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BY-LAWS
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COUNTY OF WENTWORTH,
With a Catalogue of the
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From its Organization in 1842, to the
1st January, 1880.
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COUNTY SOLICITOR.
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From the Year 1842 to the Year 1880.
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GORE DISTRICT.
1842. JOHN WETENHALL.
'843. Do.
•844. Da
1845. Do.
1846. JOHN WETENHALL.
1847. SAMUEL 3LARKE.
1848. Do.
1849. Do.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
.850. ROBERT SPENCE. , ,85:. ROBERT S PENCE.
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
1852. ROBERT SPENCE.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON,
1853. JOHN HESLOP. , ,85^. JOHN HESLOP.
1855. JOHN HESLOP.
1856. Do.
1857- Do.
, »8s8. Do.
1859. ALEXANDER BROWN.
i860. Do.
1861. Do.
1862. Do.
'863. Do.
1864. Do.
1865. Do.
1866. Do.
WENTWORTH.
1867.
1868.
1869.
1S70.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
187s.
1876.
1877.
1878.
J879. THOMAS STOCK
ALVA G. JONES.
R. R. WADDELL.
Do.
THOMAS BAIN.
ALONZO EGLESTON.
JAMES SOMERVILLE.
THOMAS STOCK.
Do.
PETER WOOD.
F. M. CARPENTER.
THOMAS STOCK.
JOHN WEIR, Jr.
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LIST OIP
Gore District Gounciilors, Reeves and Deputy Reeves,
OF THE COUNTY OF WENTAVORTH,
From the Year 1842 to the Year 1880.
TOWNSHIP OF ANCASTER.
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS.
1842. Frederick Dresser Philip Spaun.
1843. Kbert Holt, Do.
1844. Do. Do.
1845. Do. ' Francis Cameron.
1846. Do. Do.
1847. Do. Do.
1848. Do, John Heslop.
1849. Do. Do.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1850. Moses H. Howell, John Heslop.
1851. John Heslop James Calder.
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
1852. John Heslop James Calder.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
1853. John Heslop James Calder.
1854. Do. Jacob Binkley.
WENTWORTH.
1855. John Heslop Jacob Binkley.
1856. Do. Do.
1857. Do. Do.
1858. Do. Do.
1859. William Sexton A. Egleston.
Reeves and Deputy Reeves.
TOWNSHIP OF ANCASTER.-[Continued.]
1«fln T ^^^^rfij DEPUTY REEVES.
1861 * '^^'''^^^^^^^' Henry Binkley.
]lll' J^^- .....'.".'.■.*.■*' William''sexton.
1864 Do' Alonzo Egleston.
1865. Do. ;;;; p^-
1866. Alonzo^Egtoon *.'*.' WilUam Sexton.
1868.' Do' T 1. xP^
1869. Do '^''^'' ?r^'P-
i^^o. Do.' ;:!'.::;:.*;.;; do
ml: So Jonathan'Kelly.
18^3. Do! :::::::::::: do
1874. Do. ;;; {j^-
Jo!?- ^^°- J.A.Smith.
^^^^' ^^- Henry Binkley and
loh-^T T^ Robert Forbes.
^^^^' ^^- Henry Binkley and
1 S7S p 1. ^ 17 u Robert Forbes.
1878. Robert Forbes s. N. Ohnstead and
''''• S. N. Olmstead ^rctTand
Daniel Shaver.
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1842.
1843.
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TOWNSHIP OF BARTON.
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS.
Arthur Bowen D. K. Servos.
^'' Bo.
^^' Do.
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Rkeves and Deputy Reeves.
TOWNSHIP OF BARTON.— [Continuea.]
GORE DISTRICI' COUNCILLORS,
1845. JohnO. Hatt I). K. Servos.
1846. Do. I>o.
1847. Do.
1848. Do.
1849. Do.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1850. Michael Burkholder
1851. Michael Aikman
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
1852. D. K. Servos
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
1853. Michael Aikman
1854. Do.
WENTWORTH.
1855. Michael Aikman
1856. Do.
1857. Do.
1858. James Harvey
1859. Do.
1860. Do.
1861. Do.
1862. Michael Aikman
1863. R. R. Waddell James Clme.
1864 Do. Ethelbert Servos.
1865*. Do. '^o
1866. Do. Michael Burkholder.
1867! Do. Do.
