The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-07-25


oRDER OF BUSINESS.
Rule lst. Upon the appearance Of . quo
rum, the Council shall be called to order
the Mayor taking the chair, if present, and
the Council appointing temporary chair
man if be should be absent. The Council
shall then proceed to the business before
them, which shall be conducted in the fol-
lowing order:
lst. Reading the minutes of the proceed
ings of the last meeting or meetings, amend
ments and approval Of the same.
End. The presentation of petitions and
communications.
Sd. Reports Of City Officers.
4fh. Reports of standing committees.
5h. Reports of special committees.
9th. Unfinished business of preceding
meetings.
Ih. Resolutions, motions, &c.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Rule ID. All questions relating to the pri-
GRITTY of business, shall be decided with
out debate.
Rule Sd. The Mayor shall preserve order
and decorum, and shall decide all questions
of orders, subject to an appeal TO the Com
mon Council.
Rule 4th. While the Mayor is putting the
out of the Council room.
Rule 5th. Every member, previous to his
speaking, shall rise from his seat, and ad-
dress himself to the Mayor, and say, "Mr.
President" but shall not proceed with his
remarks till recognized and named by the
chair.
Rule 9th. When two or more members
rise at once, the Mayor shall name the men,
Der who is FIRST to speak. .....
Rule 7. When a member wishes to pre-
sent communication, petition or report,
he shall rise in his place and address the
Chairman in the usual form, and having
briefly stated the subject Of such communi
cation or report, ask leave to present the
same.
Rule Sth. No member shall speak more than
twice to the same general question, nor
more than once to a previous question, with
out leave of the Common Council, nor more
than once in any case, until every member
choosing to speak shall have spoken.
Rule 9th. A member called to order shall
Immediately sit down, unless permitted to
explain. II there be no appeal, the decision
of the chair shall be conclusive; but if the
member appeal from the decision of the
chair, the Common Council shall decide the
case without debate.
Rule lch. While member is speaking,
no members shall hold any private discourse,
Rule llh. Every member who shall be
present when question is stated from the
chair, shall vote thereon unless excused by
the Common Council, or unless he be di-
rectly interested in the question, in which
case he shall not vote.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Rule 18th. No motion shall be put or de-
bated unless it be seconded. When mo-
ton is seconded, it shall be stated by the
Mayor before debate. and every such mo-
ton shall be reduced to writing, if required
by member, the Mayor or Recorder.
Rule 18Th. After a motion or resolution
is stated by the Mayor, it shall be deemed
to be in possession of the Common Council,
but may be withdrawn at any time before
decision or amendment.
Rule l4th. In all cases where resolution
or motion is entered on the minutes of the
Common Council, the name of the member
moving the same shall be entered also.
TAKING AND ENTERING VOTE.
Rule 18th. If any member require it, the
ayes and nays upon any question shall be
| taken, and entered on the minutes; but the
ayes and nays shall not be taken, unless
called for previous to any vote on the ques-
! ton.
PRECEDENCE OF QUESTION.
| Rule 10Th. When a blank is to be filed,
and different sums or times are proposed.
the question shall be taken first on the
largest sum or the longest time.
Rule l7h. When question is under de-
bate, the only motions in order shall be-
LIST, to adjourn; I'd, the previous question:;
Sd, to lay on the table; 4.h, to post pone in
definitely; 5th, to refer to amend; and
such motions shall have precedence in the
order herein arranged-the first three to be
decided without debate.
Rule 18th. Motions to adjourn shall not
be in order when a member is in possession
of the floor, nor while the ayes and nays
are being called, nor when the members are
voting, nor when it has been decided that
the previous question shall be taken.
Rule 10Th A motion to adjourn simply
cannot be amended, but a motion to adj
journ to a given day may be open to be-
bate.
Rule Goth. When the previous question
is moved, seconed and carried, all proposed
amendments and all further motions and
debate shall be excluded, and the question
be put without delay.
Rule 2lst. A motion to lay question on
the table is not debatable; but a motion to
lay on the table and publish or any other
condition, is subject to amendment and de-
bate.
Rule 22d. When a motion is postponed
indefinitely, it shall not be taken up again
during the same meeting.
Rule 23d. Motions to refer to standing
committee shall take precedence of a SINH
lar motion for special committee.
Rule oath. a motion to amend an amend
mend shall be in order, but to amend an
amendment to an amendment shall not be
entertained.
Rule 18th. A question may be reconsid-
cred at any time during the same meeting,
or at the first meeting held thereafter. A
motion for reconsideration being once made
and decided in the negative, shall not be
again renewed.
Rule 26h. A motion to reconsider must
be made and seconded by members who
voted in the majority, and no vote to recon-
slider shall be reconsidered.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Rule 9th. The standing committees of
the Common Council shall be appointed by
the Mayor annually, on entering upon the
duties of his office, and the first person
named on the committee shall be chairman
thereof. The following shall be the stand
ing committees:
LIST. On Finance.
I'd. On Internal improvements.
Sd. On Streets and Alleys.
4th. On claims.
5th. On Fire Department.
9th. On Printing.
And each committee shall consist Of three
members.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Rule 2sth. All special committees shall
consist of three members each, unless some
other number be specified, and the hrst per-
son named shall be chairman.
Ru!e 2eth. Ga the acceptance of final
report from a special committee, the said
committee shall be considered discharged