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RULES AND REGULATIONS 1 CI : 11 1 1$ 11 =1 THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF ESSEX. It is ordered - 1st. That the roll be called over; and, if a quorum of Councilors be present, the business of the day be proceeded with. But that the minutes of the proceedings of the previous day be the first matter to be read, in order to the correcting of the same; and that immediately upon being read and approved of, they be signed by the Warden and Clerk in presence of the Council. 2d. That every notice, motion or resolution be liven in writing. &i. That no one shall speak twice to the question without leave of the Council, unless in answer generally to the objections made to his motion. 4tb. That when a By -Law is to be brought in, leave by motion shall be first made. 5th. That a By -Law before it passes shall be read twice —the second reading to take place on the following day, unless the Council deem it absolutely necessary that any particular By -Law be read the second time on the same day. 8th That after the third reading, the By -Law be considered passed, and the Warden shall sign the same. 7th. That the motions, by -laws, and other matters requiring the vote of the Council to he taken, shall be read by the Warden in manner following: At the first reading —Is it the pleasure of this Council that this resoln- tdon (or as the case may be) be adopted ? At the second reading— Is it the pleasure of this Council that this reso- lution (or as the case may be) be adopted? At the third reading —Is it the pleasure of this Council that this py_IAw do now pass? 8th. That, after leave granted, all notices of motions, by -laws, etc., etc., be put upon a Roll or Order of the Day, so that the same may be taken up the next day in regular succession. And that a list of such motious, etc., etc., as romain over, undisposed of, be put up every morning in some conspicuous place in the Council Room for the inspection ut Uounc:ilork which list shall take precedence of any other order of the day. 9th. That while a Councilor is speaking, no one shall interrupt him. 10th. That when two or more Councilors rise at the aarne time to speak, the Warden ahall decide in favor of that one who first catches his eye. 11th. That any Councilor on being called to II Order /1 shall deaiat from speaking until the Warden decidra the question of order, after which he all be at liberty to explain. That Councilors shall keep their Beata except on going out and taming in. That when about to speak, they WWI rise, without, however, leaving their places, and that they shall ac1-