1868. Do. Thomas La wry.
1869. Do. T, T. n"^'
1870. Lewis Springer R. R. ^age.
1871. Do. ^0-
Reeves and Deputy Reeves.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
TOWNSHIP OF BARTON.-[Continued.]
^^^^^^^- DEPUTY REEVES.
n' w^v^"; , » ^- ^- Kirkendall.
G W. Kirkendall R. ]). Bensley.
Thomas La wry w. H. Lottridge.
|^'• J. E. Lottridge.
}^"- J.W.Kerr.
,, .^;%, , W. H. Lottridge.
Dame Hock Thomas Macklem.
°- Thomas Lawry .
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1843.
1844.
1845.
1846.
1847.
1848.
1849.
1850.
1851.
1852.
TOWNSHIP OF BEVERLY.
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS.
Stephen Nesbit Walter Robertson.
George Jones j)q
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wiT^^V.. , Stephen Nesbit.
Wilham Dickson Dq
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^^' Seth Holcomb.
^0- Do.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
^.^,^""^it , Seth Holcomb.
William Dickson George Jones.
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
Seth Holcomb Malachi Sager.
Reeves and Deputy Reeves.
TOWNSHIP OF BEVERLY.— [Continued.]
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1853. Seth Holcomb James McQueen.
1854. James McQueen Duncan McKenzie.
WENTWORTH.
1855. James McQueen William Dickson.
1856. Do. Do.
1857. Do. David Peregrine.
1858. Do. Do.
1859. Do. John Clement.
1860. Wallace McDonald Do.
1861. Do. Do.
1862. Peter Wood John McMullin.
1863. Do. William Dickson.
1864. Do. John McMullin.
1865. Do. Benjamin Armstrong.
1866. John Clement John Malcolm.
1867. Peter Wood John Malcolm and
W. Nesbit.
1868. John Clement John Malcolm and
W. Nesbit.
1869. Do. A. Fergusson and
W. C. Merriam.
1870. Arch. Fergusson John Clement and
Joseph Bowman.
1871. John Clement John Bennett and
Thomas McQueen.
1872. Do. John Bennett and
Thomas McQueen.
1873. Do. John Bennett and
Thomas McQueen.
1874. Do. John Benneit and
Thomas McQueen.
1875. Peter Wood William Menzies and
Thomas McQueen.
1876. Do. William Menzies and
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J^i'-KVt ; >NU ])KriTv IJkkves.
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1877. VeU^Z 7r"T"
!«/«. llioiiiiis .McQueen Willi..,., ivr *^^'^"- ,
^ *'^""iiiu Monzie.s and
1,S79. j)^ 'rereniiiih Cornell.
T. S. Cornell jind
Jeremiah Cornell.
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TOWNSHIP OF BINBROOK.
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
1842. John McKerlie.
1843. Do.
1844. Peter McKerlie.
1845. Do.
1846. Peter McKerlie.
1847. Do.
1848. Henry Hall.
Do.
1849.
1850.
1852.
1853.
1855.
1856.
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WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
REEVES.
Henry Hall. | igol. Henry Hall.
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT
Henry Hall
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
Henry Hall. , 1354. Henry Hall.
WENTWORTH.
^ohn ^id^y, j 1860. Do.
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Reevp:s and Deputy Reeves.
TOWNSHIP OF
BINBROOK.—
Continued.]
REEVES.
1861.
John Sidey.
1871.
James Hoey,
1862.
James Scroggie.
1872.
Do.
1863.
George Fletcher,
1873.
Do.
1864.
J. 13. Stewart.
1874.
Do.
1865.
Wm. Ptolemy.
1875.
Do.
1866.
Do.
1876.
Do.
1867.
Dr. W. McKay.
1877.
Do.
1868.
Do.
1878.
Dr. W. McKay.
1869.
George Fletcher.
1879.
Do.
1870.
James Hoey.
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DtJNDAS.
WENTWORTH AND H ALTON.
