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Les diagrammes suivants illustrert la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Co Da Ik* ]iTo. 1S5. BYE-LAW br THE Council ot the Town of Sorel TO APPOINT THE Day and Hour of its Sessions AND PROVIDE FOE Ike goo« ovler o^r its iel»6M.tloa8 In Council OR IN COMMITTEE. S,JTiJ^^> 1884. PRINTED AT " LE S0REL0I8 " OFFICE. I I! 'd m '^^ .■:-}:ixa^k^ ^ &liimim.*^ Sir- r i At a regular session of tbe Council of the Town of So- rel held at the Town-Hall Tuesday, the eighteenth day of the month of December one thousand eight hundred and eighty three, at seven o'clock in the Evening, in conformity with the dispjsitions of the Incorporating Act, Chapter 75 of the Statutes of 1860, and of the several acts amending the same, at which session a majority and* quorum", of 'the said Council which represents to all intents and purposes the Corporation of the Town of Sorel called : ' "The Mayor'' and Council of the Town of Sorel " ; to wit, the herein after named members of the said Council, were present • viz ; The Mayor, ' A. GERMAIN, Esquire, in the Chair, And CcfUNCiLLORs ALPHOirSE ANTOINE TAILLON, ADOLPHE BOUCHER, ROCH LAMOUREUX, PIERRE PAUL HUS, JOHN SAXTON HYACINTHE BEAUCHEMIN DAVID PAGfi DIDACE GUfiVREMONT And L'HON. J. B. GUfiVREMONT — 2 — 'n ofSo- t day of Ired and >nformity ipter 75 mending i>f' the poses the lYOR;AND ein after fiz : AIR, It is ordained and enacted : Whereas The Council is to fix the day and hour of its sittings and determine the rules of its proceedings further providing for maintaining good order, as set forth in the Incorporating act hereinbefore cited, the Council therefore enacts. 1« A regular sitting of the Town Council, shall be held every Tuesday in each week, in the public hall, known and designated as the Council hall, at the Town-Hall, the pro- ceedings of which sitting shall open at half past seven o'clock in the Evening, aud be governed by the dispositions of this by-law, all previous by laws contrary here to. being now amended or repealed ; but should any day so appointed be a legal or religions holiday the sitting shall take place on the next juridical day following. So A the hour appointed for the sitting and when a quorum, that is to say a majority of the members are present conformably to the incorporating act. the Mayor of this Town' If he IS present, or, if the Mayor is absent, the Pro Mayor' or If the Pro Mayor is absent, the Concillor chosen by the Members of the Council then present to preside, shall take sittin '^' °''™^''' '"^ '''^'' ^°' °l^'°^°g ^^« 80 In case the Mayor wishes to leave the chair the Pro Mayor replaces him ; and if the Pro Mayor wishes to leave the chair and does not name a Councillor 10 replace " him.thcii the Senior in office shall, from his seat, call the meeting to order and preside until, as in the first case he is replaced by right of precedence. 4o It shall be the duty of the members of the Council to assist at each of its sittings, unless sufficient reasons to explain their absence be offered and approved by the Conn- 4: * ■ 1; I 1 : I Irli ii — 3 — cil ; and a statement of the members present or absent from the different sittings shall be drawn and submitted to the Council every three months. Sio When the president takes the chair the members present shall remain seated, and shall not absent themselves without previous assent from the Council, or extraordi- nary cause. Oo At the opening of the meeting the proceedings of the laist meeting shall be read, so that any error or omission may be corrected and rectified. •7o At each session of the Council the dispatch of business shall be proceeded with m the following order ; to wit ; I. — Proceedings of last meeting to be read by Secretary Treasurer. II. — The ordinary routine of affairs ; viz : I. — Receiving Petitions. II. — Receiving Committee Reports. III. — Notice of motions. » IV. — Motions. V. — Questions put by members. VI. — Orders of the day. VII. — Interpellations. 80 When the Council adjourns the members remain seated until the president leaves the chair. 9o When ever a sitting is put off or adjourned for want of a gworum. the Clerk or Secretary Treas, enters a mention thereof in the Register, specifying the hour and time of ajournment and the names of members presen t. lOo Half in hgur after that appointed for the sitting ent from 1 to the members Bmselves xtraordi- edinga of omission patch of Drder ; to Secretary I remain rned for enters a our and )en t. le sitting — 4 — absent himself withont being liable to any repro^h. witicl'l/'/"^ ■"«"'*' """y «l»est that the Council sit wift closed doom, and in that case the Mayor or President unorder the public to withdraw or adjourn Ledtti;' to the Committee Eoom ; the whole without discus^r * lao The decision of the Council to sit with closed doors fo, the purposes mentioned in the 19th sel^rn of tte ma loud and intelligible voice, any person attendine not ptrce"-:":'' °v"\'^--' °- "Licipa, offir;^:: belmt'Lr^/ '"?''""'' '»™''^"'« Council and virTurfrLid^tior ""^•'^■^'"-- -P»^ i» der an'firrbeXv!;'"' ZT/'^' ^^ "'■ order „,hf.