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<br />SFC.26. '.?T'73ER S FAILIIM TO VOTE —DIS QTIALIFICAT IO`4 OF VOTTTdG.
<br />A mcmber whu is present and fails to vote when the yeas and nays are taken,shal].
<br />be net ere d on the journal as pro sent and not voting; but no member >Bho has an imrne d iat e ,
<br />person4or pecuniary interest in the; result of t ric quest ion shall eii:ther vote or be
<br />counted upon it.
<br />STC, 27, FIFCTIOI. BY COUNCIL.
<br />At all elections the voting sliall be viva voce , and each member shall. be entitled
<br />to one vote, and only one person shall. be ciccted at a time. if on any vote no one
<br />received a iiaJority of all. t1le votes, th.e nar,le of the person receiving the smallest
<br />ni:mbcr of votes shall. be dropped, and s -fall not acrain be put in nomination until a
<br />vote intervenes. (Constitution,sec.27. )
<br />At each election the roll shall be called by the clerk in alphabetical order, and
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<br />each member shall vote when his name is call.ed,unless excused.
<br />S.',C. 28, 7TIT: 'rS BEFORE COTJ1;CI?'a AICD (,0"ITTEF--HOS' ATTF'7A?TCF SF,CTMED.
<br />The Council or any commit tee hereof when specially authorized thereto,the Board
<br />of "olice Co?,imissioners and the Board of Fire Corr:iissioners,if there be such Boards,
<br />shall have the power to require the attendance of any person as a witness, and the
<br />production by any person of all. proper books and papers when, in the investi ration bv
<br />such abody,sueh attendance and evidence is necessary and proper.
<br />Summons to attend as a witness or to produce books or papers shall be in writing
<br />sigmed by the presidinn officer of the body issuirirr sane, and shall be served by the
<br />�errgeant at arms or a Tieinber of the police force, in the same mariner as a process to
<br />corzience an action at law, such witness s fall be syurn b;, the officer presiding at such
<br />invest igat ion, and shall beliable to the penalties for per jury or false test iimn�r given
<br />at such investigation. Any persoin failing or refusin- to obey such suinr�iuns, or
<br />refusing; to t stify or to produce such books or papers, may be summoned before the
<br />"a;nor (or Police Justice) of tlie City, and, upon failure to give a satisfactory excuse
<br />shall be fined in a sum nutless t',.an ten dollars nor more than one hundred dullard,
<br />or imprisoned for a period of time not, greater than thirty days.
<br />A person found guilty under tris section shall 'nave the right of appeal, as in
<br />case of mis,?emeanor, to the Curpuratiun Court of t? -e City. (c;ode,sec".;1015g. )
<br />SF,C . 29. RULES OF ORDER BY THF COTJ7X IL.
<br />The rules of order and procedure of the Council subject to the rif,)ht of the body
<br />to suspend t'.ie same by a two-thirds vote,shall be as follows,-
<br />(1)
<br />ollows;(1) PARLIA17TTTARY RIMPS. DIS "WITTJAL ----STTSPF, "ITS IO'T OF RTJ7.F91.
<br />The proceedings of the Council,except as its own rules rYia,, otherwise provide,
<br />slial]. be governed by Feed's manual of parliamentary rules, and no rule adopted by the
<br />Council stiiall be susperided ivithoiit concurrence of two-thirds of all the merlbers elected
<br />thereto.
<br />(2). The president or Presiding officer to enfore rules,etc.
<br />The presiding officer shall enforce t',e rules of the Council preserve order and
<br />deeorum,appoint all. comy"ittees,not otherwise provided for, and discTiarge suc--i other
<br />d ties as appertain to his office.
<br />(v ), PRF"IDFi;T m0 n'.CT7)E QTl?+;`"TIUTS OF ORDER
<br />Tlie President shall decide questions of order and may,without vacating 'Ms chair,
<br />give %iia reasons for his decisions.
