The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-05-12
Special Committee on Rules

Ernst FRANKIE,
Special Committee on Rules.
RULES OF THE COMMON COUNCIL,
Adopted at a regular meeting of the
Common Council held May I'd, 1898.
1st. The Mayor or presiding officer
shall at the appointed hour of meeting,
call the City Council to order; and if a
quorum be present, he shall direct the
minutes Of the preceding meeting to o.
read, corrected, if necessary, and ap-
proved. 1t shall be the duty of the
Mayor or presiding officer to preserve
order and decorum, and decide all
questions of order, subject to an appeal
to the Common Council.
I'd. The order of business, after the
reading of the minutes shall be as fol-
lows:
l. The presentation of petitions.
2. The reports of standing commit
tees.
3. Reports of select committees.
4. Communications to the Common
Council.
5. Unfinished business of preceding
meeting.
Sd. When d motion is made and
seconded, it shall be stated by the
presiding officer, or read by the Clerk,
previous to being debated or acted up
on by the Common Council. If any
member require it, all motions Except
to adjourn, postpone or commit) shall
be reduced to writing. Any motion
may be withdrawn by consent of the
Common Council before discussion or
amendment.
4th. Every member present when a
question is put shall vote, unless the
Common Council shall, from some
special cause, excuse him, or unless he
shall be directly interested in the ques
ton; in which case he shall not vote.
9th. A motion to adjourn shall al
ways be considered in order, and, to-
gether with a call for the previous
question, shall be decided without de-
bate
9th. When any member is about to
speak in debate, or make report OF any
matter to the Common Council, he
shall rise from his seat and address
himself to the presiding officer, and
shall confne himself to the subject
matter under consider alton and avoid
personalities.
9TH. When two or more members
rise to speak at once, the presiding
officer shall name the member who is
first to speak.
9Th. No mem Der shall speak except
in his place, nor more than twice on
any question, except on leave of the
Common Council.
9th. When a member is speaking
no member shall entertain no private
discourse, or in any way interrupt the
speaker, except as to a question OF
order.
10th. Any member may call for a
division of a question, when the same
will admit thereof.
18th. When blank is to be filed,
or different sums or times proposed, the
question shall first be put upon the
largest sum and the longest time.
18th. When question is under de-
bate, no motion shall be received un-
less to adjourn, to lay on the table, for
the previous question, to postpone to a
day certain, to commit, to amend, or to
postpone indefinitely; and these several
motions shall have precedence IN the
order in which they stand arranged.
18th. The previous question shall
be admitted on demand of any member
and until decided shall preclude all
amendments and discussion.
18th. 1t shall be competent for any
member when question is taken to
call for the ayes and noes, which shall
be recorded by the Clerk.
10Th. In all cases when a resolution
or a motion shall be entered on the
minutes, the name of the member
moving the same shall also be entered
on the minutes.
10th. Standing or select committees
! shall always report in writing.
| 18th. A majority of the members OF
the Common Council shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business
18th. 1t shall require vote of two
j thirds of the members present to sus
pend any rule of the City Council.
10Th. No ordinance shall be passed
or account allowed, or appropriation
made, without first having been pro