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PROCEDURE. -•-•-»- / No. 548, BY-LAW to regulate the Proceedings of tl "s Council, Passed 23rd June, 1881. Be it enacted by the Council of the Corporation of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, and it is hereby enacted as follows : " That, after the passing of this By-law, the following shall be the Standing Rules and Regulations of the said Council, and shall be numbered consecutively as follows :" Meeting*. MEETINGS, ADJOURNMENTS, &c. I. There shall be in each and every year two ordin- nary Meetings or Sessions of this Council, the first to commence on the Fourth Tuesday in January, and the other on the Third Monday of June, at tho-hour oi Two o'clock in the afternoon ; but nothing in this Rule shall restrict or prevent the Warden from calling such and so many Special Meetings of this Council as he may deem necessary according to law ; of all which special meetings the Warden shall give at least three days no- tice in writing to each of the Reeves and Deputy Reeves. I w Adjournmt |v iwr. il Roll call. Who to pr< ( Warden no debate. - Chairman scnce of W i den. Debates. Adjournments. 2. At all such meetings of this Council as soon after the hour appointed for the meeting as there shall be a quorum present, the Warden shall take the chair and call the Council to order; should there not be a quorum present at the expiration of half an hour after the time appointed for meeting, the Warden may adjourn and name the next time of meeting, entering at the time the names of all members present. Adjournments in all other cases shall be by motion, naming the time for next meeting. 3. At every Meeting immediately after the chair is taken, the roll of members shall be called and the Clerk shall read over the Minutes of the next previous meet, ing, when errors, if any exist, shall be corrected, and the Warden shall then sign the Minutes. 4. It shall be the duty of the Warden to preside at Who to preside, all the meetings of the Council, to preserve order and decorum and to decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Council, stating the rule or practice on which his decision is founded. KoU call. Warden debate. not to 5' Th^ Warden shall not take part in debate except in Committee, but in case of a tie he may state tacts and give his reasons for voting. 6. The W^arden shall be ex officio a member of all committees of the Council. 7. In the absence of the Warden, the Clerk shall call Chairman in ab- .... , , , senceofWar- the (.ouncil to order until a chairman be chosen, who ^^"' shall preside, subject to the same rules as are appli- cable to the Warden, Debates. 8. Every member before beginning to speak shall rise from his seat and address himself to the question or motion under discussion, shall avoid all personalities and improper language and shall sitaown as soon as he has done speaking. S'o interrwpi Precedence speaking. Every Coun Khali vote. Points of C Subject of debate to read, Not to spi more than All motioi be written Warden t fio interruption! i \ Precedence in .speaking. 9. No Councillor shall interrupt another while speak- ing to the question except on a point of order, motion lor adjournment of the Council or of the debate. 10. When two or more coun^ llors rise to speak simultaneously, the Warden shall name the one who shall speaU first and the others shall sit down. 11. Every Councillor present shall vote on all ques- KveryCouncillor .^^^^ ^^^ motions unless the coimcil excuse him, or un- kIuI! vote. , , . , 1^ J less he be personally mterested m the result, and no j councillor shall leave his place during the sitting of the j Council, without turning to the chair as he retires, and making a bow in such a manner as that any member present, may have an opportunity to object to the ab. sence ot such reti: " ..oer. Points of Order, la. A councillo he be permitted b^ and the Council if a^. tion ol order. order shall sit down unless n or Chairman to explain, 3, shall decide the ques- Svibject of debate to be read. 13. Any councillor may require the question or mo- tion ur.der discussion, to be read for his information at any time during the debate, but not so as to interrupt a member speaking. 14. No councillor shall speak more than twice to the Not to spenk ^^^^ question except the mover, who shall have the more than twice. ^.^^^' ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^j, ^^^^^ speakers shall have finish ed provided that any councillor conceiving himself misunderstood may explain, but so, that no new mat- ter be introduced by him. 15. Every motion sl-all be presented to the Chair All motions to written in ink, with the names of the mover and sec- be written in ink ^^^^^ ^j^^ ^j-itten thereon in ink, excepting only, mo- tions for the adoption of reports for reference of peti- tions or other documents to standmg committees ; for the Council to go into committee of the whole or for a committee to rise. Warden to read 16. Every motion read by the Warden or the ^ ' Chairman shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Council, and can only be withdrawn before aecis- ion or amendment by permission of the Council. Ueconsitlci I Time of sj ing to n iu( Commitmc to preclude junendmen Motion bci dobatfd to, elude othci motions. Anii-ndmet Special Co tees. ill Quorum, Reports of Committee mrnmrnm ., ., .. 17. No n:otion for the le consiJeration of a question previously tlecidcd shall be considered as carried, un- less a majoritj' of the whole Council vote in iavor of such re-consideration, and such motions, if made on :he same day during which the first vote was taken, shall * be decided without debate. _j , . , 18. No member except the mover shall speak upon ingtoauiotioii, ^ny motion, until it shall have been read from the chair before the question be put. 19. A motion lor commitment :!i.;'\, until it be de- cided, preclude all amendments t ' the /nain question. 