|
32
<br />(12 )CO'":'U'1TICATIONS TO BF I.; WRITING.
<br />No communication to the Council shall be entertained unless the same be ip
<br />wr it ing
<br />(13) POTIONS OR PROPOS TTIONS TO BE ITT 1 RITING;TO BE STATED BEFORE DISCUS1I01:17l?II;i1 Tib
<br />YAY BE WITIMRAInL
<br />Every motion or proposition,except such as are subsidiary or incident&I
<br />shall be in writing. When a snot ion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the
<br />Tresident before debate. A motion or proposition Ma;r be withdrawn by the Mover
<br />with consent of second,at any tine before it is decided,amended or otherwise acted
<br />upon by the Council.
<br />(14) T,TOTIOITS- Al2IM17NTS ,FUST BE RELEVANT.
<br />No motion,propoeition,or subject different frun that under consideration
<br />shall be admitted under color of amendment.
<br />(15 ) GENFIAL ORDINAITCES TO BE READ TWICE BEFORE PASSAGE. READING '.AY BE DISPhiv'SFD
<br />BY A l:WORITY VOTE.
<br />Every general ordinance shall be read twice before its final passage.
<br />T"e first reading shall be for information. If ob jest idn ' be made to the ordinance
<br />the question shall be: "Shall the proposition be rejected?" If there be no objection
<br />or if on a vote the objections be not sustained,the ordinance shall stand referred
<br />without debate to the Ordinance Committee who shall report on the same at the next.
<br />regular meeting of the Council,unless otherwise specially ordered. Upon t pie report
<br />of the Ordinance Committee and upon the second reading of the ordinance,the question
<br />shall be upon its final passage,which must be determined by a majority vote.
<br />Any reading may be dispensed with by a majority vote.
<br />(16) GENIERAL ORDINANCES TO BE REPW1ED TO CO::7"ITTEE AYD GO OVER TO I"Err
<br />UNLESS OTIIEP.WISE ORDERED BY TIIRRE-FOURTh'S.
<br />No general ordinance shall be enacted, amended or repealed without beingres
<br />ferred to the Ordinance Committee,nor until the next regular meeting after such
<br />ordinance,amendment or repeal is prbposed,except by a vote of two-t:lirds of the 'entiri
<br />Council.
<br />(17) ORDIITANCFS TO BE REPEALF, OR A:-TiTnFD ONLY BY ORDINANCE.
<br />OI;�I.'TAlTCFS TO ':Aim
<br />EI+'77 ,CT TWIT. DATE,UIUYSS OTHERWISE PROVILDIM/
<br />No ordinance shall be amended or repealed except by an ordinance ,:)rovided
<br />that the suspension of rules may be by a motion* Ivory ordinance s:,.all talo effect
<br />from the date of its passage,unless otherwise provided.
<br />(18) ST'ME OF ORDI11ANCES AIM RESOLUTIONS.
<br />T' a style in which ordinances shall be enacted by the Council shall be ae
<br />follws: "Be it ordained by the Council of Charlottesville," and that in whic', resole -
<br />t ions shall be passed shall be : "Be it resolved by the Council of C',,arlot tesvillee' rt
<br />(19 )
<br />?�OTIUTTS---OI?nFT? OF PROCEn 4a.
<br />When a question is under debate no motion shall be entertained unless
<br />specially provided for,except the following,which shall take precedence in tic order
<br />Riven;
<br />1. To adJourn,to be made without preliminary reriarks and decided without
<br />dabat e . ,
<br />2. To lay on the table, to be decided without debate.
<br />3. For the Previous Question,to be decide without debate.
<br />4 To postpone,either indefinitely, or to a day or hour certain.
<br />5. To Refer , or Re commit .
<br />6. To Substitute , or Amend.
<br />6. To Adopt,Or Approve.
<br />(20) POTION i0 ADJOTM1;---WHET, IN ORDER. I �i '
<br />A motion to adjourn shall always be in order except when a Member has the
<br />floor,when the Council is enCared in vot .ing,when the previous question has been order`'
<br />or when the motion to adjourn has been put and lost and no other business has interve�
<br />Any member who obtains the floor pending a debate and submits no of or motion
<br />or reriark,may move for the previous quest ion which mot ion if seconded shall fortl1jo
<br />be put to the Council. Two-thirds of the members present shall be required to order
<br />the :.lain or previous question,
<br />(21) PREVIOUS QUESTION ---HOPI PUT . � ut9,
<br />The previous question shall be in this form: 'Shall the main question now be F
<br />If carried,its effect shall be to end all debate and bring the Council to a direct
<br />vote upon a motion to commit,if pending,then upon pending amendments,if any -,and thea
<br />upon the main question. If the motion for the previous question be not carried,
<br />debate may continue as if the motion had not been made.
<br />(2 2) FILLING BLAMM IST CERTAIN ORDINANCES.
<br />In filling blanks in ordinances or resolutions involving money or time, r'
<br />the question shall be rut first upon the largest sum or longest time.
<br />(23) h'AJORITY VOTE TO GOVTMN UNLESS OT?TERWISE ORDERM44 In all matters pending before the Council,a majority shall govern ,a -%Wt
<br />in cases where it is otherwise specially provided.
<br />(24) 171'91 TMS NOT TO VOTE W?MI\T PERSONALLY OR PECUNIARILY INTERESTED. Ii1 OTTIER CABS
<br />TO VOTE T UYSS EXCUSED
<br />No member having; an immediate personal or pecuniary interest in thr result
<br />of any question before the Council shall vote thereon. IrY all other cases,every
<br />member present when a question is put ,shall vote unless excused by the Council•
<br />(25 ) YEA AIM NAY VOTE--
<br />On the call of any member of the Council the vote on any question rla:f be neo
<br />taken by ayes and nays, and recorddd,provided the demand be made before otl!er b110i
<br />has been taken up.
<br />
|