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counted in determining the time within which action shall
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Council and Legislation.

its first regular meeting which shall be held on the
second Tuesday in April each year, the council snail
at its meetings. He shall be acting mayor with full
mayor in the absence of that officer from tn
may also elect vice president at the same time who
shall preside in the absence of the president.
Section 49, Council Meetings. All meetings of
the council shall be held in place previously deslgnat
ed by it and publicly announced The council shall
public record and all proceedings involving the ex
pendture of money shall be published 1t shall mold at
least one regular meeting each montn anu may noiu
ing of the council four members shall constitute a
quorum, but less number may adjourn from time 70
time The council shall provide by ordnance means
by which minority may compel attendance OF aoseh'
members.
Section 20. Ordinances and Resolutions Except as
in this charter otherwise provided all legislation and
appropriations of money shall be by ordinance save that
where obligations have been incurred by ordinance pay
ment thereof may be ordered by resolution, and save
also that the granting of licenses, the fixing OF salaries
and the exercise of the powers conferred by
VIII may be by resolution. Every ordinance and res
oluton shall be presented in writing, and read In 1u
at council meeting before vote is taken thereGn
EXCEPT that the reading of resolution may pe oIs
nensed with by unanimous consent. Provided that
bills incurred under any ordinance resolution may De
ordered paid and all administrative business may DC
transacted by an ordinary motion: Upon every vote
the ayes and nays shall be recorded majority vote
of the council shall be required Tor tne passage u an
ordinances and resolutions, except as otherwise pro-
vided.
Section 81 The enacting clause Of all ordinances
ordain."
Section o. Filing and Reading Ordinances. Every
ordinance, other than emergency ordinances shall
have two public readings and at least three days shall
eapse between the first and second readings thereof
Every ordinance appropratng money in excess OF one
thousand dollars, and every ordinance and resolution
thu the pa ak on the cy S Of
and dollars shall remain on file in the ofhce OF the
city clerk at least week before its introduction
except emergency ordinance or resoiutlon. AN
emergency ordinance resolution is an ordinance or
resolution for the immediate preservation of the public
peace health safety in which the emergency is de-
voted upon, and receiving the affirmative vote OF az
least four members Of the council NO grant OF any
franchise shall be construed to be emergency
ordinance or resolution. An emergency ordinance or
resolution may be enacted without previous filing.
Section %. Signing and Publication of Ordinances
Every ordinance and resolution passed by the council
shall be presented to the mayor If he approves ne
shall sign within ten days of the receipt thereof
he disapproves of any ordinance resolution ne shall
return it to the council within ten days. with ms oD
jections If he fails to act within that tme IL snal
be effective without his signature. Every ordinance or
resolution vetoed by the mayor shall be volo, uness
repassed by the council at its next meeting occurring
Mayor by four-fths Every ordinance and resou-
ton shall be signed by the Mayor except as above
vided and be atesed by the city clerk, and shall DE
published at least once in the official paper of the City
within twenty days after its passage by the council an
shall be recorded in book kept Tor that purpose "c
record shall be attested by the city clerk Provided
that resolutions involving the expenditure OF money
shall not be published, unless ordered by the coun
Gil.
Section. "a. When Ordinances and RESOLUTIONS
Take Effect. Ordinances and resolutions making the
annual tax levy determining the annual budget pro-
yiding for local improvements and assessments and
emergency ordinances, shall take effect Immediately
upon their passage All other ordinances enacted by
the council shall take effect thirty days after the date
of their last publication unless later GATE is nxea
therein in which event they shall take effect at such
later date Ordinances adopted by the electors OF the
civ shall take effect at the time fixed therein, or
if no. such time is designated therein thirty days after
the adoption thereof.
Section rs. Amendment and Repeal of Ordinances
Amendments and repeats of ordinances or parts there
Of shall be by ordinance. An amending ordnance
shall set forth the entire ordinance or section AMENDED
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