The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-10-13
CHAPTER 7.
COUNCIL.


COUNCIL.
SECTION "a. THE COUNCIL THE GOVERNING
BODY The Council shall be the governing body of the
municipality 1t shall exercise the corporate OF the
City, and subject the limitations of this Charter, shall
be vested with all powers of legislation municipal affairs
adequate complete system of local government,
sistent with the constitution and laws OF the State.
SECTION 55. MEETINGS OF COUNCIL. The Coun-
ell shall provide for the time and place of holding it's meet
ngs and the which its special meetings may be
called
latve sessions of the Council whether regular special
shall be open to the public.
SECTION 81. QUORUM majority of the members
of the Council shall constitute quorum for the transaction
of business.
SECTION 5s PROCEDURE The Council shall estab-
lish rules for it's proceedings
SECTION SO. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
% AYES AND NOTES.-The ayes and shall
be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and reso
votes of at least four members OF the Council.
(2) MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL.-No ordi
shall be passed without receiving the affirmative
votes of at least four members of the Council.
(3) ENACTING CLAUSE FOR ORDINANCES
The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the
Council shall be in these words: 'The Council of the
"a REQUIREMENTS OF AN ORDINANCE-To
enact ordinance, the proposed ordinance shall be
read at two regular sessions OF the Council The Sec
ond reading shall be by sections, at which time amend
may be offered, but the reading of a section shall
not preclude the offering of amendment preced
ing Any proposed ordinance after its first read
ing and before its second reading shall be published in
the official newspaper of the City.
ordinance put upon it's final passage and fails to pass
and motion is made and carried to reconsider, the
upon such original motion shall not be taken be-
fore the next regular meeting of the City Council after
the meeting at which such motion was made.
(6) SIGNING, ATTESTING AND TIME OF TAX
ING EFFECT.-All ordinances passed by the Council
shall be signed by the Mayor attested by the City Clerk
and shall take effect ten days after being published
in the official paper of the City, except other
wise provided in this Charter.
C0 ORDINANCE GRANTING FRANCHIsE.-No
bill for the granting of any franchise shall be put upon
Otto itc
(S) RECORD OF CITY ORDINANCES-A true
and correct copy of all ordinances shall be kept and
certified to by the City Clerk in book marked 'City
Ordinances"
co. METHOD OF PROOF IN COURT-Copies of
the ordinances resolutions and regulations OF
the City, certified by the Mayor the City Clerk under
seal of the city, and copies of the printed in
any newspaper book, pamphlet or other form, and
which purport to be published authority of the Coun
ell of the city, shall be prma face evidence thereof
and after three years from the compilation and publ
cation of any such book or pamphlet, shall be con,
proof of the regularity of their adoption and
publication. Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued prevent the proof Of the passage and pubca
ton of any ordinance in the usual way.
SECTION 60. MUNICIPAL COURT TO TAKE JUDI
CIAL NOTICE In all prosecutions and proceedings of
every kind before the Municipal Court of this City such
Court shall take judicial notice of all ordinances of the City,
and shall not be necessary to plead such ord
such Court except to state the number OF the ord
in the complaint
SECTION g. FRANCHISES GRANTED BY ORDI-
NANCE No franchise right to the Streets
highways public places in the City, shall be granted ex
cep by ordinance temporary OF the parks for
picncs, public meetings. etc.
SECTION g. MEMBERS PRESENT WHO FAIL TO
VOTE Any member of the Council, who being present
when his called fails to vote upon any then pend
ing proposition, unless excused by the Council shall be
deemed having voted in the negative.
SECTION g. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS
AND EXPENDITURES. The City Clerk shall prepare and
file in his office for public inspection itemzed statement
of all receipts and expenditures of the City during the pre-
cedng month
SECTION g. PUBLICATION OF CHARTER AND
ORDINANCES ETC The Council, during the first year
of it's organization under this Charter and time
time thereafter, shall all ordinances in force to be
classified under appropriate heads and together with
separately from this Charter to be published in book form
1t shall be the duty of the Committee Finances and Ac
counts to install practicable complete and thor
ough system of bookkeeping which shall be suitable
Of the City, with proper system of checks between
the various officers and such reports may be advisable
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