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1850. Robert Spence
1851. Do. J. M. Thornton.
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
1852. Robert Spence J. M. Thornton.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
1853. David Byrns Benjamin Spencer.
1854. Robert Spence Do.
WENTWORTH.
1855. Daniel Fields H. G. Habbin.
1856. A. F. Begue Hiram King.
1857. Do. James McMicking.
Reeves and Deputy Reeves.
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1858.
1859.
1860.
1861.
1862.
1863.
1864.
1865.
1866.
1867.
1868.
1869.
1870.
1871.
1872.
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
Dl^NDAS.— [Continued.]
^^^^ES. DEPUTY REEVES.
William Taylor E. S. Thomas.
A. J. Begue d^
James Scott Daniel Fields.
L>o- Do.
Hiram King j)q
Hugh Moore *.;; James Scott.
Daniel i ields George Bickell.
T ^^- Do.
James Somerville James Carrie.
1 hilip McMahon George Bickell.
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Robert McKechnie Do
f'' Do:
■r ^' James Somerville.
James Somerville Daniel Fields.
T, ?? ' John Bertram.
John Bertram John Wilson.
- II'- Do.
Do. po
R. McKechnie A. D. Cameron.
Do- J. A. Fisher.
Do. Daniel Fields, Jr.
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TOWNSHIP OF EAST FLAMBORO.
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS
1842. J. E. Millard
1843. Do.
^^^f- Do. .'.*.'.'.'.";:.■;.'
^^^^- ^o- ..-.' Thomas Stock.
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Eekves and Dki'uty Eeeves.
TOWNSHIP OF EAST FLAMBOliO'— [Continued.]
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1846. H. F. Graham Thomas Stock.
1847. Do. Do.
1848. Do. Alexander Brown.
1849. James McM(mies Do.
1850. Thomas Smith
1851. ■ Do.
1852. Reed Baker
1853. Alexander Brown
1854. Do.
1855. Do.
1856. Do.
1857. James McMonies
1858. L. A. Cummer M. T. Crooker.
1859. Thomas Stock Alexander Brown.
1860. Do. Do.
1861. Do. Do.
1862. Do. Do.
1863. Do. Do.
1864. Do. Do.
1865. Do. Do.
1866. Do. Do.
1867. Do. John Creen.
1868. Do. Matthew Burns.
1869. Do. Do.
1870. Do. John Featherstone.
1871. Do. Do.
1872. Do. Edward Burns.
1873. Do. Thomas Attridge.
1874. Do. Do.
1875. Do. Do.
1876. Alexander Brown Do.
1877. Thomas Stock Do.
1878. Do. Charles Foster.
1879. Do. Ali^xander Brown.
Reeves and Deputy Eeeves.
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TOWNSHIP or WEST FLAMBORO\
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS.
1842. James Coleman Joseph Spencer.
]lZ: ?>!"' William Miller.
1844. Do. ,. j)^
1845. John Patterson Dn
1^46. Do. .... ■*• Do*
1847. Do. •;::;; ^0.'
1848. Hugh Moore Dq
^^^^' 1^0- ". James Logie.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
Jor?' ?"g^ Moore James Logie.
1851. Joseph Webster Matthew Peebles.
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
1852. Thomas Morris J. K. Crooker.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
1853. Thomas Morris Matthew Peebles.
18^^- ^0. William BuUock.
WENTWORTH.
1855. Matthew Peebles James Morden. ■
]14' w T?°; •• HughFrazer.
lono ^- 1^- I>onaldson William Tunis.
ioo8. Do. T)n
1859. Do. ::::: d^
lor?' T ^^V , James Morden.
]llo ir^^Mo^d^n Samuel Binkley.
nil' w r'T.^'^^;. ^' ^- I>onaldson.
iqa7 ^' £• l^onaldson Thomas Bain.
1864. Dr. Thomas Miller W. D. Binkley
lot)5. Do. r)~' ^'
1866. Do. ....„., Do
1867. Do. Do.'
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Reeves and Deputy Reeves.
TOWNSHIP OF WEST FLAMBORO'— [Continued.]
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1868. Dr. T.Miller W. D. Binkley.
1869. Do. Do.
1870. Thomas Bain F. W. Hore.
1871. Do. Do.
1872. Do. Do.
1873. Dr. Thomas Miller Do.
1874. Do. Matthew Peebles.
1875! Do. Do.
