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Park Commissioners of the City of Seattle. 17 July 10 Section 1 Regular Meetings 1891 " 2 Special " 3 [Homes?] of Meetings " 4 [?] and Adjournment " 5 Place of Meeting " 6 Notice of Meeting " 7 General Business " 8 Transactions of Special Meeting " 9 Call to Order " 10 Roll Call Minutes VC " 11 Order of Business " 12 Reports VC in writing " 13 Duties of President " 14 " of Vice " " 15 " of Secretary " 16 Standing Committees " 17 Appointment of Committees " 18 Chairman of " " 19 Committees on [Impeonements?] " 20 " on Finance " 21 " on Judiciary " 22 " on Designation of Grounds " 23 " on Employment of Supplies " 24 " on Police " 25 " on More Rights and [proceedings?] " 26 " on Entertainment and Winter Sports " 20 " on
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18 Journal of the Proceedings of the
July 10 Section 37. 1891. " 38 Suspension of Rules xe.
Section I. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the first and third Thursday in each month from April to October inclusive and on the 1st — Thursday in each month from November to Marsh incl's
Section II Special meetings may be called by the President whenever he deemsthe [?] expedient and [?] be so called whenevertheir Commissioners shall request the same in writing:
Section 3 The Room of meeting shall be on 8 o'clock in the evening unless a different hour shall be determined upon by the Board for any Meeting! Provided that the President may select such hour as he deems best when a special meeting is called!
Section 4 The Board may adjourn from time to time absentees being notified thereof and in case there shall be no quorum present on the day fixed for a regular adjourned on called meeting the Commissioners present may adjourn said meeting [since ix?]
Section 5 The place of meeting unless at [?] on [?] by the Board on a [?] specified in the [?] for official meeting shall be at the Office of the Board.
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Park Commissioners of the City of Seattle. 19
July 10 Section 6. 1891 Each Commissioner shall be notified at least two days previous to any special meeting of the time place and purpose of the same. Said notice shall be given by the Secretary and shall be in writing and served personally or deposited in the Post Office two days before the day appointed for holding such meeting.
Section 7. A [?] a special meeting for the Transaction of General Business shall be deemed to cover any & all business that might properly be transacted at a regular meeting
Section 8. No business shall be transacted on any special meeting other than that [?] in the call therefore: Except by the consent of two thirds of the entire Board on unanimous consent if less than two thirds are present in which event any measure adopted by a vote of the majority of the entire Board shall have the same effect as if [?] adopted at a regular meeting
Section 9. Meetings shall be called to order by the Pres. on this his absence by [?] [?] President In the absence of both the Secretary [Sha?] call the meeting to order when those present may electa President [prote..?]
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July 10 1891
Section 10 The roll shall be called at the opening of each meeting and a record made of Commissioners present or absent. The minutes of previous meeting's shall then be read for approval and errors noted after which the regular order of business shall be taken up, provided that the reading of the minutes may be laid over to a subsequent time.
Section 11 The order of business after roll call and reading of minutes shall be as follows unless otherwise ordered by the Board.
1st Petitions & Communications 2nd Presentations of Claims 3rd Reports of Officers 4th " of Standing Committees 5th " of Special " 6th of unfinished Business 7th New Business Motion [ ] 8th Adjournment
Section 12 All reports shall be in writing; as shall also Motions and Resolutions when it is desired that more that the substance thereof be entered on the Minutes. Reports shall be presented by the Secretary in order of their reception by him unless the Board shall otherwise direct and the same rule shall apply [to written?] Resolutions and Motions which shall have priority over other New Business
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July 10 1891 Section 13 The President shall perform the duties devolving upon him by law and shall preserve order and decorum and enforce the rules and regulations of teh Board. He may present to the Board such matters as in his judgment require attention and need not vacate his chair for that purpose unless proposing to discuss the same. He shall direct the yeas and nays to be taken and entered on the record on any question before the Board the the request of any Commissioner. [Wheras?] the Board has no established rule of parliamentary practice the President shall be guided as [?] as may be by Roberts Rules of Order. the President shall exercise a general supervision over the business papers and property of the Board.
Section 14 The Vice President shall act in the absence of the President at any meeting and when the President is absent from the City all the duties of his office or as a member of any Committee of which he may be a member shall temporarily devolve upon the Vice President.
Section 15 The Secretary shall perform the duties required by law and all duties properly devolving upon such officer: He shall have charge of and attend the office of the Board when the Board shall not be in session as the Board may from time to time direct. He shall attend all meetings of the Board.