Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-12

IhIrd-M miscellaneous business, if any
is permitted by the call.
And at all adjourned meetings, both
OF regular and of special sessions the
business left over at the preceding meet.
ing shall be taken up in its order, unless
some other bnsiness be made the special
order OF the meeting.
hule =. In the absence of the mayor
the council shall elect a president pro
tempore, whose Office shall cease at the
close CT the meeting at which be is
elected.
Rule ]. la case no quorum shall
assemble within fifteen minutes after
the time to which the council was
adjourned, those present shall have the
power to send the marshal, or other
officer or person after the absentees and
! compel their attendance.
Rule 4. Any alderman, If seconded,
may order "a call of the council and
cause absent members to be sent for. A
call being moved, the mayor shall in
quire if the call is seconded, and if any
alderman other than the n moving
the call shall second the same, the call
shall be ordered. After the cali lie order
ed all business shall be suspended until
ell absent members within the city are
otSGSbt Ill, VI eAO CNii is ulSpGuHGu SlVl
by a vote of the council.
Ruie s.. The mayor shall preserve
order and decorum, and decide all cues
tions OF order, subject to an appeal to
the council.
Rule 6. When any member OF the
council desires to speak, or lay any mat
ter before said council while in session,
he shall rise from his seat and respect
fully address himself to "Mr. mayor
and shall conine himself to the guess
ton under debate, avoid personalities
and the impntation of improper motives.
Rule 7. All motions, except to
adjourn, 10y on the table,
or refer to u committee, shall be reduced
to writing, if required by any member
of the council, presiding officer or clerk.
Rule s. No ordinance for the govern
ment of the city, or resolution, or ordl-
nance affecting the right of persons, or
property, shall be adopted or passed at
the meeting OF the council ut which it is
first offered, but shall lay over at least
one session of said council, and be re
fe,red to an appropriate standing, or
special committee.
Rule g.. In all cases, committees to
whom ordinances resolutions and other
matters have been referred, shall report,
the same back to the council while in
session, and all such reports, and oil
other reports of committees shall be in
writing, signed by the committee and
addressed to the council, and shall be
filed by the city CLERK.
Rule 10. On the passage of ordlnan-
ces the ayes and noes shall be taken and
recorded by the city clerk.
Rule II. When the ayes and noes
shall be called for by any two members
of the council, on any question the same
shall be taken and recorded by the city
clerk.
:, Rule IL. All members of the city
council shall sit uncovered and abetain
from smoking during Its session, and 1t
shall be the duty of the presiding officer
and marshal to preserve order and pro.
hibit smoking among spectators.
Rule 10. ALI standing committees
! shall consist of three members of the
council, except the committee on grades.
, streets and alleys, which shall consist o:
four-one a~ldermanfrom each ward.
: Rule IA. It shall be the duty of the
executive committee to make all pur.
chases not ordered by the council, and
necessary to be made during the vacs.
tons OF the council and no officer shall
make any purchases on account of the
city without q written order, which
, order must be attached 10 all bills hand,
!. ed into the city clerk from the executive
committee, or authority from the coun'
Gil.
: Rule Is. All papers presented to thu
: council shall be referred as the presiding
. officer may direct, unless otherwise or.
dered by the council.
! Rn1a IA No rnptipn ebo1i ha mt "a,
ordered unless it be seconded and wher
1 81 motion is seconded it shall bt
stated by the mayor before debate.
Rule II. All committees shall be mp
: pointed by the mayor unless otherwise
specially directed by the council.
Rule Is. All special committees shall
: consist of three members each, unlest
. some other number be specified.
Rule 10. The first person named on {
I standing or special committee shall b.
I chairman thereof.
Rule 20. On acceptance OF a final re-
port from u special committee the selc
committee shall be considered dis
charged.
Rule 81. No bills or claims agains
the city shall be allowed until passe'
upon and approved by a committee, ex
eept The bills OF city officers, for sal
aries, fixed by ordinance.
Rule %. No person., not q member Of
8 the council. shall participate in it's de
8 liberations, or address the council, ex
cept when special permission is granted
n Rule %. Every member who shal
n be present when o question is statet
from the chair ehall vote thereon, unles
n excused by the council, or directly inter
ested IN the question, in which case b
shall not vote.
Rule "a. The rules of parliamentary
h practice comprised in "Roberts' rule
a of order shall govern the council in oil
. cases TO which they are applicable, ant
: in which they reno Inconsistent witt
these rules and the order OF the coun
Gil.
Rule 25. These rales may BE- sus
pended, altered, or amended by a vot
. of a majority of the members elected.
. The following proposals for sinking a
artesian well under advertisement c
. March 2, 1886, were presented, opene
. and read, and on motion referred to tia
committee on water works:
Piapkingtop, OAK, March TO, 1886
o e. Y. White, City Clerk: Will bore q we
your specifications require, first six hur
bred feet for five dollars per foot, nez
j. two hundred feet six dollars, nexttw
hundred feet seven dollars. Write U
r Milwaukes. GRAY Bros.
10 Mitchell, Oak, March 8, 1S86-E. 7
White, Esq, City Clerk, Yankton-De:
lie Sir: We, the undersigned, propose
sink an artesian we'll for your city of tb
following size at the following price
le wit: Size of we'll (6) six inches in q