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Pennsylvania Fish Commission. Office. 1020 Arch street. COMMISSIONERS. PRESIDENT, S. B. STILL WELL, Scranton. H. C. Demuth. Treasurer, Lancaster.
D. P. Corwin, Secretary, Pittsburg. Louis Streuber, Erie. James A. Dale, Corresponding Secretary, York. J. W. Correll, Easton.
Eastern Hatchery. Allentown
Western Hatchery. Corry Erie Hatchery Erie
Delaware Hatchery Bristol
PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATE.
President of the Senate. LIEUT .- GOV. WALTER LYON. President Pro tem DANIEL S. WALTON. Chief Clerk, E. W. SMILEY, Librarian, HERMAN P. MILLER. Journal Clerk, JOHN M. RHEY. Reading Clerk, LOUIS M. KELTY. Sergeant-at-Arms, T. LARRY EYRE. Postmaster, JOHN A. SEIDERS.
DISTRICT. Philadelphia Members.
First -Ist, 2d, 26th, 30th and 36th Wards-
GEORGE A. VARE, R , 2123 South Fourth street. Second-3d, 4th, 5th, 6th and 11th Wards- ELLWOOD BECKER, R., N. W. cor 4th and Pine sts. Third-16th, 17th, 18th and 20th Wards- FRANCIS A. OSBOURN, R. 441 Chestnut street. Fourth-21st, 22d, 24th, 27th and 34th Wards- Vacancy, C. Wesley Thomas resigned. Fifth-15th, 28th, 29th, 32d, 37th and 38th Wards- CHARLES L. BROWN, R., 2434 Poplar street. Sixth-7th, 8th and gth Wards- ISRAEL W. DURHAM, R., 2123 Pine street. Seventh-10th, 12th, 13th and 14th Wards JOHN C. GRADY, R., 812 Girard avenue- Eighth-19th, 23d, 25th, 31st, 33d and 35th Wards- JACOB CROUSE, E., 2146 E. Cumberland street.
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PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESEN- TATIVES.
Speaker, Vacancy. Henry K. Boyer resigned Jan. 17, 1898.
Chief Clerk, JERE. B. REX. Resident Clerk, A. D. FETTEROLF. Sergeant-at-Arms, JOSEPH WYATT.
Philadelphia Members.
DISTRICT.
First-Ist Ward-
Vacancy. Edwin H. Vare resigned July 1, 1897. CHARLES DEPUTY, R., 628 Sears street.
Second-2d Ward-
D. HOWARD CONRADE, R., 229 South Sixth street. Third-3d Ward-
OSCAR P. SAUNDERS, R., 814 South Second street.
Fourth-4th Ward-
DAVID SINGER, D., 700 South Fifth Street.
Fifth-5th Ward-
JOHN R. LLOYD, R., 201 South Front street.
Sixth-30th Ward-
JAMES MCCONNELL, R., 1713 Bainbridge street. Seventh-7th Ward-
Vacancy. Henry K. Boyer, resigned Jan, 17, 1898. Eighth-8th Ward-
JOHN M. SCOTT, R., 118 South Eighteenth street. Ninth-9th Ward-
COURTLANDT K. BOLLES, R., 112 N. Broad st. Tenth-6th and Ioth Wards-
AUGUSTIN S. ROBERTS, R., 126 North Tenth st.
CHARLES E. VOORHEES, R., 222 N. 21st street.
Eleventh-11th Ward-
HENRY GRANSBACK, R., 119 Fairmount avenue. Twelfth-12th Ward-
WILLIAM T. ZEHNDER, R., 421 Wood street.
Thirteenth-13th Ward-
H. THOMAS DUNLAP, R., 712 Buttonwood street. Fourteenth-14th Ward-
WILLIAM M. KIDD, R., 1214 Brown street.
Fifteenth-15th Ward-
Vacancy. Ziba T. Moore resigned July 1, 1897. CLINTON R. WOODRUFF, R., 1920 Wallace street.
Sixteenth-16th and 18th Wards-
WILLIAM F. STEWART, R., 311 East Girard ave. ELIAS ABRAMS, R., 232 Beaver street.
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Seventeenth-17th Ward-
LOUIS BIER, R., 1438 North Front street.
Eighteenth-19th and 31st Wards-
JAMES CLARENCY, R., 704 West Lehigh avenue. WALTER STRADLING, R., 2031 E. Cumberland st. CARLES SHANE, R., 2420 Dickinson street. Nineteenth-20th Ward-
WILLIAM H. KEYSER. R., 1751 North Eleventh st. JOHN H. RIEBEL, R., 623 West Girard avenue. Twentieth-21st Ward-
MILTON W. KERKESLAGER, R., 4377 Main street, Manayunk.