«t 1, ""Bervjd , he decides questions of he shil'rxnw" "•'"''!'''"' '"''''' C°™«". ""'"ever ne Shall explain a question of order or practice ha ^n; oHh ""' J"'"' "-'"'"'^ " P-oedenTTany beanng on the subject. And according to the 18th & 19th clauses of the incorporating act (23 Vic cap 75uhe "ir:2isnrrgXtrntrr" oeedings i„ p„„i,H,ent of hisVence b I nihing ctZed m this section shall affect the right of the Cou^l, totflict ane or impiisoi.ineut or both against the offender by a re lution adopted duri„, the sitting ; provided the fi„7and m I' ^ ('it' ft k N !•? '■ :i Plf1 i Si'* ,f ■ * prisonment be withiu the limits authorized for punishing offences against by-laws. 14o The president shall not take part in the discussion of matters occupying the Councils attention neither shall he vote except for a casting vote, when he may explain the same. The president may however state and establish facts and give his opinion on questions of order. 15o Questions of order shall be decided by the presi- dent, subject to appeal to the Council. When the president shall be called upon to explain a point of order or practice, he shall state the law or rule which applies to the case in a general manner, so as to avoid any special argument on the question at issue ; the Mayor or president of a session being deemed to take no share in the debate, 16o Each Councillor, speaking, shall stand and address the President. 17o When two or more Councillors shall rise together the President shall name who shall speak first. ISo No member of the Council shall be interrupted ^hile speaking, unless it is to be called to order. 19o Every member addressing the Council, not speak- ing on the question in debate or using injurious or unbecom- ing language against the Council or against any of its mem- bers, or making any allusion liable to offend any religious belief, shall be immediately called to order by the president who may be requested by any member to bring such mem- ber to order. 20o Whenever a member is called to order 1ft is to take his seat instantly, but he may be permitted to explain himself afterwards. If any appeal is made to the Council, decision will ensue without debate. If no appeal is made the Presidents decision is final. i and address — 6 — 21o When a motion has been read, by the president it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Council, it may however, be at any time withdrawn before amendment or decision, with the Councils' permission. 22o Each question brought before the Council shall be debated upon in the order in which it was put, excepting special rules of pre-eminence. 33o All motions shall be in writing and seconded before being discussed or put to vote by the Mayor or presiding member. When a motion is seconded it is read in french and in english by the Mayor or presiding member, if he is familiar with both languages if not the motion is read by the Mayor or president in one of the two languages and he shall have it read in the other language by the Secretary Treasurer or Clerk, before the motion is discussed ; but no motion asking for an expenditure shall receive effect if no notice thereof has been given at a previous meeting, with- out the approval of the three fourths of the membtrs pre- sent. 34o If any motion is made before the Council for any subsidy, tax, assessment, or charge on the rate payers, the subject shall not be immediately considered but put off to a subsequent meeting. 25o Any motion or report involving the expenditure of any portion of the Municipal revenue can be adopted by the Council unless previously submitted and favorably en- tertained by the Finance Committee. 36o When a question of privilege is raised it is im- mediately considered. 27o The Mayor or presiding officer draws the atten- tion of the Council lo the different matters to be considered in the same order as they were brought on, except as to ap- !! pointing 8um9 of money or fixi;^ a (^te in wl^ch qwe the mrger sum or the, lengthiest p^riqd tal^e preneflupenoe." ^Hp When a .qjif^fe Jb .4i8Qu^ no proposal shall he received unless it be : i*' %.a°^e^(^; 2|jd,I'or referring fco a Cwmittee; 3rd For retailing u^^^r ..conaw^eiati^jn ; 4lth For delay; 5th For ajournment ; and no ot|)pr q.nestion can come 'in debate before tl^e Council decides on the subject ujjder con- sideration, in the manner above laid ^own to close 'the aiau. ment on each matter. ^ '* alio A mpjiion tO;put off or refer to a Committee ex- cludes a^l discussion on th© main question, untill decision. »Oo A motion to amend an amendment is in order, ^t not an amendment to alter an amendment to an amend- ment. { Slo An amendment altering the purpose of a motion is in order but not when applying to a different subject. 82o When an amendment is made to " strike off, or add," the paragraph it is intended to amend is read first, then the words proposed to be struck ofif and those to be added, and finally, as the paragraph would read if amended. 880 Every question or motion rejected or decided by the Council can not be brought on again during the same session, except motions to adjourn which are always in or- der. 84o If the Council divides the names of those voting for or against the question shall be recorded on tjie minutes. 