20. While a motion is under debate, no other motion shall be received unless:— ist, to amend — 2nd. to com- mit — 3rd, to la;^ on the table— -4th, to postpone, or 5th, to adjourn. 21. When an amendment is offered, it shall be put before the original motion, when an amendment to an amendment, it shall first be submitted to vote, then the amendment, and lasWy the origional motion. Special Commit* 22, All Special committees shall be nominated by the ^*"'^''* Council, and eacli committee shall appoint its own Commitment to preclude Amendments* Motion beiny debated to, pre- clude other moiioDs. Amendments Quorum, Reports of Committees, chairmaa. 23. A majority 01 the whole number of any committee shall be a quorum competent to proceed to business. 24. Every committee appointed to report upon any subject referred to it by the Council, shall report a state- ment of facts with its opinion thereon in writing, and no report shall be presented to the Council, as the report of any committee, unless agreed to by a L^ajority of the committee actually assembled, and signed by the chair- man — provided that the minority of any committee may present a written report on the matter referred to it, but so that such report shall be especially designated as a ''Minority Report.'* ■■?'■ Standing iCommittees, Committee the whole, Rules 'in Committee whole. Adjournnie By-laws. I'i wiimiBui Standing Committees. Committee of the whole. 25. That at the First Session of the Council in each and every year, standing committees to consist of not less than five members each, shall be appointed for the following purposes, namely : — ist. Finance. 2nd. County Property. 3rd. Assessment. 4th. Roads and Bridges and Agriculture. 5th. Education and Printing and Stationery. 26. When a motion to go into committee of the whole is carried, the Warden shall leave the chair and nominate a chairman of committee, who shall imme- Jiately take the chair without comment, and when the committee rises, shall report its proceedings to the Warden. Rules -in 27. All standing Rules of the Council shall be ob- Committeeof the served m committee of the whole, so far as they may be whole. applicable, excepting the rules limiting the number of times a member may address the Council. Adjournment. 28. A motion for adjournment shall always be in or- der. BY - LAWS. 29. Every By-Law shall be introduced by a motion of leave, gpecifying its title or a motion to appoint a committee to prepare and brmg it in, or by an order from the Council, on the report of a committee. 30. No By- Law shall be committed or amended, un- til it shall have been twice read. 31. Every By Law shall receive three separate read- ings previous to it being finally passed. By-laws. 32. All By-Laws shall be read and passed in com- mittee of the whole, between the second and third read- ings. 33. All amendments made m committee shall be re- ported to the Council, and by it, adopted before the third reading. I ill" ■*ii or()orate sc: !.'ummittecs. special Grant I Accounts. 34- In committee of the whole, all By-Laws shall be read by the Chairman and be debated upon, clause by clause, and put by the Chairman as read by him, leav- ing the preamble and title to be last considered. 35. When a Hy-Law passes the Council, the War- den and Clerk shall sign it, and put the date and seal of the Corporation thereto, in open Council, 36. By Laws of a private nature shall be introduced by petition, to be presented by some member. 37. Any member intending to make a motion to amend any existing By-Law, or to introduce a new one, shall give at least one day's previous notice oi such his intention in writing. 38. Every petition on being presented, may be read by the member who presents it, or by the Clerk. t'orftorate seal. 39. The Corporate Seal of this Council shall be in the custody of the Clerk, and shall not be affixed or impressed upon any document or instrument, except by him in the presence oi the Warden, or that of the temporary Chairman, or when authorized by this Council. ^'ummittecs. special Grants. Accuunts. 40. When a special committee has been appointed for any purpose, it shall be the duty of the Clerk to furnish the first named member of the committee, with a copy of the resolution appointing the committee, and such member shall notify the other members of the time and place for such committee to meet. 41. That no motion or resolution for any special grant of money shall be entertained, after the amount to be levied for the current year has been made, except by a two-thirds vote oi the Council in favor thereof. 42. All accounts and claims against the Council, must be presented on or before the first day of the ses- sion thereof. I i YEAS AND NAYS. 43. Upon a division of the Council, the names of those who vote for, and of those who vote against any motion, shall be taken and entered upon the minutes, if three members demand it, before any fresh business be entered upon. ORDER OF BUSINESS. 44. When any order, resolution or question has been lost by the Council or Committee dissolvmg for want of a quorum, the order, resolution or question so lost, shall, after the routine business, be the first busmess to be proceeded with, and disposed of, at the next meet- ing oi such committee or Council. 45. At each regular meeting of this Council, and at each special meeting thereof, called for the transaction special or any business, the following shall be order ot proceedure :-*- jst. Calling the Roll. 2nd. Reading Minutes if any. 3rd. Receiving Communications. 4th. Receiving Petitions. 5th. Receiving Reports, 6th. Referring matter to committees. 7th. Any Special Business. 46. All By-Laws or parts of By-Laws inconsistent with this By Law, are hereby repealed. 47. This By-Law rh'M come into force and effect, on the day on which it may be passed. (l. s.) WILLIAM STAFFORD, Warden, SAMUEL REYNOLDS, Clerk,