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<br />"Those or)posed say 'no'". The president shall declare all votes.
<br />(5) M.BERS NOT To WIVTT)RAW WITTTOUT LF,AVE.-- After a member, at any meeting,
<br />has been recorded as present, he shall not without permission of the Council,
<br />absent himself frorisuch meeting until its adjournment.
<br />(6) ?.MEMBERS-- CONDUCT IN ADDRESSING THE BODY. --Every member shall confine
<br />himself to tie question before the Council and avoid all personal, or indecorous
<br />languaa,e. No d iscusation of a sectarian or political, natlire shall be allowed
<br />No member shall interrupt another member while speaking, except to make a point of
<br />order, the point is to be briefly stated to the presiding officer.
<br />(7) �,rr.�BRRS-- ORnERS OF RECO ►NTTION BY VE PRESInENT. -- When the two members
<br />arise at tho'acme time, the president shall name the one to speak; but in all cases,
<br />the member f I ret rising; and addressing the ciair shall speak first.
<br />N U,.fl9ER AND LENGTH OF SPEECHES*-- No member shall speak more t� an
<br />once on t h: same questicn until every member choosinF- to speak shall have done iso,
<br />nor more than twice, !--ot fur a longer time than fifteen minutes on any question
<br />without the permission of the Council.
<br />(9) ?M.3RRS-- HOW CATT.ED TO 0ODER. -- If it speaking any member transgress tie
<br />rules of the Council, the president shall call .nim to order. If there be no appeal,
<br />the decision of the chair shall be submitted to.
<br />(10) 'WtBERS-- CONDUCT THILE SITTIN r. -- No member shall, while the Councilis
<br />sittfng, IT
<br />terrt1rt or ',Ird-�r itis ' iueiness hV standinn up, moving about, talking,
<br />expressing approval or disapproval of any or its proceedings, orby any other conduct
<br />tending to disorder or confusion.
<br />(11) NON-MMBERS TU ADDRESS COUIXIT, OTTT,y BY PE%YISSION@ -- No pe r. son w`,o is not
<br />a member of the Council shall orallj address it, until leave to do so has been
<br />applied for through a member of the Council and granted by it.
<br />(12) CO-17TILTICATIONS TO BE IN WRITING... No co^imunication to the Council shall
<br />be entettained unless the same be in writing.
<br />(13) MOTIONS OR PROPOSITIONS TO 3E IN WRITIN T: TO B:+. STATEn BEFORE DISCt1SSIN :
<br />WTTEN THEY MAY 3E WIT''nRAWN. -- Every motion or proposition, except as are subsidiary
<br />or incidental, shall be in writing. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall
<br />be stated by t1ne president before itis debtated. A motion or p ropo ri t io:n may be
<br />withdrawn by the mover, wit's consent of second, at any time before it is decided,
<br />amended orotherwise acted upon by the Council.
<br />Tie president shall have a vote on all questions, may make a motion, second a
<br />motion already made and take depart in debate.
<br />(14) MOTIONS-- A"rF,17 rRXTS VUST 3E RELEVANT. -- No motion,proposition, or
<br />subject different from teat under consideration, shall be admitted under color of
<br />amendment.
<br />(15) GENERAL ORDINANCES TO BE READ TWICE BEFORE PASSAGE. -- READIN"1 14AY BE
<br />nISPENSED WITV, BY A VAJORIT'r' VOTE. •- Every general ordinance shall be read twice
<br />before its f inal passage. The; first r�;ading shall be for Information. If there is
<br />no objection the ordinance shall be considered and vott;d upon: If there be objection
<br />it shall be laid over to the next regular meeting Wien action on same shall be taken
<br />Any reading may be dispensed with by unanimous consent.
<br />(16) ORDINANCES TO BE REPEATAD OR VE11,T?1ED ONLY BY ORDINANCE.--ORnINANCE TO
<br />TA12 EFFECT FRO34!)ATE O UNLESS OTITERWISE PROITIPED.
<br />No ordinance shall be amended or rrp eal e, -d except by an ordinance repiilarly
<br />introduced and adopted except 'by unanimous consent.
<br />Every ordinance shall take effect fromthe date o fi is p assn?e uYml ass otherwise
<br />provided.
<br />(17) STYLE OF ORDINANCES ANT) R,ESOL1TTIUNS. -- T're et-irle in w'„ich ordinancesnncil
<br />al -all be enactE;d by the Council shall be as follows: "Be it Ordained by th,
<br />of the City of Charlottesville", and that in w'nich resolutions shall be passed
<br />shallbe "BE IT RESOLVEDby the Council of the City of Charlottesville."
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<br />(18) MOTION.— ORDER OF PROCEDURE. When a question is under lobate n0 r shall
<br />shallbe ent4rtained unless specially provided for, except the following, whir
<br />take precedence in the order given;debate
<br />1. To: Adjourn, to be made without preliminary remarks and decided without
<br />2. To lair on the table, to be decided wit')out debate.
<br />3. For the Previous guestion, to be decided without debate.
<br />4. To post, one, either indefinitely, or a day or hour certain.
<br />5. To refer, or recommit.
<br />6. To substitute, or amend.
<br />7. To adopt, or approve.
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<br />(19) rTOTION TO AD.jOTJRN. -- rTEN IN ORDEN 41 A motion to adjourn shall doting►
<br />be in order t:xcept when a member has the floor,wren the Councilia engaged in been
<br />when the previous question has been ordered, or when the motion to ad,j ourn has
<br />put and lost and no other business has intervened. ti°s
<br />Any member who obtains the floor during o the debate and submits n ° cher :no
<br />or remark may move for the reviews question, which motion, if seconded, shall
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<br />forthwith be put to the Council.
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<br />(20) PREVIOUS QUESTION-- NO71 PUT-- The previous question shall be en�i��;
<br />form: "Shall the mein question now be put?" If carried, its effect shall be to it fiend
<br />all debates and brim theCouncil to a direct vote upon a motion to CommIf'the m°ai�ot
<br />then upon vending amendnents, if any; and then upon the main question* motion question*-
<br />for the previous question be not carried, debate may continue as if
<br />been made.
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