Twenty-first-22d Ward-
JOHN F. KEATOR, R., 218 West Walnut Lane, Germantown.
Twenty-second-25th and 33d Wards-
FRANKLIN REED, R., 3170 Richmond street.
Twenty-third-23d and 35th Wards-
MAHLON L. SAVAGE, R., 4714 Penn st., Frankford. Twenty-Fourth-24th and 34th Wards-
EBENEZER ADAMS. R., 605 N. Forty-third street.
CHARLES B. NOBLIT, R., 635 N. Forty-fifth street
Twenty-fifth-26th and 36th Wards-
ROBERT SMITH, R., 1402 S. Twenty-second street. JOHN A. GILMORE, R. 1514 Wharton street.
Twenty-sixth-27th Ward-
SAMUEL CROTHERS, R., 1407 Filbert street. Twenty-seventh-28th, 32d, 37th and 38th Wards-
CHARLES W. BOGER, R., 2213 North Broad street. GEORGE STERR, JR .; R., 2224 Lambert street. Twenty-eighth-29th Ward-
ADAM C. ACKERMAN, R., 2717 Master street.
GEORGE W. WILLIAMS, R., 1263 North 23d street.
PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES SENATORS.
MATTHEW S. QUAY, BOIES PENROSE.
PENNSYLVANIA UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES.
Philadelphia Districts.
I. H. H. BINGHAM,
2. ROBERT ADAMS, JR.,
3. WILLIAM MCALEER,
4. JAMES R. YOUNG,
5. ALFRED C. HARMER.
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BULLITT BILL.
Extracts from the New City Charter approved June 1, 1885.
" An Act to provide for the better government of Cities of the first-class in this Commonwealth" which became operative the 1st Monday of April, 1887.
APPOINTMENT OF CLERKS, ETC.
Heads of departments appoint subordinates; may remove or suspend them, giving reasons in writing. Removals for political cause prohibited ; head of de- partment appoints successors, subject to confirmation by Select Council ; appointments to be made under competitive examination. Personal solicitation for- bidden, and will disqualify the person who solicits an office from competing for one year.
DIVORCING PUBLIC EMPLOYES FROM POLITICS.
No officer of any department, trust, etc .. employe of any contractor under any such department. trust, etc., shall be a tember of or delegate to any political con- vention ; nor shall he be present at any such conven- tion except in the performance of duty relating to his position as such officer or employe; any violation shall work forfeiture of position; the department shall dismiss him, and enter on record canse of dis- missal.
No officer or employe shall receive any present, fee, gift, or emolument for official services other than his salary, except by written consent of Director of De- partments, otherwise he shall be dismissed from the service.
IMPEACHMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICERS.
Public officers for corrupt acts, practices, malfeas- ance, mismanagement, mental incapacity, etc., may be impeached on complaint of twelve citizens and affidavits of five to Court of Common Pleas. If rea- sonable ground is shown, Court grants a rule on accused to answer; Court may then appoint a com- mittee of five citizens to investigate and report ; if charges are sustained, the matter is certified to Select Council, which sets as Court of Impeachment and tries case ; pending investigation Court may suspend accused from office.
CONTRACTS.
Every contract for improvement to be based on es- timate of whole cost; liability of City is limited to amount of appropriation.
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MONEYS DUE THE CITY.
Each department and Clerks of Councils to furnish the Receiver of Taxes with a list of all accounts due City, on or before the day the same may become due, giving such information as will enable him to collect same. Each department to furnish City Controller with duplicate of such return made to Receiver of Taxes: Controller shall charge such return to Re- ceiver of Taxes. All moneys due City to be paid to Receiver of Taxes.
SOME FACTS ABOUT PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA was founded in 1681 by William Penn, chartered in 1787, and consolidated in 1854.
THE CITY, as laid out by Penn, was 2 miles wide from the Delaware to the Schuylkill, and I mile wide north and south, from Vine to South. Its population in 1890 was 1,046,964, and is now, 1897, over, 1,250,000. It is the largest manufacturing city in the world, its annual productions of all kinds being over $600,000,000 and has a foreign trade of over $100,000,000. It produces 9-10th of all the carpets made in this country and more than are made in Great Britain. Its area is now 1291/2 square miles being 22 iniles long and from 5 to 10 miles in width. On the city plan there are 2,000 miles of streets and oyer 1,000 miles opened.
