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Council

Meetings, when and how held .

Mayor may call special in cetlng‘s

Proviso. in case Mayor ,

refuses to act

Cap. 17.' III EDWARD VII. , 1903.

COUNCIL MEETINGS.

104. There shall be in each year, twelve month- ly meetings of the said Council, which shall be held on the second Monday in each month, in each and every year, and the said meetings shall not, at any one time, be held for a longer period than three suc- cessive days, in which Sundays, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Christmas and the First of July, shall not be included. '

105. In all meetings of the said Council, the majority of the members present at such meetings shall determine all questions and matters submitted to, or under the consideration of the said Council; pro- vided that the number present at the said meetings be net less than five Councillors, and at all such meetings the Mayor of the said City shall preside; or in case of his absence such Councillor as the members of the Council so assembled shall choose to be Chairman thereof, and in case of an equality of votes, the Mayor or Chairman presiding shall have a casting vote.

106. It shall be lawful for the Mayor of the said City to call a special meeting of the said Council when and as often as he may deem it proper, after three days’ previous notice thereof; and in case the said Mayor shall refuse to call any such meeting after a requisition for that purpose signed by three or more members of the said Council, it shall be lawful for such three or more members to call a meeting of the said Council after three days’ previous notice, which notice shall specify the business for which the proposed meet- ing is to be held, and shall be signed by the members ; and in all cases of such special meetings as aforesaid, a summons to attend the Council, specifying the busi- ness to be transacted at such meetings, and signed by the City Clerk, shall be left at the usual place of abode of every member of the said Council, at least three days before such meetings.