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15 Council 121.01 _ (25) Time limitation of speaking. No member shall be allowed to speak longer than ten minutes at any one time without permission of Council. No member shall speak more than once on the same motion until every other member desiring to speak on that motion shall have had an opportunity to do so. Nor shall the Mayor or any director speak longer than fifteen minutes upon the .same motion, ordinance or question without consent of Council. (26) Members called to order. If any member, in speaking or otherwise, trans- gresses the rules of Council, the President shall call the offending member to order. The member so called to order shall immediately takehis seat unless permitted by the President to explain. Any member may, by raising the point of order, call the attention of the President to such transgression. The point of order shall be decided by the President without debate. Every such decision of the President shall be subject to appeal to Council by any two members. (27) Right of appeal. Any member may appeal to Council from a ruling of the presiding officer, and if the appeal is seconded, the member making the appeal may .briefly state his reason for the same, and the presiding officer may briefly explain hie ruling. There shall be no debate on the appeal and no other member shall participate in the discussion. The presiding officer shall then put the question, "Shall the decision of the chair be sustained7" If a majority of the members present vote aye, the ruling of the chair is sus- tained; otherwise it is overruled. (28) Member may read from books, etc. Any member, while discussing a question, ~~ . may read from books, papers or documents any matter pertinent to the sub- ject under consideration without asking leave. Such reading shall be subject to and included within the time limitation prescribed in Rule 25. (29) Division of question. If the question contains two or more divisible propositions, the presiding officer may, and upon request of a member, divide the same, but a motion to strike out a provision and insert a substitute is not divisible. (30) Fersonal privilege. Any member may rise to explain a matter personal to himself, anti on stating that it is a matter of personal privilege, he shall be recognized by the President, but shall not discuss a question or issue in such explanation. Such explanation shall not consume more than five minutes of time unless extended by consent of Council. Matters of personal privilege shall yield only to a motion to recess or adjourn. (31) Presence at Clerk's desk. No person, other than the Clerk and his assistants, shall be permitted at the Clerk's desk while the yeas and nays are being taken. (32) Purpose and form. Motions shall be used only to expedite the orderly trans- action of the business of Council and shall not be substituted for resolutions or ordinances. The form of all motions shall be "I move that" followed by the substance of the motion. Upon demand of any member any motion shall be reduced to writing. Any such motion may be withdrawn by the maker with consent of the second before it has been amended or voted upon. When a motion is made and seconded it shall be stated by the presiding officer before any debate shall be in order. All motions which have been entertained by r,> the President of Council shall be entered upon the minutes.