BROAD STREET is 113 feet wide, 2014 miles long and 12 miles opened, and is the longest continuous street in the world. MARKET STREET, 100 feet wide and 6 miles long.
THE DELAWARE RIVER water front has 19 miles of deep water.
THE SCHUYLKILL has on both sides 14-6 miles of water front from 18 to 28 feet deep, and has 18 bridges in the city limits.
FAIRMOUNT WATER WORKS Were opened in 1822 ; the grounds about these works were the beginning of the large park.
FAIRMOUNT PARK contains nearly 3,000 acres, is the largest pleasure ground in the world, and is unrivaled in the beauty and variety of its natural scenery.
THE FIRST BRICK HOUSE built in Philadelphia was on Letitia street, and occupied by William Penn in 1682-83. It was torn down some years ago and rebuilt at Lansdowne drive, west of Girard avenue bridge.
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THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS cover 33 acres of ground leased from the Park Commissioners. It has the finest collection of animals in America.
LEAGUE ISLAND NAVY YARD is 4 miles from City Hall. League Island is 21/4 miles long by 14 to 1/2 mile wide. It has 26 feet of water in the channel. It covers 923 acres, and was given to the Government by the city in 1876.
INDEPENDENCE HALL was built for the use of the State, and finished in 1735. Here the Declaration of Independence was adopted, July 4th, 1776, and in 1787 the Constitution of the United States was drafted and adopted. Recently it has been restored to its original condition.
CARPENTERS' HALL was built in 1770 for the use of the house carpenters of the City, and is now occupied by the Carpenters' Society, and in it the first Congress assembled in September, 1774.
The first MINT was built in 1792, on Seventh street, above Market and was removed to its present location on north side of Chestnut street, below Broad, in 1833. All minor coins, devices and dies for coins are made here. A new Mint, the largest in the world, is to be erected on the lot bounded by Sixteenth, Seven- teenth, Spring Garden and Buttonwood streets.
CHRIST CHURCH, Second above Market, was built in 1727-31, and the steeple was finished in 1753. It con- tains a chime of 8 bells brought from London 1754. The communion plate was presented by Queen Anne, in 1708, and bears the royal arms. Whitfield preached here, and Washington and Franklin worshipped in the church edifice.
ST. GEORGE M. E. CHURCH, on North Fourth street, above Race, was built by a German Reformed Society and sold to the Methodists, in 1768. At one time it was occupied by the British for hospital and stable purposes.
CITY HALL is the largest building in America, being 4861/2 feet north and south by 470 feet east and west, and covers 412 acres, exclusive of court-yard, 200 feet square. Avenue on the north is 205 feet wide and other three sides 135 feet. Has 683 rooms nsed by the City and the various Courts of the County and the Supreme Court. Tower is 5471/2 feet high, in- cluding statue of Penn 36 feet high.
PHILADELPHIA BOURSE, between Fourth and Fifth streets, is 362 feet by 130 feet, and 10 stories high. It is fire-proof, aud cost, with ground, over $2,000,000. It is a commodious and magnificent structure, and the only " Bourse" in the United States, and is the largest and finest Bourse building in the world.
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INDEPENDENCE HALL.
Independence Hall is a three story brick structure on Chestnut street, between Fifth and Sixth. The foun- dation was laid in 1732, and building completed in 1741. It was formerly the "State House," was used for the legislative sessions of the Colonial Assembly of Congress, from 1775 to 1800, and by the State Leg- islature until the removal of the capital to Harrisburg, in 1804. The Declaration of Independence was pro- mulgated from Independence Hall, on July 4th, 1776. The old Liberty Bell is on exhibition in the main hall.
The second story rooms, from the City's consolida- tion, in 1854, until March 7th, 1895, were occupied by the Select and Common Councils. Since then they have been restored to their original condition and are now occupied by the " Daughters of the Revolution." The rooms on the lower floor are filled with portraits, furniture and other matters of Revolutionary days.
The tower contains a clock and bell presented to the City by Henry Seybert in 1876. The bell which was placed in the tower after the removal of the " Old Liberty Bell" is at Germantown Hall.
RATES OF POSTAGE.
DOMESTIC .- On all letters throughout the U. S , 2C. for each ounce or fraction thereof. Postal cards Ic. each.
