The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 21, July 1917 - April, 1918 Page: 315
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Minutes of the Ayuntamiento of San Felipe de Austin 315
one by one, and pass them to the president, who will read them
aloud, and declare the result of the election.
Art. 19. Should the president, presiding, not be a regidor he
shall have no vote, except in cases of a tie and in elections, in
which he shall always have a vote; should there be a tie in elec-
tions the: vote shall be repeated; and in case of a tie the second
time it shall be decided by lot.
Art. 20. In all votes a majority of one more than half the
members present shall be sufficient to decide the question.
Art. 21. Good order shall be observed in all debates, and all
harsh or offensive expressions against any member of the corpo-
ration shall be avoided. The debates shall not deviate farther
from the subject, under discussion, than may be necessary to its
elucidation.
Art. 22. Whenever the subject, under discussion, is relative
to, any member present, or to debts due by him in which the cor-
poration are interested, he shall immediately retire, in order that
the vote on the subject may be unembarrassed; he shall, however,
have the right of making an explanation of the matter before the
vote is taken.
CHAPTER III
OF TI-E PRESIDENT AND HIS ATTRIBUTIONS
Art. 23 The alcalde or regidor, as the case may be, who pre-
sides over the corporation, shall report the subjects which are to
be acted on by that body, and designate the order in which they
shall be taken up, according to. their importance; and he shall
also:
1st. Declare whose turn it is to speak, in conformity as the
members may have signified their intention so to do,
2d. Call members back to the subject under discussion who
may deviate from it,
3d. Call to order those who are rude or disrespectful,
4th. Adjourn the session to, the day designated by this ordi-
nance, and convoke extra sessions when necessary,
5th. Fine those who neglect their duty without a good and
sufficient cause,
6th. Require the members to, appear at the session in a decent
manner, and cause the hall to be cleared when a secret session is
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