The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-27
ORDINANCES.
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ORDINANCE NO. ~.


sEcroy,. The regular stated meetings of t
City Council, being the Select Council and t
Board of Aldermen convened in Joint seSso
| shall be held on the Friday preceding the RI
Monday N every month, e hslf. past seven o'co
| pm, nj tho city Council Chamber, and spec,
meetings may be called 10y Joint resolution OF u
. | two Boards, Iy the Mayor BY the city Clerk, "a
on written re flisition Of any two members, or
4 any two members of either Board, by persen
| notice 10 each member, or by leaving a writ,
notice at the usual place Of abode of each men
Der, at least six hours before the time fixed
| such notice for the meeting and II shan he n
duty Of theCty Clerk TO prepare and of the CT
/ Marshal, and Of the Police Constables on duty
| the day time. to give and serve said notices.
-EC.2. The following shall be the rules Of Pre-
| ceedings OF said CITY Council convened ~ abov;
| VIA: Iii ........
| |. Anaiority Of the members elected to bot
| Boards shall be quorum ~ transact business, bt
| aless number, more than four, may adjourn fruI
day to day. and may require the Attendance o
| other members.
| 2 Upon the appearance Of q quorum tho Mayor
II present, shall take the chair and call the an
oer. TO order and in the absence Of the Mayor
| tho City Clerk, or my member shah call tho meet
| ing to order and u chairman pro TEN. shall b,
appointed for that meeting, or until the chairman
appear.
s. After the calling of the roll, upon which the
| members OF both Boards shall be placed in alpha
I betical order, without reference TO which BOARD
they belong. the minutes Of the Proceedings Of
| the last stated and intervening special meetings
! shall I've read and approved or .nmendel, unlcs
such reading is unanimously dispensed with.
4. The order OF business shan then We a. fol-
| lows, via
| |. Unfinished business from previous msctiue-.
| 2. Reports from tho city officers
| %. Reports ui committees, 10 be- called for Us the
chairman IN the order named ia the Joint ~ I'D.
'ions eiopsed ny section Is Of Those r,,lc,.
] 0. CLAIMS and accounts.
q. RESOLUTIONS and motions.
T. Miscellaneous business
:. Oom,munications from the Mayor may be re-.
ceycd and cons .dored at any time.
o. Every motion NJ proposition shall, { the
Chairman, OF any nc'nber, requires IT,, he reduced
/ n resolution, or motion, shall b. entered with II
upon the journal.
.. No motion shii he debated until i, IL sec.
onded, when u -hall bo deemed "a he u possession
of thc Council and shall be- stated hy the chair.
man, or, u m va ting. shalt be- delivered to the
ySn to d I motion II S1' rc sS RTS
We slthdrawn ~ the mover at any time before de.
rt-on ot amendment.
:. All quest ions shall be- put m the following
form "a many ~ are Of the opinion "a. the
ease NAV bod win say iUe and the con rory No"
In doubtful cascs The chairman may direct, OF any
member may cal, for division, and whom DO.
nlanded by any menh"r present, tho ayes and
nay shnll hc called ami entered on the journal,
with the name ofthe mcmlercsl'iu for ,he same.
-, When q question T. seiore the CJuncii no
motion ~hall hcrecoivei unless 20 amend, post
pone, ~ lny u on the table. tocomnt or recon.
motion 10 adjourn thsi always BE- m orer m iiS
the Council IT, engaged IN voting, and such mo.
ton shall be decided upon without debate.
" NM lntlllhFF may fuli luI q division OF the
question under debate. when the same wli ai.
mt thereof
IT, Ivory member present when question Is
put shall vote, unless tho tOunc Al shall Tor special
reasons, excuse him from 80 doing, or unless he
!, Interested )" the question, 81 which case he
shall not vote,
IL. All qnosti6ns shall 10 IN, in the order in
which they are we'd, except IN iiiling up blanks,
whom the longest 'iin" nnd The Ter. 81 sum shall
10 irst put.
u. The chairman .h,Jl prc.orye ordcg aud de.
cornm, and shah decide MI questions ~ order
subject ~ an Ayl-lal to tha Council.
Council, the chairman shah and any member
my, col hun 70 order, ~ which case the nrn.
