliamentary rules shall be enforced, so far as applicable and when they do not conflict writh the rules adopted. SEC. 14. RULES AND PROCEDURE. The Council shall determine the rules of proceedings, except so far as the same are determined by the costitution and laws of the State and charter of the City. (Code,Sec.1015g.) SEC. 15. ORDIANCES AND RESOLUTIONS -- HOW ADOPTED. Every proposed ordinance or resolution having the effect of an ordinance, shall be in writing, and after such readings as may be provided for in the rules of the Council shall be voted on, and if adopted, the Clerk shall certify the same to the Mayor for his approval or disapproval.