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121.01 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 16 (33) Precedence of motions. When a question is before Council no motion shall ~ be entertained except the following. A. To adjourn. B. To fix the hour of adjournment. C . For the previous question. D . To lay on the table . E. To postpone to a day certain. F. To postpone indefinitely. G. To refer to a committee. H. To amend. These motions shall have precedence in the order indicated. The motion to adjourn and the motion for the previous question shall be put to a vote without debate. The motion to fix the hour of adjournment shall be debatable only as to the time of such adjournment and all other motions shall be debatable . (34) The previous question. The motion for the previous question shall require a majority vote of all members of Council, shall be considered only once, may be renewed after intervening business, shall take precedence over all debatable questions and shall be in order to prevent amendment of undebatable questions. When. the previous question is moved and seconded by one other member, it shall be put'as follows: "Shall the main question be now put?" There shall be no further amendment or debate, but pending amendments shall be put in their order before the main question. If the question "Shall the main question be now put?" be decided in the negative, the main question remains before Council. (35) Motion to lay on the table. The motion to lay on the table shall dispose finally of the legislation against which it is invoked, but a motion to lay a pending amendment to an ordinance or resoltuion shall not carry the ordinance or resolution with it. Motion to lay on the table shall require a majority vote of all members elected to Council. (36) Motion to postpone to a day certain. A motion to postpone to a day certain shall require a majority vote of the members present, shall be subject to reconsideration, may be renewed after intervening business, shall be debat- able as to the propriety of the postponement but not upon the merits of the legislation and may be amended by changing the date. Upon the arrival of the date to which postponed, the legislation shall be considered in the regular order of business of that day. (3?) Motion to postpone indefinitely. The motion to postpone indefinitely shall have the same effect as a motion to lay on the table, and shall require a majority vote of all members of Council. Motion to postpone indefinitely shall not be reconsidered, shall be debatable, shall open the legislation to debate; may be renewed after intervening business, may not be amended or laid on the table and shall be subject to previous question. (38) Reconsideration. After the decision of any question, any member who voted with the majority may move a reconsideration of any action at the same or the next succeeding meeting, provided, however, that a resolution authorizing or relating to any contract may be reconsidered at any time before the final