The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
LEVY COURT
ADOPTS RULES
The First Meeting After
Organization Was
Harmonious.

! AT the firSt meeting of the Levy
Court in January annually, presi-
dent shall be chosen by ballot, who
Shall preside at all meetings of the
court for one year or until another
shall be chosen.
! Rule 2,-ln bal!oting for a presi-
dent Il majority of all the votes pres
ent shall be necessary to make a
choice.
! In the absence of the president one
may be appointed pro TEN.
/ Rule 3.-At the appointed time for
the Levy Court to meet the president
Shall call the court to order.
The clerk shall then call the roll.
! The members Shall answer to their
respective names in alphabetical order
latter that of the president.
, Rule AFTER answering to the
roll call, no member shall absent him.
tself during the session unless excused
by the chairman.
/ Rule 5.-At the meeting of the
court each day after the first. the
minutes of the preceding meeting
Shall be read and with the concurrence
OF the court may be corrected.
Rule 6.-EXcept to explain no mem
Der shall be allowed to speak more
than twice on any question without
the consent Of the court, and no mem.
Der shall be allowed to interrupt an
other while speaking, unless on
point, of order and then only through
the chairman.
| Rule ALI questions of order
shall be determined by the chairman
from whose decision, nevertheless.
an appeal may be made to the court.
7. Rule s.-All motions. except for
adjournment, shall at the request Of
any member, be reduced to writing
lby the mover and ii SO reduced and
seconded, Shall be reported to the
court before any debate or decision
can take place thereon.
Rule y.-Any motion made and
seconded and stated by the chairman.
cannot be withdrawn except by con-
'sent Of the court.
sCRl lie l0.-Thc chairman shall ap.
iPolii' ga N'lllhii llNtc NhNNpt ul SiNll
times that the court Shall otherwise
determine.
. When the committees are made
by the court It shall be by motion
or resolution and all other ap-
pointmentments sh all be by ballot
Rule ll-When the chairman
wishes 10 Join IN debate he NAV
arroInt chairman pro tenn.
Mr. Ewart presented the follow
ing:
ABE it resolved by the Lev,
Court OF New Castle county, this
14th day Of January a. d.. 1902,
that IN order to encourage the study
OF law and the science OF CIVIC IN
.stitutions, PERMISSION is hereby
granted to the Law Academy Of
Delaware 10 hold its weekly meet
ings in the court room o the county
buiGIngs, when the same is not
Otbcg wise in use.
Ku,e H. Dates Of the Clerk
The Geek shall enter upon the Jour-
ma all motions with the name OF the
mover and secondcr and record every
document and report thereof. lie
Bnou d furnish the chairman Of the
committees with a copy Of the bust
ness referred to them. within forty
eight hours after such reference. He
Shall not permit any record or papers
belonging to the Comrt to Ue taken
out Of his custody by any member
OF the Court Or other persons win.
out Il written acknowledgment of the
same. He shall call the yeas and
nays upon the request Of any member
and write same upon The minutes.
Toe clerk shall receive all bids for
work, material and merchandise
which shall be opened and read in
open court before being passed upon
by this court.
Rule II. When Il question is un-
der debate the only mrIiun in order
Shall be first 70 adjourn, second the
previous question, third To- lay on the
table. fourth 10 postpone, fifth 10 adj
1oun to Il certain day, sixth to refer
seventh to ancMi, and such motion,
Shall have precedence" in the order
herein arranged, Th" first three to be
decided without debate. The prcSi-
dent slai! he an "V-UlCio Wrmbcr Of
member Of all runmitr"S.
Rule IT, A motion t. adjourn the
court shall always ir iii order except
fr,', When Il memh"ri, in possession
OF the floor: srrpud while the Yea,
and nays are being recorded; third
when il IIa, been decided that the
previous question ,hali he taken
Rule It. All bulls must be pre-.
sented to the comptroller at least
one week before they are presented
TO the court for action. An bills
for work, material ann merchan-
disc shall be presented by the
comptroller to the member from the
district Tor which the same was
ordered. or TO the proper commit
tee having charge OF the aceouu,s.
ORDER or BUSINESS.
AT the appointed time for meat.
Ing the president should call the
court to order and call tor the busi-
ness in the order that lo!iows:
!. The clerk shall call the roll
of mem bers.
2. Reading Of the minutes Of the
previous meeting,
J. Report OF special committees.
T. Report Of standin. commit.
tees.
S. UnGnished business.
g. New business.
Permanent committees appo nted
and elect an attorney during the
month OF January j Tor one year.
(DMMIJTEEs