The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-02-04
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I. The Chairman shall preserve or
der and decorum and shall decide all
| questions of order, subject to an appeal
to the Board. He shall have the right
to name any member to perform the
duties Of the Chair, but such subsitu-
ton shall not extend beyond the next
| adjournment.
IL. The Chairman shall in all cases
have the right to vote and when the
Board shall be equally divided, includ-
ing his vote, the question shall be lost.
III. Every member previous to his
speaking shall rise from his seat and adj
| dress the Chair.
". When two or more members rise
at the same time, the Chairman shall
determine who shall speak first.
V. A member called to order shall
Immediately sit down unless permitted
to explain.
vi. Every member who shall be
present when the question is stated
from the Chair shall vote thereon un-
less excused by the Board, or unless
he may be directly interested in the
question, in which case he shall, if he
choose, be excused from voting No
member shall be permitted to vote up
on any question unless present when,
upon division, his name is called in reg
ular order or unless he appears in the
Board before the decision of the Chair
shall have been declared.
VII. After motion is stated by the
Chairman it shall be in possession Of
the Board, but may be withdrawn at
any time before a decision or amend
ment
VIII. When a question is under de-
bate, no motion shall be received unless
for the previous question, to postpone
it indefinitely, to adjourn it to GER
tain day, to lay it on the table, to
amend it, or to adjourn the Board.
| TX. A motion to adjourn the Board
shall always be in order.
x. In all cases when an order, re-
solution or motion, shall be entered on
the minutes Of the Board, the name of
the member moving the same shall also
be entered on the minutes.
| XI. The Ayes and Noes shall be tax
en- at all times at the request Of any one
member before the decision of the Chair
! is announced.
XII. No motion for re- consideration
shall be in order, unless on the same day
or the session day following that on
which the decision proposed to be con
sidered took place, nor unless one of
the majority shall move such recon
Isideration. Al, motion for re-considera-
tion being put and lost shall not be re-
newed, NOR shall any subject be a second
re7considered without unanimous con
sent of the Board.
XIII. No standing rule or order of
the Board shall be rescinded or suspend
ed or changed, nor any additional rule
or order added thereto, unless it be by
Unanimous consent Of the Board
| XIV. Every member, previous to
presenting a paper of any kind shall
properly fold and endorse it with the
substance thereof, date Of presentation
and his name thereon; and upon claims
the amount. claimed shall be endorsed;
and the Clerk or Chairman shall read
the endorsement, after which it shall
be referred to it's proper committee
or otherwise disposed Of, as the Board
may direct.
XIV. All committees to whom claims
are referred to be audited shall, when
they wish to report upon claim, sign
same and hand to Chairman of com
mittee, who shall, upon being recogniz
ed by the Chairman of the Board, arise
read the report of the committee and
hand same over to the Chair who shall
ask the consideration Of the board up
on the report of the committee, if they
act favorable, the claim shall be allow
ed; but if not, then such other DISPOSE
ton as the Board may see fit shall be
resorted to.
XVI. No resolution shall be enter
tanned by this Board until it shall
have been first reduced to writing, with
the endorsement Of the member pre-
senting it and has been handed to the
Clerk
XVII. The minutes of the last day :
session shall be read and approved by
! the Board before adjournment on the
last day.
XVIII. In case point Of order not
covered by these rules shall arise, then
this Board shall be governed by
Roberts Rules of Order
| Supervisor Yule moved to adopt the
rules and regulations as read.
Motion carried
Supervisor Jordan moved to print
the rules and regulations in front OF
the proceedings of this Board.
Motion carried.
Report.
Kenosha, Jan. 9th, 1909
Gentlemen: We your Special Com