Transient newspapers, magazines or periodicals, Ic. for 4 ozs. or fraction thereof: other printed matter, books, circulars, corrected proof-sheets and manu- script copy accompanying the same, ic. for each 2 ozs. or fractional part thereof, invariably prepaid by stamps. Manuscripts unaccompanied by proof-sheets, letter rates. Merchandise and all matter not liable to injure the mails, ic. each oz. or fraction thereof, prepaid. Limit of weight, 4 lbs., except single books, which may weigh more.
Registry fee, 8c. in addition to regular postage.
Letters and other packages may be registered on payment of a fee of 8c.
Letters will be forwarded when one full rate is paid. All other matter must be fully prepaid.
Money can be sent with absolute safety by mail, by procuring a Money-Order. The fees are :
For orders for sums not exceeding $2.50. ... 3 cents. Over $2.50 and not exceeding $5.00 ...... 5 cents.
Over $5.00 and not exceeding $10.00. ...
8 cents.
Over $10.00 and not exceeding $20.00 .. 10 cents. Over $20.00 and not exceeding
$30.00. .12 cents. Over $30.00 and not exceeding
$40.00 ... .. 15 cents. Over $40.00 and not exceeding $50.00. 18 cents.
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Over $50.00 and not exceeding $60.co ...... 20 cents. Over $60.00 and not exceeding $75.00 ...... 25 cents. Over $75.00 and not exceeding $100.00 ...... 30 cents.
FOREIGN .- To all parts of the Universal Postal Union (embracing nearly every civilized country), letters, 5c. per half oz., prepayment optional; if not prepaid, a fine is collected on delivery.
International postal card 2c. newspapers, book, pamphlets, photographs, engravings, etc., ic. for each 2 ozs. or fraction thereof.
The fees for Money-Orders on Great Britain and other foreign countries are : not over $10, 10C. ; $20, 20C .; $30, 30C .; $40, 4cc .; $50, 50C .; $60, 60c .; $70, 70C .; $80, 8oc .; $90, 90C .; $100. $1.00.
Mailing to the Dominion of Canada, New Bruns- wick, Nova Scotia and Republic of Mexico, same as U. S. Rates.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS.
The first day of January-New Year's Day.
The twelfth day of February-Lincoln's Birthday. The third Tuesday of February-Election Day. The 22d of February-Washington's Birthday. Good Friday.
The 30th day of May-Memorial Day.
The Fourth day of July-Independence Day.
The first Monday of September-Labor Day.
First Tuesday after first Monday in November-Elec- tion Day.
Thanksgiving Day, designated by the President of the United States or Governor of the State. The 25th day of December-Christmas.
NOTE-Whenever New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Independence Day or Christmas shall occur on Sunday, the following day, Monday, shall be a public holiday.
When the 30th day of May falls on Sunday, the day preceding it. Saturday. shall be observed as a holiday.
All bills of exchange, checks, drafts or notes fall- ing due on any Monday so observed as a holiday shall be due and payable on the next suceeeding secular or business day, and all Mondays so observed as holidays, for all purposes as regards the protest- iug and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of ex- change, checks, etc., shall be considered and treated as of the first day of the week, Sunday.
All bills of exchange, etc., which by the terms thereof shall be payable on the first day of the week, Sunday, shall be payable on the next succeeding . business day.
HALF-HOLIDAYS.
Every Saturday is a half-holiday.
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EXCHANGES.
Bourse-Fourth and Fifth above Chestnut. Board of Trade-Bourse Building. Brewers' Exchange-Broad and Arch. Chamber of Commerce-133 South Second. Commercial Exchange-Bourse Building. Grocers' and Importers' Exchange-Bourse Building. Drug Exchange-Bourse Building. Lumbermen's Exchange-Bourse Building. Maritime Exchange-Bourse Building. Master Builders' Exchange-20 South Seventh. Merchant's Exchange-N. E. cor. Third and Walnut. Operative Builders' Exchange-Bourse Building. Petroleum and Stock Exchange-304 Chestnut. Philadelphia Milk Exchange-1429 Market. Philadelphia Shoe Exchange-Fifth and Chestnut. Philadelphia Stock Exchange-Drexel Building. Produce Exchange-2 Arch street.