1876. Do. Do.
1877. John Weir, Jr Do.
1878. Do. Do.
1879. Do. » Do.
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TOWNSHIP OF GLANFORD.
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS.
1842. Joseph Hannon
1843. Do.
1844. Do.
1845. Do.
1846. Do.
1847. Thomas Shaw
1848. Do.
1849. Do.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON,
1850. Joseph Hannon
1851. J. S. Wetenhall
Reeves and Deputy Reeves.
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TOWNSHIP OF GLANFORD.— [Continued.]
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1852. J. S. Wetenhall
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
1853. Philip Shafer
1854. Thomas Shaw
1855. John Wyllie
WENTWORTH.
1856. Aley. Binkley
1857. Do.
1858. Thomas Shaw
1859. Joseph Hannon
1860. Gideon Smith
1861. Aley. Binkley
1862. Joseph Bates
1863. John Wyllie
1864. Do.
1865. Robert Leeming
1866. Samuel Wyllie
1867. Dr. A. Bethune
1868. Do.
1869. Do. .'*'
1870. John Renton
1871. Do.
]^P- I)o. w. M. Calder.
1873. Dr. A. Bethune Do
1874. Do Do.'
1875. Do.
1876. Do.
1877. W. M. Calder '.!!'.*.'..*.'".'.'.
1878. Do. Henry Reed.
1879. Do. S.W.Smith.
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Rekves and Deputy Reeves.
TOWNSHIP OF SALTFLEET.
GORE DISTRICT COUNCILLORS.
1842. Thomas Waddell Thomas Condon.
1843. Do. John Williamson.
1844. Do. Do.
1845. Do. ' Do.
1846. Do. Do.
1847. Do. Do.
1848. Do. Do.
1849. Do. Do.
1850. John Williamson
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REEVES. DEPUTY REEVES.
1851. John Williamson
1852. David Williamson William Freeman.
1853. R. R. Waddell
1 8 54. John Williamson
1855. Henry Liitz
1856. Benjamin Sonles
1857. Do. A.G.Jones.
1858. Levi Lewis William Freeman.
1859. Benjamin Sonles A. G. Jones.
1860. John Springstead William Freeman.
1861. Alexander Carpenter A. G. Jones.
1862. Do. M. J. Olmstead.
1863. Levi Lewis William Freeman.
1864. A. G. Jones M. J. Olmstead.
1865. Do. Do.
1866. A.G.Jones A.D.Lee.
1867. Do. M.J. Olmstead.
1868. Do. A. D. Lee.
1869. A. D. Lee A. G. Jones.
1870. A. G. Jones A. D. Lee.
1871. Henry Lutz Levi Potruff.
1872. F. M. Carpenter S. K. Green.
1873. Do. A. G. Jones.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
Eeeves and Deputy Reeves.
TOWNSHIP OF SALTFLEET.-[Continued.
l^-^l^^- DEPUTY REEVES,
F.M Carpenter A.G.Jones.
^"- Do.
2^- T.Kennedy.
r^ ' Do.
If H.R. Wilson.
^^' J. W. Javdine.
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WATERDOWN.
Incorporated 1st January, 1879.
REEVP
1879. Charles Sealey.
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TREASURERS
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The County of Wentworth
From the Year 1842 to the Year 1880.
GORE DISTRICT.
Henry Beasley 1842,1843,1844,1845.
James Kirkpatrick 1846, 1847, 1848, 1849.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
James Kirkpatrick 1850, 1851.
WENTWORTH, HALTON AND BRANT.
James Kirkpatrick 1852.
WENTWORTH AND HALTON.
James Kirkpatrick I853 1854,
WENTWORTH.
James Kirkpatrick = = ,. 1855 to 1876, both inclusive.
John T. Stock 1877 to 1880, both inclusive.
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CLERKS OF COUNCIL.
GORE DISTRICT.
Dr. R. C. Tliomas ^^.,.
Li'Sr ''^-'''isisrisH 1845:1846:
,„ , WENTWORTII AND HALTON
Clmvles O. Counsell __. ^g^^^^ ^g,^
WENTWORTH, IIALTON AND BRANT
Charles O. Counsell ' .^..,
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WENTWORTH AND IIALTON.
