The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1903-03-06

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RULE I. The regular meetatifnsiig11s
Of the common council si1aIl be
he1d-in the council chamber on The
first and last Tuesdays of each
month, at eight O'Clock p. mr. un-
less otherwise ordered by the coun.
Gil. ~: s =: ..>
RuLE2. The president; shall pre-
side at all meetings of the council,
and in case of the non-attendance
of the president at any meeting 8, the
vice president of the council shall
preside, and in case both the pre4i-
dent and vice president of the coun-
Gil should be absent, the council
shall appoint a chairman from the
members present. e.
RULE 3. AT all meetings of the
council a majority shall constitute
a quorum to do business, but a mi
nority may adjourn from time to
time; provided, that the mayor or
president of the council may order
the chief of police or any police of,
fcer of the city to bring before the
council the absent members, and
their attendance may be enforced
by the council by a fine not exceed
ing two dollars $500 for each Of
Tense, unless a good and sufficient
excuse be given for their non-
attendance.
RULE 4. At the hour appointed
for the meeting, the members shall
be called to order by the president
of the council, or in his absence by
the vice president, or in the absence
of the president and vice president
of the council, by the clerk, who
shall proceed to call the roll, note
the absentees, and announce wheth-
err a quorum be present. Upon the
appearance of a quorum, the coun-
Gil shall then proceed. to the bust
ness before them, which shall be
conducted in the order following:
L. Roll call.
2. Reading of minutes. :
3. Presentation of petitions, bills,
and other COMMUNICATIONS.
4. Reports of officers. g.,
5. Reports of standing commit
tees.
6. Reports of special committees.
7. Introduction and considera-
ton of ordinances.
8. Unfinished business.
9. Notions and resolutions.
Communications from the mayor
may be presented at any time, ex-
cept when other business is under
consideration.
The president may at any time
permit a member to introduce an
ordinance, motion or resolution out
of the regular order for the same.
provided two-thirds of the members
present shall concur.
RULE 5. The president, and in
case of the absence of the president,
the vice president, shall sign all or
dinances and resolutions passed by
the city council. All ordinances
and resolutions shall be passed by
a majority vote of the members of
the council, taken by yeas and nays,
which shalt be entered upon it's
journal. 1t shall then forthwith,
before it takes effect, be presented
to the mayor for his approval, and
if approved, shall be attested by the
city clerk and published according
to law.
RULE 6. The president shall pre-
serve order and decorum, and shall
decide questions of order, subject,
however, to an appeal to the coun-
Gil. All questions relating to the
priority of business shall be decid.
ed without debate.
RULE 7. No vote of the city coun.
Gil shall be reconsidered or rescind.
ed at a subsequent meeting unless
at such meeting there are present
as large a number OF it's members
as were present when said vote was
taken.
RULE 8. Every member of the
council, previous to his speaking,
shall address himself to the presi.
dent, but shall not proceed with his
remarks until recognized and
named by the chair.
RULES 9. Every ordinance, reso'
luton or order appropriating mon,
ey or creating any liability, award.
ing or approving of any contract
for the payment of money, ordering
any condemnation of private prop.
erty, or the making of any local i'm.