be called over, and the chairman, or in his absence, any member of the committee, shall if required, assign the reason why the committee have not reported, and all reports shall be in writing, and signed by all the members agreeing thereto.

XX. The Clerk shall keep fair minutes of all the transactions of Council with an index to the same; and present all messages to the Common Council.

XXI. He shall, by the messenger, summon the meetings of Council, by written or printed notices, one day at least previous to the time of meeting.

XXII. When any bill, resolution, or report, is to be printed by an order of Council, the Clerk shall carry this order into execution, and he shall furnish the chairman of committees with copies of resolutions, and when applied to, with such other papers as may be

necessary.

XXIII. The Clerk shall keep a book, to be termed the Committee Book, in which he shall enter in columns, under appropriate heads.

The time of the appointments of all committees.

The names of the members of the committees.

A brief title of the subject committed.

The time at which the report is to be made. The time at which the committee made report or were discharged.

XXIV. He shall also keep a book, in which he shall enter in proper columns,

A brief title of such bills, motions or other papers, as have been read, and laid on the table, at any former meeting, but not yet referred to committees, or otherwise disposed of.

The time of their being first read.
The disposal of these papers.
The time of their disposal.

And shall lay these books before the President at the commencement of every meeting, for the information of Council.

I. As soon as a majority of members appear, the President shall take his seat, and call to order: after which no member shall depart without leave of the President.

He shall be judge of order, and his decisions thereon shall be immediately submitted to, unless two members require an appeal to Council; which shall be decided without debate.

He shall vote on all questions, but take no part in debate, without leave of Council. He shall name all committees, unless Council otherwise determine.

He shall call special meetings of Council, whenever in his opinion public business may require it, or on the request of three members: but when meetings shall be so called, he shall direct the clerk to insert in the notices to the members, the import of the business upon which they are to convene; and such notices shall be served on the day preceding that appointed for the meeting.

II. It shall be the duty of the clerk to keep a docket of all business of Council; with short entries of each transaction thereon; which shall always lie on the table.

He shall also keep fair and regular minutes of the proceedings of Council; read every minute separately as it is made; furnish the chairman of every committee with a copy of the resolution under which they are appointed; and cause a written or printed notice of every meeting of Council to be served by the messenger on each member.

III. After the roll has been called, the order of business shall be:

The minutes of the last preceding meeting, and the docket of unfinished business, shall be read, and, if necessary, corrected as to matters of mistake or form.

Petitions or other communications to Council shall be presented.

Reports of committees shall be called for, and order taken thereon; after which, any business may be proceeded on, at the pleasure of Council.

IV. Every member presenting a paper to the chair, shall first state its general purport; and every member who shall make a motion, shall rise and address the chair.

V. No debate shall be entered into on any motion, unless that motion be seconded, and stated from the chair; and all motions shall, if requested by two members, or by the President, be reduced to writing. No member shall

speak more than twice upon any one question, without leave of Council, and when he does speak, shall rise and address the President.

VI. While a subject is under consideration, no motion shall be made except to amend, divide, commit, or postpone it; but a motion to adjourn shall be always in order, and shall be decided without debate.

VII. No amendment, which tends to destroy the general sense of the clause or motion, shall be admitted.

VIII. Upon the first reading of any report, petition, bill, or other paper, unless upon motion otherwise ordered, it shall, as a matter of course, lie on the table. Upon the second reading, which, upon motion seconded and carried, may be had in the same sitting, order shall be taken thereon as the case may require.

If

IX. No bill shall be considered as before Council, until. it be introduced by message from the Select Council, by a member in his place, by petitioners upon leave given, or by report of a committee. Upon the second reading, the question, after debate, shall be: "Shall this bill be read the third time?” decided in the negative, the bill shall be lost; if in the affirmative, it shall be so read, considered by paragraphs, beginning with the first enacting clause, and proceeding through the bill, end with the preamble and title. The President shall then take the question: "Shall this bill pass?" If Council determine in the negative, it shall be lost; if in the affirmative,