Chaife 0, Cou„.elI __.. jgg^^ ^^^^
WENTWORTH.
Charles 0. Counsell from 1855 to 1860, both inclusive
^^- ^- ;^^*^"^^^^1 f^-om 1861 to 1879. both inclusive.*
SOLICITORS TOTHE COUNCIL.
GEORGE S. TIFFANY.
From 1842 to 1849, both inclusive.
JOHN O. HATT.
From 1850 to 1863, both inclusive.
R. R. WADDELL.
1864, 1865, 1866.
R. R. GAGE.
1867, 1868, 1869.
C. A. SADLEIR.
1870,1871,1872,1873.
R. R. WADDE^
From 1874 to 1879 both mclusive.
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RULES OF ORDER
— OF THE —
COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION
— OF THE —
COUNTY OF WENTWORTH,
As revised and adopted by the Council, nth June, 1879.
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MEETINGS AND ADJOURNMENTS OF THE COUNCIL
Rule 1.— The regular meetings of the Council
shall be held in the County Council Chamber on the
tollowmg days, namely :
The fourth Tuesday in January.
The first Monday in June, and
The first Monday in December.
2— That the Council do meet at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, unless otherwise especially provided ; and
It at 10 o'clock there be no quorum, the Warden or
Chairman may take the chair and adjourn with the
consent of the majority then present.
3--When this Council adjourns, the members
shall keep their seats until the Warden or Chairman
leaves the chair.
4--Whenever the Warden or Chairman is obliged
to adjourn the Council for want of a quorum, the
hour to which such adjournment is made, and the
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STANl»IN(i IJn.Ks OK Oki.Kk.
names of the niejiiber.s then present shall l)e inserted
in the nn'nutes of the Council.
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MINUTES.
o-Immediately after the Warden or Chairman
shall have taken tlie chair, the minutes of the prece-
dmg day shall be read by the Clerk, to the end that
any mistake therein may Ix? corrected })y the Council.
6— The minutes of the Council shall consist of a
record of the names of all the members present at
anymeetingof the Council,and of all the proceedings
taken ni Council. All reports made by Committees
to the Councd, and not adopted in their original
form, shall, at the request of any member of the
Councd, be printed in the body of the minutes as
reported ; and all reports adopted by the Council
shall be printed in an Appendix. All By-Laws
shall be printed in the Appendix to the minutes.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
7— In the first Session of the Council in each ai)ci
every year, Standing Committees, to consist of tliree
or more members each, besides the Warden, shall be
appomted for the following purposes, viz. :
1. Finance.
^ 2. Gaol and ^jourl House.
3. Printing.
4. Roads and Bridges.
5. Education.
StANDINO llVhKH OF OUVKII.
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ORDER PF BUSINESS.
a— The Daily Order of lousiness shall bo as
lollows :
1. Calling the names of mem})ers.
2. Keacling Minutes of preceding day or session.
J. Keadmg Communications.
4. Presenting and Keading Petitions.
5. Referring Petitions.
6. Motions.
7. Presenting Reports by Committee.
8. General Business.
WARDEN.
9.--In the election of Warden, the names of the
candidates shall be put in the order in which they
are proposed, the yeas and nays to be recorded when
required by any member. In case of a tie the
question shall be decided as provided by' the
Municipal Act.
10— The Warden shall take the chair at the
hour to which the Council shall have adjourned at
the preceding sitting ; he shall immediately call the
members to order, and, on the appearance of a
quorum, shall cause the journal of the preceding
session to be read, unless otherwise ordered by the
Council. "^
11— The Warden shall preserve order and
decorum. He mav snea V to ar^^ ^,.-^^;^^ u n-
any other member to the chair, but shall not, after
speakmg to any question, resume the chair until
such question is disposed of. He may, in common
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with any other mem],cT, call any nirnilier to order
who shall violate any of the rules, and shall, wlien
m the chair, decide all (jiiestions of order, subject
to an appeal to the Council on the demand of two
members, on which appeal there shall be no debate.
