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RULES OF ORDER GOV~tING TEiE COUNCIL OF ~iE CITY OF NORTH OL~6STl~D Page 8. Rule 43. Three Readings. No ordinances or resolution shall be passed until it has been read on three separate days, unless the reading on three separate days has bean dispensed with by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to council. The final reading shall be in full unless a written or printed copy of the measure shall 'nave been furnished to each member oP the council prior to such reading. Copies of all first reading ordinances and resolutions to b® introduced for passage and adoption under suspension of the rules and without reading on three separate days shall be d®livered to each member of the council either by messenger or mail addressed to his mailing address, so that such copy or copies shall be in his hands or at his mailing address at least tw®nty-four (24) hours prior to the date of introduction. When it is desired to suspend this and rule 41 in order t o permit the passage of legislation upon introduction the question on the mr~tion for such suspension shall be as follows: "Shall ~-~>' statutory provisions and rule 43 requiring reading on three separate days and rule 41 requiring reference to committees b® dispensed with and Ord. No..... (Resolution No....) b® placed on final passage?" If two-thirds of all the members elected to council vote eye the statutory and rule requirements requiring reading on three separate days and reference to committees shall be suspended. Rule 44. Appropriation Ordinances. Ordinances making appropriations shall be confined to the subject of appropriation, No money shall be appropriated except b y ordinane®. All ordinances for fixing a tax rate, the appropriation of money, the issuance of bonds, the transfer of money to any fund, or the payment of claims; and ell resolutions and ordinances whereby the city shall become liable Yor the payment of any money, shall be referred without debate to the finance committee Yor consideration and report; unless this requirement shall be suspended by two-thirds of all the members elected. The vote oY each s~~penaion shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the record. Rule 45. Substitute Ordinances and Resolutions. ~ substitute ordinance or substitute resolution fora pending ordinance or pending resolution may be introduced and accepted by a majority vote of the members elected and thereupon the legislation for which such substitute is offered shall be laid upon the table. Substitute legislation shall be subject to all the provisions of the li~~~~ rules applying to original legislation. Rule 46. Ordinances Fizing Fines and Penalties. A].l ordinances imposing Pines, penalties, forfeiture or imprisonment shall be referred to the committee on legislation, and the director of law shall be asked to give an opinion thereon. Rule 47. .,Amendments. It shall be in order to amend an ordinance at any time when not in the hands oY a committee; but if amended after its second reading it shall again be read as the second reading thereof, and laid over for further and final action. ~ majority vote of all the members el acted to council shall be necessary Por the adoption of an amendment to any legislation pending before the council. Rule 48. lidoption. .all ordinances and resolutions shall require for passage or adoption a majority vote of all the members a lected. The vote on their adoption shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the records of the meeting eaeept as otherwise provided in these rules. Rule 49. Signing Ordinances and Resolutions. All. ordinances passed an d resolutions adopted by council shall be signed by the president and presented forth- with to the mayor by the clerk. ~~. e Rule 50. t.etion on B~ayor's Veto. '~Jhen the mayor refuses to sign an ordinance or resolution or part thereof and returns such ordinance or resolution to the council with his objections, the council shall at the next meeting following the meeting at which such vetoed ordinance o r resolution is returned, if such meeting shall occur not less than one (1) week after receipt of suer; ordinance or resolution, proceed to reconsider the same. .lifter the adop tion of the motion so to reconsider, the question shall be stated as Y ollows: "Shall ordinance iv o. ..... (Resolution No. .....) bs passed (or adopted) notwitn.standing the veto of the mayor. Those voting aye vote to override the mayor's veto. "!'hose voting nay vote to sustain the mayor's veto." If two-thirds of all tae members elected to council vote aye such ordinance or resolution vetoed by the mayor shall take effect without nis signature.