Arizona citizen., 1871-11-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
ORDER No. 1.--BY.LAWS.

\ and Council of the Village of Tucson, that the following Bylaws and Regula- tions govern the course of procedure in all matters of business
 1 First-The regular meetings of the Council shall be upon the first and third Mondays of each month, and the hour oi meeting ill the months of April, May, June, July, August and September shall be o'clock P. NJ, and for the rest of the year, the hours of 51a M.
 Second-Any regular meeting of the Council may be adjourned to a specified time prior to the next regular meeting upon a two-thirds vote and to any hour agreed upon.
 Third-The Cornell may at any time be called together by the Mayor, or the mem Der acting as Chairman, for a special meeting, notice of such meeting to be given in writing to each member at least one day before the time of meeting-such notice to specify place where and time when such meeting will be held. FOurth-Service of all notices to mem bers of the Council shall be by delivering copy of notice personally, or by leaving a copy at the usual place of business of the members to be served.
 Fifth-All special meetings will adjourn to next regular meeting unless otherwise ordered by two-thirds vote,
 SiXth-UpOn all questions before the council debate shall be conducted accord ing to rules of debate as laid down in Cushing's Manual, and said manual is here by adopted as the code of procedure from the first introduction of a resolution to its final disposition, except as otherwise or dered by the Council
 Seventh-No ordinance for the opening of new streets or lanes, which may neceS- sitate the removal of buildings or fences, shall be passed without first publishing notice of intention. to open such street or lane at least two weeks before the meeting at which it is proposed to pass such ordi- nance. Such notice to be posted in the usual manner of notices emanating from the Council and to specify as near as may be the line of such proposed new street or lane, and also the property and property holders affected thereby.
 Eight-All petitions for the opening of streets, or for any other purpose, and all protests against the same or against any proposed action of the Council shall be in writing, and all persons interested may be heard either in person or by attorney; provided, that all adverse to the proposed action of the Council shall be merged and considered as one contest and but one per son shall be heard fOrall, and such contest shall be determined at the sitting of the Council in which the same shall be brought up, unless for good cause 1t be otherwise ordered.
 Ninth-All votes upon ordinances and orders shall be by Vtvd Voce upon "roll call" and as the name of each member present is called, he shall announce his opinion by "yea" or "nay," unless ex- cused from voting by the presiding officer of the meeting, and the name of each member voting with the way in which he voted shall be entered at length upon the records; also the names of members, if any excused from votiug, and also the names of absent members, If any.
 Tenth-The presiding officer shall de- clare the result of each vote as soon as the same is determined, and shall also declare the question voted upon adopted or re- jected, as the case may be, after which such question shall be considered finally of unless motion to reconsider be interposed.
 Eleyenth-Any breach of decorum by any member of the Council or contempt uous conduct may be punished by fine by the presiding officer, and if persisted in, the offending member may be placed in
  der shall be enforced by the Village Mar shal; provided, that no arrest shall con tinue longer than twenty-four hours or until such fine as may have been imposed shall be paid
 Twelfth-These Bylaws may be chang ed upon written notice given at regular meeting of the Council, such notice spec flying in what the proposed change con- sists-which said notice shall lay over un- til the next regular meeting, unless the Council by unanimous consent otherwise order.
 Thirteeath All ordinances adopted shall be entitled as follows: "Be it or dained by the Mayor and Council of the Village of Tucson" And all orders made | shall be entitled as follows: Ut is ordered by the Mayor and Council of the Village of Tucson"
 Fourteenth All ordinances shall be numbered in the order in which they are passed, and all orders shall be numbered | in same manner Ordinances and orders l shall be indexed separately under different heads, and each shall be signed by the Mayor and attested by the Recorder, with ,he date when the same was passed.
 Passed in the Common Council of the Village of Tucson, September Is, AID. 1871.
 s. R. DELONG, Mayor.
 Attest;
 WILLIAM J. OSBORN, Recorder. It