12-~ln case the Warden shall not be in attendance,
he Clerk shall call the meetino- to order until a
Chairman be chosen who shall preside until the
arrival of the Warden.
MEMBERS SPEAKING.
1^.— When a member wishes to speak he shall
rise ill his place and address the Warden, and
while speaking, no mem})er shall pass before the
speaker, or otherwise interrupt him, except to call
him to order.
14.— When two or more members shall rise at
once the Warden or Chairman shall name the
member who is first to speak.
15.— No member shall be allowed to sperk
except from his own desk ; no member, other than
the one proposing a question or motion shall speak
more than twice on the same motion without leave •
and no member shall speak more than once on the •
same motion until every member desiring to speak
to that motion shall have had an opportunity to do
so.
16 -No member shall speak beside the question
111 debate.
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17.-Aiiy member may of right require the
question or motion to be read for his information
at any time of tlie debate, but not so as to interrunt
a member speaking.
IS.—Every memlier present shall vote on anv
question on the calling of the yeas and nays, unless
excused by the unanimous consent of the Council.
19.— The yeas and nays, when demanded by anv
member, shall be taken on the passage of any reso-
ution, or any question or proposition submitted to
the Council ; and in taking the yeas and nays the
cerk shall call the names of the members in their
alphabetical order ; and, before announcing the votp
by the Warden, the clerk shall read the votes so
taken, upon demand by any member.
^0.— When a question or proposition is before the
Council or under debate, no motion shall be received
except the following :
1st, to adjourn ; 2d, to lie on the table ; 3d for
the previous question ; 4th, to postpone to a day
certain ; 5th, to commit or amend ; 6th, to postpone
uidefimtely ; which several motions shall have pre-
cedence in the order in which they are arranged.
The motion to adjourn shall always be in order.unless
the Council is engaged in voting, and the motion to
adjourn or to lie on the table, and for the previous
question, shall be decided without debate.
21._When the previous question shall be moved,
and seconded by three members, it shall be put in
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these words: -Shall the main question now be put ?"
and until decided shall preclude all further amend-
ments of the main question, and all further amend-
ments of any pending amendments thereof, and all
turther debate thereon; but shall not preclude
pendm- amendments from being put, in their proper
order, before the main question. Should the pre-
vious question be decided in the negative, it shall
not have the effect to prevent further action or
debate upon the main question, or amendments
thereto, at that meeting.
22.— No motion passed at any meeting of this
Council shall be reconsidered during the same
session without the consent of two-thirds of the
members of the Council.
2a— If any member, in speaking or otherwise
shall violate any rule of this Council, the Warden
shall, or any member may, call him to order If
such member shall be called to order while speakin-
he shall immediately sit down, unless permitted t^'o
explain. The question of order shall be decided
without debate, and if the decision shall be in favor
of the member called to order while speaking, he
shall be at liberty to proceed ; otherwise he shall
not be at liberty to proceed with his speech without
leave of the Council.
24.— No persons, except members and Dersons
uivited, shall be admitted within the bar 'of the
Council Chamber.
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2o.-No member shall leave the Council while in
session without leave being granted by the Warden
or by the Council.
26.-I„ the absence of any rule upon any matter
of business this Council shall be governed by the
ordinary rules governing legislative bodies.
COMMITTEES.
27.-In forming a Committee of the whole
Council the Warden or Chairman shall leave the
chair, and shall, before leaving the same, appoint a
rity m the Chair of the Committee, as the Warden
m the chair of the Council.
28.-On motion in Committee to rise and report
the question shall be decided without debate.
TivlT^l'Z ^""^''' ^^° '^^^^ introduce a
S; be ' f "."' '" ^•''■°"' "P°" ^»y «"bject which
onTof the ro ': ' 'P."'^' ^'^'"'"'"^i «!-» be
Council ^°"™'"''''' ^^"^'^O"* being named by the
30.-That of the number of members appointed
compose a Committee, such number thlof as
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to b.!"; s ■ If " '1''°™"' '^"'"P^"'"^ t" proceed
'lr° ' "' f ''^"'' ^'^ere the number to form
motion ot appointment.
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.31.— All reports of committees shall be made in
writing, and signed by the Chairman.
