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Alderman Antoine appointed Assessor Assistant City Assistant Police Justice Aubin avenue Baker farms Board of Health bonds Borgman center line Chas City Attorney City Clerk City Counselor City Hall city of Detroit City Treasury Commissioners committee Common Council cost Croghan street debt Deputy Dequindre street District-All that portion duties Eighth Ward Elmwood Fifth Ward Grand Circus Park Grand River avenue Gratiot avenue GUTHARD Hamilton E Henry Hinchman House of Correction intersection Jefferson avenue John jurisdiction Larned streets license of $25 Mayor Michigan avenue miles Monroe avenue Ninth Ward ordinance person portion north President Public Building Randolph street Recorder's Court Reports and Communications RULE Russell salary Second-class Steam Fire session Seventh Ward Sewer Sixth Ward Steam Fire Engine Street Openings STREET RAILWAY Tenth Ward thence thereof Third Ward total length Twelfth Ward vote WARD-First District-All WARD-Second District-All Whole number Woodbridge streets Woodward avenue
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Page 15 - Questions shall be distinctly put in this form, to wit: "As many as are of opinion that (as the question may be) say aye ;" and, after the affirmative voice is expressed, " as many as are of the contrary opinion say no.
Page 60 - States two years and six months prior to said last named day, and every civilized male inhabitant of Indian descent, a native of the United States, and not a member of any tribe...
Page 12 - Touching the duty of the Speaker. 1. He shall take the Chair every day precisely at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day; shall immediately call the members to order; and, on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceding day to be read.
Page 19 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 16 - ... to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the House shall, if appealed to, decide on the case, but without debate ; if there be no appeal the decision of the chair shall be submitted to.
Page 16 - It shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present; and its effect shall be to put an end to all debate, and to bring the House to a direct vote upon a motion to commit if such motion shall have been made ; and if this motion does not prevail, then upon amendments reported by a committee, if any ; then upon pending amendments, and then upon the main question.
Page 12 - He shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.
Page 17 - No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment.
Page 16 - If any member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of the House, the Speaker shall, or any member may, call him to order; in which case...
Page 60 - States and not a member of any tribe, shall be an elector and entitled to vote; but no citizen or inhabitant shall be an elector, or entitled to vote at any election, unless he shall be above the age of twenty-one years, and has resided in this State three months, and in the township or ward in which he offers to vote ten days, next preceding such election...