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RULE 15. The previous question shall be put in these words: "Shall the main question now be put?" It shall be admitted on demand of any two members, and until decided shall preclude all amendments and debate of the main question. RULE 16. ALL COMM I TTEES INCLUDING STANDING COMM I TTEES shall be appointed by the chair, unless expressly ordered by the council. RULE 17. After an ordinance shall have passed a complete and ac- curate cony as amended shall be made by the clerk and shall be signed by the mayor or in his absence by the acting mayor, and deposited with the clerk, who shall attest, seal, number, file, and record or place the same permanently in the ordinance book. Entry of the complete ord- inance as amended directly into the ordinance book and orginal signatures and seal thereon shall be in complaince with this section. The affidavit of publication shall be permanently inserted in the ordinance book after each ordinance. RULE 18. Petitions and other papers addressed to the council shall be read by the clerk upon presentation of the same to the council. RULE- 19. All sessions of the council shall be public. PULE 20. The marshal (Chief of Police) shall attend meetines of the council when requested to do so by the mayor and preserve order in the room. RULE 21. These rules, or any of them, may be temporarily suspen- ded by consent of a me jori ty of all councilmen, and shall not be re- pealed, altered, or amended, unless. by concurrence of a majority of the whole council, and upon notice given at some precedinn meeting. RULE 22. In all points not covered by these rules the Council shall be governed in its procedure by Robert's Rules of Order. RULE 23. The foregoing rules are adopted to facilitate the trans- action of council business and functions. They should not be permitted to defeat or hinder the plainly expressed intent and desire of the council. Informal complaince and substantial performance shall be sufficient under the foregoing rules in the absence of objection seasonable taken. Objection is hereby declared not to have been seasonable taken as to procedural matters provided for herein if a counci 1 memeber present at a meeting fai Is to object during the meeting and requests com- plaince with these rules, and such objection shall not be seasonably taken by an absent member later than the next regular meeting after the proceedings to which the objection is made. RULE 24. Special meetings may be called by the mayor or any two members in writing, fi led with the clerk at least one day prior to the time specified for such meeting. The clerk shall mail a notice at least one day before the meeting to all members of the time and place of the meeting and its purpose, if the purpose be stated in the call filed with him. The clerk shall prepare and file in his office an affidavit by him showing mailing of such notices in the manner here prescribed.