Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-01-13
Proceedings OF the Board of Super
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questions or order, subject 10 an APP
peal to the Board by any member
He shall appoint all committees, I'M
less otherwise specially directed by
the Board. ..-
Rule 3d-The regular order of bus
mess of the Board shall be:
Reading the minutes.
2d-Presentation of claims and ac-
counts. #m.
3d-Presentation of petitions and
communications.
4th-Presentation OF resolutions
and reports.
5th-Uniinished business.
Rule 4th-The unfinished business
of the Board shall be taken up in the
following order
1st-Roads. III
2d-Oilicial bonds and reports of
Justices of the Pence.
3d-Printing and advertising.
4th-School Fund.
5th-Swanip Land.
6th-Assessments equalization and
taxations,
7th-County buildings and proper
ty.
Sth-Claims and accounts.
9th-County poor.
10th-Bridges.
1lth-Prosecutions.
12th-Settlement with county off,
GERS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Rule 5th-Any matter presented to
the Board may be acted upon at the
time of presentation, or passed to
the proper order under unfinished
busiress.
Rule Chino motion shall require
a second; but motion being made,
1t shall be stated by the Chairman,
or read aloud 10y the Clerk before de-
bate.
Rule 7th-All matters Of similar
nature, in regard to which the mem
bcrs of the Board are unanimously
agreed, may be acted upon as whole
under one motion.
Rule Sth-When a question 10 I'M
der debate, no motion shall be re-
ceived but to adjourn, to lie on the
table, for the previous question, to
postpone to day certain, to commit
Or amend, to postpone indefinitely
which several motions shall have
precedence in the order IN which they
are arranged. and no motion to
postpone To a day certain, to commit
or to postpone indefinitely, being de-
cided, shall again be allowed on the
same day, and at the same stage of
the proceedings.
Rule 9th When tho question is
postponed indefinitely the same shall !
not be acted upon again during the
session,
Rule lOth-Any member may call I!
for division of question, which
shall be divided, If it comprehend |
propositions in substance so distinct |
that one being taken away, a SUBJ
stantive proposition shall remain.
Rule llth-At the request of any
member the yeas and ma, 8 on any
question shall be called and recorded.
Rule l2th-WheH a motion has
been once made and carried in the
affirmative or negative, il shall be in
order for any member of the MAJORS
ty to move for the reconsideration
thereof on the same or succeeding
day g; and such motion shall take pre-
cedence of all other questions except
a motion to adjourn.
Rule 13th-All persons or parties
having claims or demands against
the county are required to present
the whole account that they may
have against the county at the time
Of presentation. All accounts shall
be sworn to by the claimants
unless they are shown by the county
records or certified to by a county or
officer. And all accounts
or applications for bridge appropria.
tons to be acted upon by the Board
at each session, shall be presented Oh
or before noon of. the second day Of
the session.
Rule l4th-The rule Of parliament
tary practice, comprised in Cushing's
Manuel, shall govern the Board i'm
all cases to which they are applicable
and in which they are not inconsis.
tent with standing rules or orders Of
the Board.
Rule l5ih--No standing rule or Or
der of the Board shall be rescinded or
changed without one days notice
being made of the motion thereof;
but rule may be suspended at any
time 10y vote or general consent.
The Boaru then adjourned till one
O'clock, Il. NJ.
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