Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1898-08-25
ORDINANCE NO. /

ORDINANCE NO. i.
An ordinance establishing rules and
regulations for the government OF
the town council and the officers OF
the town in their relation to said
council.
Be it ordained by the town council
of the incorporated town of Vinita;
SEC. /. That the following rules
and regulations for the government of
the town council of the town of
Vinita, at its meetings aud commit
tee duties, and the government Of the
other officers of the town in their re-
lation TO the town council, be and the
same are hereby adopted and estab-
lished.
SEC. .. All meetings of the town
council shall be held at the mayors
Office, and their regular meetings
shall be on every first aud third Mon
day evening of each month.
/ SEC. ). The mayor may call special
meetings upon his own motion or
upon the written application of three
aldermen.
SEC. 4. At the annual organization
of the town council, the mayor shall
appoint the following standing COM
mittees, provided that suggestions of
a majority of the council as to the
composition of any or all of said conn
mittees shall be considered by the
mayor:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Finance, ordinance, streets and al
leys, police, fire department, ceme-
terry, sanitary. on public buildings and
market houses, light, water and edu-
cation.
Each of the foregoing committees
shall consist of three members, and
the first named shall be the chairman,
provided, that any committee may
change its chairman by mutual con-
sent.
SEC. 5. All new matter coming be-
fore the council shall go to the proper
committee, unless taken up by motion
and two-thirds of the members pres
ent voting in the affirmative.
SEC. 6. The order of business at all
regular meetings shall be:
]. Calling of the roll and marking
absentees.
?. To read and if necessary correct
the minutes.
3. To receive reports of officers and
committees.
4. To receive petitions.
5. To consider claims and accounts
against the town.
6. To take up business on the table
in regular order.
I. Unfinished business.
s. New business.
9. Consideration of bills, ordi-
nances, resolutions, etc.
SEC. I. The presiding officer shall
take the chair at the hour prescribed
for the meeting of the council, call
the members to order, cause the roll
TO be called, and should quorum be
present, cause the minutes of the last
regular meeting, and OF any special
meetings held in the interim, TO be
read and disposed of.
SEC. s. The presiding officer shall
preserve order and decorum, may
speak on questions of order, rising
from his seat for that purpose, and
shall decide all questions of order,
subject to appeal to the council. He
shall state all questions distinctly be-
fore putting them to the council, and
upon all questions where the laws Q!
the United States do not require a
viva voce vote, he shall call the vote
in the general way, unless a call OF
the roll is asked for by member of
the council. All roll calls shall be
made by the clerk, and the members
shall be called in alphabetical order.
SEC. 8. A member desiring to speak
upon any question before the council,
shall rise to his feet, respectfully adj
dress the presiding officer, and in all
that he says confne himself to the
pending question, avoiding all person
alities. No person, not member OF
the council, shall be allowed to ad.
dress the same unless invited to do sc
upon a motion of a member and by
vote of the town council.
SEC. 10. A member when speaking
shall not be interrupted, except by a
call to order, or to correct statement
of facts. Nor shall any member speak
more than twice on the same question
without leave OF the council, nor more
than once until every member, choosing
TO speak, shalt have spoken.
SEC. IL. When motion is made
and seconded it shall be deemed to bt
in possession of the board, and shal
be stated by the presiding officer, or
if in writing, may be read by the
mover or handed to the clerk, to bt
read by him previous to debate.
SEC. IL. When a question is undei
debate. no motion shall be received
unless "to adjourn" "to lay on The
table, +" "for the previous question,
"to postpone to certain. time," ''tC
commit" ito amend" or "to post
pone indefinitely" These severa
questions shall have precedence, il
the order in which they are enumer
ated A motion or resolution may bt
withdrawn at any time before actor
is had on it, by consent of the board
| SEC. 13. When two or more mem
bers happen to rise to speak at the
same time, the presiding officer shall
name the person who shall speak first
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