MESSENGER AND TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH CO .- Messenger, police, fire, cab and carriage service furnished day or night. Telegrams to all parts of the city or world. Offices (never closed) : 49 S. Third; 1031 Chestnut ; 1413 Chestnut ; 124 S. Eighth ; 1223 Market street ; 1415 Columbia avenue; N. E. cor. Twentieth and Locust ; 3962 Market ; 685 N. Broad; S. E. cor. Eighth and Wood ; 1923 Callowhill ; N. E cor. Second and Pop- lar ; Windsor Hotel, 1219 Filbert. Sub-Stations : Pennsylvania R. R. Station, Broad street ; Reading Depot, Thirteenth and Callowhill ; Betz Building ; Harrison Building ; 21st and Carpenter ; 3955 Lancas- ter ave. ; 9th and Girard ave. ; Ridge ave. and Col- umbia ; Court Rooms, generally; principal Hotels, Club Rooms, Theatres, etc.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. Messengers, cabs and coupes furnished day or night. OFFICES.
*1000 Chestnut ; 2258 Richmond ; 1921 N. 2d; * Broad Street Station; 307 Walnut ; S. W. cor. Front and
*Never closed.
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Chestnut ; Continental Hotel ; Rotunda of Post-Office ; S. E. cor. 3d and Chestnut ; Commercial Exchange ; Dock St. Market ; 106 Arch ; 706 N. Delaware ave. ; Bullitt Building ; Wanamaker's; #807 Vine; Colon- nade Hotel; 607 Chestnut ; 68 N. 3d ; 1114 S. 5th ; * 3802 Market; Drexel Building ; * 1407 Fairmount ave ; *Grand Opera House, Broad and Montgomery ave.
Hood, Foulkrod & Co., 11th and Market ; Straw- birdge & Clothier, 8th and Market ; B. & O. Depot, 24th and Chestnut ; 1207 N. 2d ; Market St. Ferry.
267 S. 20th. cor. Ant : 52d and Lancaster ave .; 49th St. Station ; P. W. & B. R. R .; 24th aud Ridge ave. ; Bourse, Fifth street entrance ; 2762 N. Fifteenth ; S. E. cor. 29th and Diamond ; 1408 Washington ave. ; Hotel Walton ; Hotel Stratford ; Hotel Hanover; Sixtieth Street Station, B. &. O .; Mt. Moriah Station P. W. & B .; Gladstone; 1933 Market ; 8 W. Chelten ave, Ger- mantown ; Stephen Girard Building, 12th and Girard; Witherspoon Building, Juniper and Walnut; 303 N. Front ; 306 Callowhill ; 4283 Frankford ave., Frank- ford ; 1909 Ridge ave. ; Parkside Hotel, 40th and Gir- ard ave. ; Fidelity Building, Broad and Cherry ; 1411 Chestnut ; Girard House; Green's Hotel ; 529 Arch ; Paschalville ; Gray's Ferry ; 807 Vine ; 1407 Fairmount ave. : 3802 Market ; Stock Exchange; Land Title Building, Broad and Chestnut.
CITY EDITORS
Of Philadelphia Daily Newspapers.
Bulletin-Charles Francis Hart.
Call-George A. Waite. German Democrat-Theo. Schoenleber.
German Gazette-Bruno Wahl.
Herald-Spencer Scott Huston. Inquirer-Joseph Robinson. Item-Charles W. Stewart.
Ledger-John J. McKenna.
North American-E. J. O. Fisher. Press-Robert Brannan. Record-W. C. Russell. Star-John W. Stockwell, Jr. Telegraph-W. C. Ruch.
Times-D. J. Fenno.
Associated Press-Wm. A. Conner.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD AND PHILA- DELPHIA AND READING RAILWAY COMPANIES CAB, COUPE AND HANSOM SERVICE.
Ten squares are Equivalent to One Mile.
Rates of Fare for Hansom. Leased to Driver in charge. By the Trip.
112 miles or less, direct to I address, 1 or 2 persons, 25C. 11/2 miles or less, to 2 addresses, 1 or 2 persons ...... 50c. Each additional mile or fraction thereof . ... I5C. To Call, to go to Station.
To call at any address within 112 miles of the respective station, and to go direct to said stations, 1 or 2 passengers. 25c. To call at any address exceeding 112 miles for each additional mile or fraction thereof .. ... 15C.
By the Hour.
For the first hour or fraction thereof, 1 or 2 per- sons .. 65c.
For each additional hour, 1 or 2 persons .. 65c. For each additional quarter hour or less, 1 or 2 persons. 20C.
Rates of Fare for 4-Wheeler. Leased to Driver in charge.
By the Trip.
11/2 miles or less, to I address, 1 or 2 persons 40c. 11/2 miles or less, to 2 addresses, 1 or 2 persons. 7ºc. For additional 1 or 2 passengers IOC. Each additional mile or fraction thereof, 1 or 4
persons 20C
To Call, to go to Station.