Tor esll'd 20 order sh'll Immediately ~ down
H1i be sueni. IA" 'unrii, n sppcul.d ~. may
Ia. IN tier, without debate
D. y, per-on,l.t.s or rcncc ions niuriou, to
nr h'eiings ~ nicmhcr, or harmony ~ the
Counal. sha lie allowed and the member IN.
duiglng ~ such pcrsoualii'c- shall Zoe called TO
order by the cha rmAn
u. Every memhcr, previous e. speaking. shall
rise from HI scat aud a,ltlfo., himself To lho
chairman. and when two or moro members hall
re" al once, IA" chairman shall name the m,m-
her vito - first To -peal.
L.. Any member who shall have voted with the
question, provide he do ~ nj the "a, " meeting
AMI WINE TIE motion OF T".OuliVn u IA possess
sion OF the Council, nid such motion having hcen
one" put aud LIST -hlll not lie renewed, oxoapt ~
consent OF two.third- of the members elected. |
bnt no vol. vi tho Cty Council shall be- recon.
-idored or rcsciudci Rt 70 special meeting uulo,-
the meet ng he called In whole or IN part Tor that
purpose, aud tho members be- not.ued, and I'm.
les NJ such spo'tal o. ocilng there bc present rs
large humi"r OF .mbers W.. present when |
~, Noi" 90 be rccou-ilcrrd was taken.
u. Every petition, claim, account or other writ.
ten appi.Saiion intended TO h. presented 10 the
City Council shall bee prc-cnted by tho Mayor or
any member IN hi place, who shall, before such
pre- s'uthllOnt examine t4c I'LL or voucher iu br
presented aud certify, or state in hi. place. that
The same has been incurred ~ arcOr lance w,liiho
ora niugr-, or lu'y authorized oglcr- OF the prup.
per officers uf the city. Any member may 70.
quiI" The reading At length Of any paper pre-.
l.. Tho join, resolutions, numbered from Ia
y, both in.ins'y' aiopLrih p, the board VI Alder
Council on March l2th, 1905, IN reference 10 tho
standing comm tees OF :Aa cay Council, aud |
other proceedings Of the same are hereby 70.
enacted ami made q part of tlis ordinance, pgo.
trioi, the words ''ro tie branch ~ which The or.
linance was tesTrcd, IN the 18th Of said resoiu.
iions, lc stricken out.
10 COMMITTEES shalt Inquire into tho matter.
referred ~ thcm, and report, ~ wlH6lg, the facts
IN relation thereto, nui attach 10 such report all
reso lutions, pertions aHd other papers rcntingto
he matters referred To therein, and no tapou
shall he received unless The same b. signed ly !
majority Of ihr committee. But nothing con.
70 NJ n,rtec from submitting n report Tho recon-
ncndstiOns oI committee, shall be embuIird M
resolutions, which shalt Ne presented wth the
cp 'rts.
So, =, Nllr,ports Of thccity officers and police
required by EXISTING ordinances "a
meeting, and ,lpll be- msir uptl tho day pre,s.
ting sad regular monthly meeting An claims
nj account als,iust tho city shHl hc presented
y the city Council, convened u- above and II |
,roleriy authenticated, A. IDln'Tel hy civ Ofli.
lite'c -, shall De- referred To Tue appropriate com
nittoe, who shan examine m" same aud report |
AcTrou To the board ofalicrn en- at their stated
nunthy meeting th"Tcaitcr,us iHra- IN thcr pow |
Y, All other business OFFS gene raj character, shall
4 introduced uthr CITY Council contned ia IUInt
meeting, and shall lao disposed of In such manner |
i may lie directed 10y sand Council orus the char
or aud ORDINANCES Of The clty may provide,
src. I. The Mayor or chairman -hah have IN
II eases, the right 20 vote aud when the uard !
halt 10 equally divided, n"mumg his vote, tie |
question shall be- lost.
Sac ., II shall be- the duty of the city Clorf To
rave publ shed, IN accordance with The chartcr
mi ordinances OF tho cly, the inmates oi the
~ the Joint sessions, of the two |
boards. aud Of the select Council. and uf lie
ipMd 81 Aldermen with n three days after zach ,
neetlng, and n th'y ara not contained ~ the
'rocccnlugs OF tl" meeting, each ordinance anj
pini resolution shall be- published Al Length, in
Ike manner " tim thTea DAYS AFTER IN meeting !
I which n has been read the FIRST tine.
SIC. IT, AZ stall be the duty of tho city Clerk IN
cruty and present tu the other Board, "a It's utAt
n.otln?, every ordnance, motion or rr-u.
ution which has passed one huaTd, uud which r'-
uiT,'- The Conrurfen' vote Of the other BYlrt :
ni present 10 the Mayor coruhei IA like |