32.— That the Rules of the Council shall be
observed in a Committee of the whole Council so
tar as they may be applical^le, except the rule limit-
ing the number of times of speaking and of takin-
yeas and nays.
MOTIONS AND QUESTIONS.
SS.—That a motion to adjourn shall always be
m order, except when a vote is being taken.
34.— That in Committee, a motion that the Chair-
man leave the chair shall always be in order, and
shall take the place of any other motion, without
debate.
35.— X,) motion, except for adjournment, for
going into Committee of the whole on By-Laws or
for receiving l^.ports or Petitions, shall be debate<l
or put, unless the same ])e in writing and seconded.
36.— After a motion has been read by the
A^arden or Chairman, it shall be deemed to be in
possesston of the Council ; but mav l)e withdrawn
at any time before decision or amendment with
permission of the Council.
37— All questions, whether in Committee or in
the Council, shall be put in the order they nn.
luoveil, excopt in tilling up blanks, the shortest
time and the lowest sum shall be put tirst, and
Standing Eules of C)kl)e
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38. Every motion, when seconded, must be
-eeeaved and read by the Warden or Chairman in
Councl, except in the cases provided for by the
30.-It shall be the duty of the Warden or Chair-
.nan whenever he shall conceive that a motion or
resolution which is i„ possession of the Counc is
contrary to the Rules of Councilor inconsistent with
o refirf "'■ ;'"'.'^'''»<'^"'^'-'" ^'"ol' it was intended
to refc, to rule ,t out of order; subject, however
o an appeal to the Council, in which ca e it shal
equ,re a two-thirds vote of the men.bers presen
to reverse the ruling of the Warden or Chairman
BY-LAWS.
40 Every By-Law shall be introduced by a
mot on for leave, specifying the title of the san.e, or
bfinV t f" r^^^f' ' ^^"""""'''^ *" prepare ;„d
Sl■om^:S'°"'^'•°*• "-«--"«-'- Report
41. All amendments made in Committee ^h«ll
.tSTVr '^ ?""^" ''•^ ^'^ Chains
Ime, H * .^"^r '''^" ^° ™'''*"^t«'' to debate and
amendment ,„ the Council, before the question to
pass, sign and seal shall be deeid«d
42. Every By-Law shall receive three several
readings previous to its being passed.
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Standing Rules of Ordeu.
Clerk shall certify the readings and the time on
the back thereof.
44. By-Laws committed to a Committee of the
whole Council shall first be read throughout by the
Clerk, and then read by the Chairman and consicLed
by clauses.
r/t~;^^" I ^^'^^"^ P^*^''-'* *'' Council, the
Clerk shall certify the .same, with the date there;f, at
tUe toot ot the same.
' PETITIONS ic.
46.-Petitions, Memorials, and Qther papers
addressed to the Council, shall be presemed by a
Meniber ,„ h,s place, who shall be answerable to
this Council that they do not contain improper or
impertinent matter ^
PAPERS LAID BEFORE THE COUNCIL
47 -Papers laid before this Council, or referred
to a Committee for their considemtion, are of right
T.hC T? T" ^^ '^' ^^''^ "' Cl^airman at the
table ; but when once read to the Council or Com-
mittee, they are then like every other paper that
belongs to the Council.
48. -These rules may be amended or altered, or
new rule.s adopted, at any regular meeting of the
Council, on the report ot , ,,roi-or rnr- ---t
,„i,- 1 ., , . f I "1 ,1 {..lopcr conuiuutee to
which the subject had been previously referred, by
the vote of a majority of all the members elected.
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4,>.-lhese rul«s,,.r uiiy theni,n,«y ),e temporarily
su.si,en(led at any meeting of the Council by a con-
current vote of three-fourths of all the members
elected ; and the vote on .such suspension shall be
taken by yeas and nays and entered on the journal.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
^^<»--Whon any order or orders of the day shall
'>e left undisposed of at the time of an adjournment,
either for want of quorum or otherwise, such order
o>- .>rders shall be taken up in succession as the first
business after the daily routine at the next meeting
OT the Council. ^
Adopted June lltb, 1879.
G. S. COUNSELL,
Clerk.
TH0MA8 STOCK,
Warden.