To call at any address within 112 miles from respective stations, and go direct to said stations, 1 or 2 passengers ..... 40c. To call at any address exceeding 112 miles, for each additional mile or fraction thereof 20C.
By the Hour.
For the first hour or fraction thereof, I or 4 per- sons . 75c.
For each additional hour, I or 4 persons .. 75c. For each additional quarter hour or less, I or 4 persons. 20C.
Valises, each, 10c. ; only chargeable for when car- ried on top by Driver. Trunks, each, 25c. No trunks carried on Hansoms.
Not more than two trunks allowed on each 4-wheeler.
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RULES OF SELECT COUNCIL.
RULES
Amendments
7-11-22
Appeals 3-14
Appointments and confirmations. 40
BILLS, First reading 20
Signing and writs, subpoenas 23
To receive three readings. 21-22
Chamber to be in charge of President. 32
Changing votes. 16
COMMITTEES, Appointment of.
= Duties of. 31
Of the Whole .24 to 27
Debating
14
Division of question
9
Filling up blanks.
28
First reading of bill
20
Five-minute rule
4
Hours of meeting
38
Intoxication
Members speaking (five-minute rule).
MOTIONS, Adjourn.
7-8
Commitment. 7
19
Disposition of.
5
Indefinite postponement
Journalized
6
.. Lay on table.
7 8
Postpone.
7
Strike out
9
Members speaking 4
Members to vote from seats. 17
No papers to be withdrawn .. 29
Order of business 32
Persons admissible to floor 34
President's duties I-3-32 President to vote last 18 Previous question 7-12-13
Questions of order not debatable. 14
Reasons for voting. 15 Reconsideration of vote. IO Rules-two-thirds to dispense with 36 Smull's Manual 37
Smoking prohibited 33
Special meetings 39
Two-thirds vote to dispense with rules. 36
35 4
Consider bills.
Entertained and made. 6 to 7 7
Not in order.
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Reconsideration
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RULES OF SELECT COUNCIL.
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THE PRESIDENT.
I. The President shall take the Chair at the hour to which Select Council stands adjourned, or is to meet, when he shall call the members to order, and on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceding meeting to be read, which Select Council shall have power then to correct.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
II. Asking leave of absence.
Receiving of petitions and communications, and referring same.
Reports of Committees.
Reading of bills in place.
Offering original resolutions.
Consideration of reports and resolutions pre- viously presented.
Reading bills the third time.
Considering bills in the following order :
Those on which Select Council has made pro- gress on second reading.
Those on which the Committee of the Whole has made progress, and has had leave to sit again.
Orders of the day.
Bills from Common Council, and those upon which 10 order has been taken.
DUTIES, PRESERVE ORDER, APPEALS, ETC.
III. The President shall preserve order, prevent personal reflections, confine members in debate to the question, and when two or more members rise at the same time, decide who shall be first heard ; but an appeal in all such cases shall be to Select Council, and a member called to order may extenuate or justify.
MEMBERS SPEAKING. Not over five minutes nor more than twice.
IV. Members speaking shall address the President, and, when presenting a paper, shall first state its import. Members shall not speak more than twice, nor longer than five minutes at a time on any ques- tion, without unanimous permission of Select Coun- cil, nor be interrupted when speaking, except by a call to order by the President, or by a member through the President, or by a member to explain, or by a call for the previous question.
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MOTIONS, DISPOSITION OF. To be in writing if required. May be withdrawn.
V. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall, before debate, be stated by the President. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the President or any member require it ; but a motion may be with- drawn by the member making it before amendment, postponement, an order to lie on the table, or decision.
MOTIONS TO BE JOURNALIZED.
With name of members making same.
VI. Every motion shall be entered on the Journal, together with the name of the member making it, unless it should be subsequently withdrawn.
MOTIONS, ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE ENTERTAINED.
1. Adjournment. 1 Not debatable.
2. Previous question.
3. Lay on table.
4. Iostponement.
5. Commitment.
6. Amendment.
VII. When a question is under consideration, no motion shall be received, except for adjourument ; for the previous question ; to lay on the table ; for post- ponement ; for commitment ; or for amendment. These questions shall have preference in the order in which they are above mentioned ; and the first three shall be decided without debate. A motion to lay on the table being agreed to, shall place the subject in the order of unfinished business. An indefinite postpone- ment shall be equivalent to a rejection.
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