<br />prom any derision of the chair,an appeal may be taken to the Cuuncil,the quertion
<br />being; ""hall t'ne decision of the chair be sustained as the decision of the Council?".
<br />Upon such appeal,no debate shall be allowed,if it refers to a question of decorum,
<br />but, if it relates to the priority of business, or to the relevancy,or applic,albility 0"
<br />propositions the appeal rr.a.,y be debated.
<br />(4) . rrT 7I713TT TO STA Q?JF"TIO`,S OF OPMER A"M T) ,,CLAi'E i�I';'TJLT OF �IOTF" .
<br />The President shall rise to put a question,but main stare it sitting. Questions
<br />stiiall be distinctly put in the following° form,namely: "As many as ar_'rc;e that ,etc. ,etc. ,
<br />(as the case may be) salr "afire'" , and a,f'ter the aff. irmat ive vote is given, "Those orariosed
<br />sav 'rio' . The President shall declare a..1 votes and in doubtful cases >inay direct ,
<br />or arrr member may demand, a divisiun which shall be taken by a risinfr vote or gull.
<br />(5) �T1713FRS I1UT TU VIIT:ITTIAW VTTT'tUTJT I,FaAVE.
<br />After a member,at any meet ing,has .Oecri recorded as present ,he sTiall not ,without
<br />per -mission from the President absent himself from such riect ing until its adjournments
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<br />(6) ''l�,'.'']i.', S--CO:^1ntJCT I !� ADnRFSSING T?Tll BODY.
<br />every member,bcfore speaking to a question, offerirlg a resolution,netition,
<br />or other comtlunication, shall first rise from his scat and respectfully address the
<br />presiding officer as,"'Tr. President," who shall pronounce his name.
<br />•Te dial]. confine himself to the question before the Council,avoid all personal
<br />or irldec(,rous lan`rruarre, and resume his seat tiv'rien lie has finislied. No discussion of
<br />a sectarian,or pulitical nature shall be alloyed. TTo r;iemi,er shall interru��t another
<br />speaking,excecit to rise to a point of order,the point to be briefly stated to
<br />the presiding officer.
<br />(7) 1TjU3EpS--ORDT' F OF COG31I T ION BY THE PRESIDENT.
<br />Vlhen two or more me..ibers rise at the sane time, the President shall name t:ne one
<br />to speak; but in all cases,tlie member first rising and addressing tT-ie Chair sAall
<br />speak first.
<br />1':',�F'T�i31'T',"---i1U?�3T A'_iD LEN OF SI'T�ECTaTS.
<br />';o member shall. speak more than once on the sane question until ev�:ry rnerlber
<br />choosing to sneak s'iall have done so, nor more than twi>Qe,nor for a longer time than
<br />fifteen minutes on any question withoutthe permission of the Council.
<br />0 )�TT'i.T',RS---7i0VJ CALLED TO 01;DF,R
<br />If in sneaking any rler,iber transf,ress the rules fhehesli�linimmediatelPresident
<br />s}lall, and any raerlber may, call. him to order, in whicil caseY
<br />his seat ,ideas peri:iitted to explain. If there be no appeal, the decision of the
<br />Chair shall be submitted to. If the decision be in favor of the member called to
<br />order he may pruceed; if otherwise, he shall not proceed except by leave: of the Council.
<br />1,77TIIF SI TTL UIM.
<br />' o riembor shall,wTlile the Council is sitt ing, , interrupt or ^finder its biisi_ness
<br />}bzr stand in," up movinrr about ,smoking,tal cing,exprt,ssinr approval or disal>nroval of any
<br />of tie proceedings, or by any other conduct; tending; to disorder or confusion.
<br />i10Id-I•ZEaT� S TO ADDR SS COTJ`:CIL ONLY BY PFR:.?ISSIOTd.
<br />No person who is not a member of the Council shall orally addreoa it ,until
<br />leave to du so has applied for througli a member of the Council and granted "by it.
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