85o When the members are called to vote all discusr eion shall cease. 860 Every memorial or other document addressed to the Council, shall be presented to the president by a sitting ^ ^ -.8 — member who shaU be responwble to the Council that such document contains nothing improper. 87o When a by law or a petition is read before the Council, the Clerk or Secretaay Treasurer, certifies the fact further endorsing thereon the date of such reading. 38» Every by law must be read twice before it is re- ferred and a third time before it is signed by the Mayor and written at full length in the Register of By-laws. aOo No By-law presented to the Council can be read more than once at the same meeting unless a motion for a temporary auspensiou of this rule for a special case, is car- ried. 40o It shall be the Presidents duty when he believes a motion received by him is contrary to the rules and pii- vileges of the Council to state it forthwith and before \he motion is put to vote stating the rule applying to the case. 41o N"o other member but the mover or seconder of the question in debate, who shall be permitted to jreply, shaU speak more than once on the same question, unless with the Councils' permission. 4So Every member is entitled to have the question under consideration read for his information, at any time during the debate, but not in a manner to interrupt the member speaking, 43o Any member obtaining permission to speak a se- cond time to explain certain essential part of his discourse which may have been misunderstood or wrongly interpreted, shall introduce no strange subject, otherwise he shall be called to or dor. 44!0 When tho president puts a question to vote no member shall leave or oross the hall, nor make a noise, or I ! ,. ^ ,. ■ # ' . ,^V^W*»-iit^teSKwI»»;,.^,^ — 9 — otherwise disturb order ; and when a member spoaks no other is to interrupt him unless to call him to order nor shall any one paos between the speaker and the chair nor between the chair and the table. 45o Fvery member present when a question is put to vote shall vote on the same unless with the Council's dis- pense or that he be personally interested ; provided such in- terest consist in a pecuniary personal profit, in personal con - nectioa with the member himself, and not , being of such in- terest as is Common to all other citizens ; in which case he Eiiall abstain from voting. 46o The preceding soction shall always be subject to the privilege granted to members of the Council by the 19th clause of the incorporating act ; and in all cases where the privilege to have a decision with closed doors is claimed by a member, the debate in public is out of order, 4T© Questions may be put to the Mayor, presiding; officer, or president of any permanent or special Committee of the Council, with reference to any by la-v, motion or other public matter co"inected with municipal affairs, but the member putting a question shall not meanwhile emit any argument or opinion, or statement of facts, except inas much as may bo requisite to explain the same or clearly de- velope the particular subject in point ; and in answering either instantly, or at the following sitting if the que>:tion is such R3 to require delay to respond thereto, no member con- veying the same shrli discuss the merits but barely submit and state fact3 bearmg un the subject. 4Ao When a member is speaking oi until a subject in debate remains i.;idocided, a motion to adjourn is not in or- . -r TV.,, • .' — le — I }r spoaks no Drder nor shall ir nor between stion is put to Council's dis- vided such in- i personal con - ing of such in- iFhich case he 3 be subject to jil by the 19th ises where the is claimed bv lyor, presiding' ial Committee *w, motion or Dal affairs, but ean while emit s, except inas 3 or clearly de- in answering ihe que>:tion is member con- barely submit itil R subject in n is not in or- der ; but a motion to adjourn, otherwise orderly, is decided upon without debate. 4»o A motion to differ or to refer to a Committee ex- clude all discussion on the main point at issue until the de- cision concludes in the debate being resumed. 50o Whenever upon proposal it is resolved, that the Council sit in a General Committee, the Mayor or presiding member before leaving the chair names a member to presi! de, maintain order and report proceedings. The rules for Couucil meetings are generally und as much as practicable .4Jsca-ved in Committee, with tho exc«ption that members . are allowed to speak several times on the same subject. »lo In General Committee of all the members, motions concerning questions under consideration are deci-' ded in the order submitted. 52o A motion that the Committee rise lo report is de- cided upon without debate. 5So The permanent or standing Committees are na- med each year at somff of the first meetings after the annual Elections. They are formed of so many members not ex- coediiig five, and not less than three each, as the Council may decide ; such Committees are ten in number ; to wit .- lo The Finance Committee. 2o The Water Works Committee. 3o The Light Committee. 