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RULE 5. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decouum and shal I decide questions of order subject to an anneal to the counci I. The presiding officer may make motions, second motions or speak on any question provided, however, that in order - to do so, upon demand of any one council member, he shall vacate the chair and designate a trustee to preside temnorari ly. The mayor shall be entitled to vote like other members. of the council. RULE 6. Every member, previous to his speaking, shall address the chairman and shall not proceed unti I he has been recognized by the chair. He shall indulge in no personalities, and shall confine his remarks to the matter under debate. RULE 7. No member shall speak more than twice on any question, nor more than five minutes each time without unanimous consent of the counci I. RULE 8. A member called to order shall immediately suspend his remarks unti I the point of order is decided by the chair. RULE 9. Every motion except to adjourn, postpone, reconi der, commit, lay on the table, or for the previous question, shall be reduced to writing if the chair or any member requires it; when made and seconded, it shall be stated be the chairman of amendment, or any disposition thereof has been made, or a vote taken thereon. RULE 10. All resolution shall be in writing. RULE II. When a question is under debate no motion shall be entertained, unless to adjourn, to lay on the table, to act on the previous question, to nostoone, to commit, or to amend, which several motions shy,! I "..eve precedence in the order in which they are named, In d the first three shall be decided without debate. RULE 12. Any question shall be divided at the request of any member when the same will admit thereof. RULE 13. When a question is put by the chair, every member present shall vote unless for special reasons the council shall excuse him; but if interested he shall not vote. In doubtful cases the chair may direct, or any member call for a division. The ye,'as and nays shall be called upon a requisition of the chair or any member, in which case the names of the members voting are required to be recorded in the minutes. RULE 14. All questions shall be put in the order in which they are moved, except in case thf privileged questions.