Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-14


him by the Act of Incorporation, by ordi- |
nance and resolutions Of the Council, and in |
cese of his absence or other inability to act,
the End Burgess shall act, and in case OF his
absence, the Council may from time to time
elect President pro tenn as occasion may
require, who shall exercise the same authori-
ty, and perform the same duties that are or
may be enjoined on the Chief Burgess:
Section 2.-The chair will decide all ques-
tions Of order arising during the deliberationss
of the board but any member deeming mmsell
agrieved by the decision of the chair, may
take an appeal to the board Of Council, when
appeal if seconded, shall be put to the board
by the chair, and be decided by them without
debate.
Session 3.-The chair will appoint oil conn
mittees unless the board of Council shall ny
resolution determine otherwise. :, :,
Section 4.-The board of Council shall
meet stately for the transaction OF business
on the first Tuesday evening in each MONTH
at the following hours, viz: IN January rep
ruary, October, November and December NJ
o'clock Z. NJ. March, April and Septem-
Der at "A o'clock =. NJ. in May, June. July,
and August at o'clock p. M. Adjourned
and special meetings may be held from time
to time as they shall be deemed necessary :
Provided, That all adjourned meetings held
| in any month shall be considered as contin-
uance of the first or stated meeting of such
month.
Section 5.-No member will be at liberty
to leave the Council room after roll call,
without permission first obtained from the
chair.
Section 6.-Seven members shall consti-
tute q quorum for the transaction of business.
The following order of business shall be OBJ
served at all meetings of the board:
1st.-Thc roll Of members will be called by
the Town Clerk, or in his absence, by men,
Der of the Council appointed by. the board to
discharge that duty, and the absentees will
be duly noted.
Section Minutes shall be read. if obiec-
ted to in whole, or in part. the objection shall
be heard and connection made if required so
as to make them consistent with the facts
if not objected to they shall stand approved
without a vote, and be recorded thus appro
we'd, in book provided for that purpose.
Note-After the minutes are read, the
chair will proclaim thus gentlemen, you have
heard the minutes read if there are no OBJ
jectons, they will stand approved; if there
are no objections he will add: Mr.. Clerk, the
minutes stand approved.
Section S.-Commttees will report through
their chairman, in the order of precedence in
which they were appointed. Reports OF
Reports of committees will be acted upon by
the board as is usual in other deliberative bo-
dies. Minority reports may be heard at the
discretion of the Council.
Section 9.-Memorials and communications
to Council, will be presented and such action
taken thereon as may seem eXpedient to
council; PrOvided, That the rules which gov
ern deliberative bodies, must in al cases be
complied with. Ind prorided further, That
action shall be taken upon no memorial petit
tion or communication which is not in writ
ing, and clothed in respectful language.
Section lO.-Individual business will be at
tended to. viz: reception and action upon &C
counts, claims, &c.
Section ll.-Such new business as is DEEM
ed necessary and expedient, suggested by
members Of Council, and not otherwise provi.
ded for by these rules.
ness for which Council was specially convened
shall be first acted upon and no new matter
shall receive the attention of council till such
special matter is disposed of.
Section l3.-All resolutions or motions
shall be submitted in writing, and shall be
seconded before received.
Section 14.-When addressing the chair
members shall rise from their seats member
to whom the floor is awarded shall not be in.
terrupted Except by call to order) while
speaking. Members shall not speak at any
one time for greater period than twenty
minutes.
Section ia member wishing to present
a paper must state its general import and be
| fore it is read, the claim shall take the voice
of the Council thus Shall the paper held by
the gentleman be read If there be no obiec
tion it will be read let the paper be read
&c OH thn ehol
be taken withou. debate.
Section l6.-At the first reading of an,
memorial, petition, report Of committee, re
monstrance, ordinance, or other paper, Tex
ceptng always simple resolution) upon mo
tion it shall be laid upon the table unless
: particularly directed by the board, by q mo
4; tion, regularly made, put, and carried.
Section l7.-No ordinance shall be passet
;, into law, at the same sitting at which it i
introduced, unless concurred in by two third
of the members present.
: Section lS.-Upon motion made, regularl,
: seconded, and carried, the Council may re
: solve itself into q committee Of the who'll
Q when the Chief Burgess having first appoin
ted member to the chair, may participate
4 in the deliberations, as other members Of tn,
: board.
4 Section l9-The person first named on
. VII bc vi tutl
/ and shall have power to convene the commit
j tee for the discharge of its duties Prorided
That all committees after being convene
e may appoint their own chairman.
! Section 20.-lt shall be the duty of tn
Town Clerk to duly notify all chairmen G
;. committees of their appointment; and h
/ shall cause members of Council to be serve
= with notices of special meetings, at least on
q day previous thereto. He shall further b
i required to surrender the books, papers an
u records in his possession to his successor j
i Office, in good order and condition, and 70
d neglecting or refusing to so surrenderin
It them, having first been duly notified, he sha
: forfeit and pay the sum of twenty five dollor,
}. to be recoverable as debts of like amount
!, are by law recoverable, and paid into tn
Treasury for the use Of the Borough.
!, Section 2lst.-Members Of Council sha
s. be subjected to the following fines and pena
e ties, viz:
l. Absence at stated meetings, $40
@ Roll call,
d Leaving the room without permission, 2
Il Refusing to obey a call TO order, 10
It The Town Clerk shall be fined, for neglec
g to serve notices, five cents for each notice.
d Reasonable excuses will in all cases be az
$, cepted.
% On motion of g. B. Weiser, that the aboy
y rules be adopted, it was agreed to, ayes