The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-24
Chapter Y
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL
SECTION l. 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 to the limitations OF this
Charter, shall be vested with all powers of legislation
in Municipal affairs adequate to complete system OF
local government consistent with the Constitution and
Laws of the State
SECTION 2. MEETINGS OF COUNCIL. The
Council shall provide for the time and place of holding
it's meetings and the manner in which its special
meetings may be called.
SECTION 3. MEETINGS TO BE PUBLIC. All
legislative sessions of the Council whether regular or
special, shall be open to the public.
SECTION A. QUORUM. majority of the
members of the Council shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business
SECTION 5. PROCEDURE. The Council shall
establish rules for its proceedings.
SECTION 6. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS.
TIONS.
% AYES AND NOES.-The ayes and noes shall
be taken upon the passage of all Ordinances and
Resolutions and entered upon the journal of the
proceedings of the Council.
(2) MAJORITY VOTE OF COUNCIL-No
Ordinance shall be passed without receiving the
affirmative votes of at least four members of the
Council
60 ENACTING CLAUSE FOR ORDINANCES.
The enacting clause for all Ordinances passed by
the Council shall be in these words: The Council of
the City of Ely do ordain.'
ca REQUIREMENTS OF AN ORDINANCE
To enact Ordinance, the proposed Ordinance shall
be read at two regular sessions of the Council. The
second reading shall be by Sections, at which time
amendments may be offered but the reading OF Sec
ton shall not preclude the offering of amendment
to a preceding one. Any proposed Ordinance after
its first reading and before its second reading shall
be published in the official newspaper of the City,
60 RECONSIDERATION.-Wh any pro-
posed Ordinance is put upon it's final passage and
fails to pass, and motion is made and carried to
reconsider the vote upon such original motion shall
not be taken before the next regular meeting of the
City Council after the meeting at which such motion
made.
co SIGNING, ATTESTING AND TIME OF
TAKING 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, ex-
cept as otherwise provided in this Charter.
CD RESOLUTION GRANTING FRANCHISE
No Resolution for the granting of any franchise shall
be adopted within thirty 500 days after its intro
duction.
90 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 Getty
Ordinances
90 METHOD OF PROOF IN COURT.-Copies
of the Ordinances Resolutions and Regulations of the
City, certified by the Mayor the City Clerk, under
the seal of the City, and copies of the same printed
in any newspaper, book pamphlet or any other 1orn
and which purport to be published by authority of
the Council of the City, shall be prima face evidence
thereof and after three years from the compilation
and publication of any such book pamphlet shall
be conclusive proof of the regularity of their
adoption and publication. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to prevent the proof of the
and publication of any Ordinances in the usual
SECTION T. MUNICIPAL COURT TO TAKE
JUDICIAL NOTICE In all prosecutions and proceed
ngs 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 prove such Ordinance in such Court except to
state the number of the Ordinance in the complaint.
SECTION 8. MEMBERS PRESENT WHO FAIL
TO VOTE. Any member of the Council, who, being
present when his is called fails to vote upon any
then pending proposition unless excused for cause by
the Council before taken, shall be deemed and
recorded as having voted in the negative.
SECTION 8. PUBLICATION OF CHARTER
AND ORDINANCES, ETC. The Council shall cause
the City Charter and all Ordinances in force to be
classified under appropriate heads and together with,
or separately from this Charter to be published in book
form.
SECTION 10. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS.
The Council must employ at the beginning of each
fiscal year. the accountant accountants In the de-