The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-06-05
ORDINANCE NO 1Ol.

County, Oregon, and prescribing the
duties Of the committees Of the council,
and repeating Ordinance No !, new se-
rics, Of the Town Of Sumpter, cOntin-
ued in force NJ an ordinance of the city
Of Sumpter, entitled "an ordinance adOp-
ting certain rules for the government Of
the proceedings Of the common council
of the Town Of Sumpter and prescribing
the duties Of the committees Of the coun-
Gil and repeating Ordinance No ], en-
titled an ordinance adopting certain
rules for the government of the proceed
ings Of the common council Of the Town
Of Sumpter aud prescribing the duties Of
the Committees Of the Common Coun-
Gil of the Town of Sumpter."
TnE Cry Or SUMTER DOES ORDAIN AZ
Follows;
Section l. The council of the CITY Of
Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon, shall
hold its regular meetings Mt the Council
Chambers IN the CityOf Sumpter, Baker
County, Oregon and such regular meet
ings shall be held mt such stated times
as the Council may by resolution fix.
At any regular meeting the Council may
adjourn to u specified time other than u
regular meeting, and all business may
bc transacted nj such adjourned meet
ing the same NJ ut u regular meeting.
Section 2. Special meetings may be
called ut any time by the Mayor upon
his giving notice to each member Of the
Council in time to enable him to attend
PROVIDED, that there shall be u ma
jority of the Council then within the
City, and provided that the Mayor shall
call u meeting of the Council ut any time
upon the request of three Of its men,
bcrs. All notices Of u special meeting
shall specify the object and purpose Of
such meeting and no other business
shall bc transacted at any special meet
ing other than such as il specified in
said notice.
Section 3. At the annual meeting in
January succeeding the day of each mu-
nicipal election, the newly elected COun-
cilmen and officers of the City Of Sump-
ter shall take the oath of office and us-
sumo their respective duties.
Section I. Al the first regular meet
ing of said Council, or M soon thereafter
ns practicable, the Mayor shall appoint
the following committees from the quail
flied members thereof, which said COM
mittccs shall bc composed of three
Councilmcn, to-wit: Judiciary Com
mittec: Finance Committee; Committee
ON Streets and Public Property; Com
mit,ee on Fire and Water and Com
mittcc on Health and Police; and such
committees shall serve for the period Of
one year.
Section 3. Standing committees In
addition Ia those enumerated IN the pre-
ccding section, may be appointed and
their duties defined by the Mayor when
ever he deems the appointment Of such
committees advisable,
Section u. Al any regular meeting Of
the Council, the business before II shall
bc taken up and considered In the fol-
lowing order, unless by consent of the
Council the Mayor otherwise direct, to-
wit:
lst. Petitions, remonstrances and
communications.
2nd. Reports Of Standing Commit
tees.
3rd. Reports Of Select Committees.
l,h. Reports of Officers.
5th. Report oi business ON the table
9th. Reading Of Ordinances.
eth. Claims against the town.
s,h. Miscellaneous.
Section Z. Al each regular meeting
Of the said Council. the roll shall be-
called and the minutes of the last repu-
lar meeting and of any adjourned or
special meeting subsequent To the last
regular meeting shall be read before the
order of business is called and IL there
bc no objections, the Mayor shall approve
the same, and IL there he objections
thereto and such minutes be corrected,
the same shall he likewise approved by
the Mayor as corrected, and after
such approval thereof, they shall not
be channd PROVIDED, that no objec-
tions shallbc considered exceptsus,ained
by vote Of the Council.
Section 4. The, duties Of the Com
mittecs provided for in Section I of this