4o The Market Committee. So The Fire Committee. 6o The Police Committee. 7o The Committee of Roads and Public Places. '^^tmStir^-Jmrn^m^sxT- I —11 — ^« The Health Committee. Oo The Committee on By-laws. lOo The Town-Hall Committee. 54o Sepecial Committees may be named by motion in Council. Committees named to report on some Bubjeot refer- red them by the Council shall relate facts and submit their opinion thereon in writing ; and no report shall be received in Council unless specially adopted by a Committeejegally assembled and signed by a majority of its members or by the president. 55o No Comniittee can enter into ^jontract with any of its members, or effect from them, any purchase whatever. 56o Accounts against the Town for supplies or servi- ces, can not be approved of by any president of a Commit- tee, if such accounts have not been previously ordered and authorized by the Committee. 57o The Clerk or Secretary Treasurer of the Town shall prepare a list of all the by-laws resolutions or reports before the Council composing the general ordor of the day ; communications or petitions are first considered then any affair yet unsettled and lastly the special orders of the day, unless the Council decide otherwise. 5So The Clerk or Secretary Treasurer shall draw up process verbals and proceedings of the Council and enter therein Uil the orders and resolutions adopted ; he keeps no- tes of reports petitions and other papers submitted in Coun- cil by indicating the same by their tiUe or by a short ana- lysis of their contents ; he shall also refer and distribute all documents to Committees or officers concerned, immediately — 12 — aflar.uoli m«m«, b oriared ; h« attwidg also rilCommit. tee meetbg, in the Committee H««u,.nd take, note, of aeuproeeedingsanddeoifflomilnabook .peoially. kept for ««» Ptttpose J the minutes of proceedings in Council .re "Vmi by the Mkyor or member presiding and by the Clerk <» Steetary TreMurer ; the subsbuice of the Committees Pwoeedmgs set forth in written report, submitted in Conn- dl tUce eiRct a. the Council decides , however, .ny question defened to « Committee and the ultimate decision on which .. left to .t.di«aetion to decide, or being within the ordinary eoopeof it»p.«,.. iahaldtota deflnstely settlW when <^ wrrtttm in the Committee, proceedings ; bui in the ^««~»tt,d«isioni.a«th.n««tea.by a,e signature of )brm«*,a,or«i»sip,edand prodnwd'm Council a, in '— wta»i.de«i,ion.of 0*mm«itH» have to be co^firra.d T^^ ..7* tto.h«„e,. of ttie- Cterfc or Stecretary Tx««M,tt,A„i.^ Oerfcor Secetary Keamrer shall rephwe hun an*««.e.iUlii. dotie, .nd obligatibn^ ImuiKUateiy after (heir appointmeit eteh year eve,, Gommi««i AM raak... deteiW Itatement „f iu „x.' p.»..f«,tt,cnr«,ty««,,„dite. outlay ri.al( be limited toth»app»p«.i«»«i,Ci™«t by the CbnnciMn regular .e«..,».h.^.„pa«i^rt,„ beb««t on the eetitaaW j«»b^ m«i« «bmitted by theKn,««, Commiitee • howve. . re.«v, «»d .* net les. than ,e„ per cat will be' -^13 — set a part on the total revenue, on vhioh nothing shall be drawn without a special decision of the Coundi. 'iv?u« 61o Whenever the Council decides and authorizes the ttgnihg of a notarial deed or agreement in writing, without stating who is to sign on the part of the Corporation the Mayor and Secretary Treasurer or Clerk of the Town shall sign the same and the Clerk or Secretary Treasurer having the Common seal in charge shall affix the same when such formality is requisite. 69o The Secretary Treasurer shall keep a special ac- count of the expenses of each Committee on the appropria- ted amount for the years expenses, the Secretary Treasurer shall meet all legitimate expenses authorized by the Com- mittee up to th. alloted sum only, and unless a special de- cision of the Council do increase the sum appropriated any further expense undergone shall render the members of the Committee who gave their assent to the excess of etpense personally liable and the above designated officer shall share in such liability and besides be subject to the pains and pe- nalties imposed for oflending against by-laws. 680 It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to be present in the Coqncil HaU during the sittings and to be in constant attendance in that part of the Hall assigned fcr the public, and attend to the maintainance of order and decorum by the persons present ;the chief of police and any Consta- ble replacing him in case of needful absence or assisting him in the appointed duty, shairseverely apply the rules forbid- — 14 — shall be lohzes the g, without ration the own shall er having ehen such ding persons attending there, from smoking, chewing tobao- 00, or committing anything subversive to propriety or good order ; any offence contrary to the present dispositions ai*^^^ subject the offenders to a penalty not less than one dollar and not exceeding twenty dollars and to imprisonment in the Common Geal of the District for a term of not more than thirty days. ipecial ac- appropria- Treasurer the Ck>m- ipecial de- riated any ibers of the of etpense shall share IS and pe- ^olioe to be md to be in road for the nd decorum any Oonsta- isistinghim ules forbid-