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19 Council 121.01 by ordinance. All ordinances for fixing a tax rate, appropriation of money, issuance of bonds, transfer of money to any fund, or payment of claims, arxi all resolutfons and ordinances whereby the City shall become liable for the payment of any money, shall be referred wfthout debate to the Finance Committee for consideration and report, unless this requirement shall be suspended by two-thirds of all the members elected. The vote of each suspension shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the record. (48) Substitute ordinances and resolutions. A substitute ordinance or substitute resolution for a 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 rules apply- ing to original legislation. (49) Ordinances fixing fines and penalties. All ordinances imposing fines, penalties, forfeiture or imprisonment shall be referred to the Committese on Legislation, and the Director of Law shall be asked to give an opinion thereon. (50) Amendments. It shall be fn order to amend an ordinance at any time when not in the hands of a committee, but if amended after its second reading it shall again be read as the second reading thereof, and Iaid over for further and final action. A majority vote of all the members elected to Council shall be necessary for the adoption of an amendment to any legislation pending before Council . *~` (51) Adoption. All ordinances and resolutions shall require for passage or adoption a majority vote of all members. The vote on their adoption shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered on the records of the meeting except as other- w ise provided in these rules . (52) Signing ordinances and resolutions. AlI ordinances passed and resolutions adopted by Council shall be signed by the President and presented forthwith to the Mayor by the Clerk. (53) Action on Mayyor's veto. When the Mayor refuses to sign an ordinance or resolution or part thereof and returns such ordinance or resolution to Council with his objections, Council shall at the next meeting following the meeting at which such vetoed ordinance or resolution is returned, if such meeting shall occur not less than one week after receipt of such ordinance or resolution, proceed to reconsider the same . After the adoption of the motion so to recon- eider, the question shall be stated as follows: "Shall Ordinance No.... . (Resolution No....) be passed (or adopted) notwithstanding the veto of the Mayor? Those voting aye vote to override the Mayor's veto. Those voting nay vote to sustain the Mayor's veto." If two-thirds of all members elected to Council vote aye such ordinance or resolution vetoed by the Mayor shall take effect without his signature. (54) Attendance re uicl red. The Mayor and the directors of alI de~.rtments shall be required to attend the regular and special meetings of Council and shall be provided with seats on the floor of Council. They shall be required, at acry such meeting, to answer such questions relating to the affairs of the City under their respective supervision and control as may be put to them by any member of Council. The Mayor shall be entitled to take part in the discus- sion on all questions before Council. The directors shall be entitled to take part in the discussion on all questions relating only to their department.