The officers of this Board shall consist of a President and a Secretary.

Rule II. President

It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all the meetings of the Board.

Rule III. Secretary

The duties of the Secretary of said Board shall be to keep a full and fair set of minutes of each and every meet

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ing of said Board of City Magistrates, and to make, prepare and present to the said Board such annual statements or reports of the business done by each of said city magistrates, as is prescribed in section 14, chapter 538, of the Laws of 1873, and in section 1550, of chapter 410, of the Laws of 1882, and also to give the proper notices to the members of all meetings of the Board, and such other duties as the Board shall direct.

Rule IV. Quorum

A majority of all the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business.

Rule V. Special meetings

Special meetings of the Board may be held upon the request, in writing, of three members, but the notice for the same shall be issued at least forty-eight hours before the time for which such meeting is called, and shall state the object of such meeting. No other business shall be transacted at such meeting except upon the unanimous consent of the members present.

Rule VI. Election of officers

The officers of the Board shall be elected at the last regular meeting of the Board in December of each year, and shall hold office until the election of their successors. A majority of all the members of the Board shall be necessary to a choice.

Rule VII. Order of business

The order of business at the meetings of the Board shall be as follows:

1. Reading of the minutes of the previous meeting. 2. Reports of committees.

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3. Motions and resolutions.

4. Unfinished business.

5. Miscellaneous business.

Rule VIII. Minutes open to inspection

The minutes of the proceedings of the Board shall at all times be opened for public inspection, under the care of the Secretary.

Rule IX. Vote on appointment; how taken

Upon the question of the appointment of any clerk or clerks' assistant, the members of the Board shall vote as their names are called by the Secretary, and the vote of each member shall be recorded in the minutes, and the majority of the whole Board shall be required to appoint a police clerk, clerks' assistants, interpreter, stenographers, and other necessary attendants, and may remove the same, except police clerks, and the Secretary shall record the vote of each member of the Board so voting.

Rule X. Removals

No assistant clerk, interpreter, or stenographer shall be removed except at a regular meeting of the Board, and. upon a previous notice of five days, in writing, given to him by the Secretary, specifying the cause of his proposed removal, and an opportunity for an explanation by such assistant clerk, interpreter, stenographer, or attaché of the court, in presence of the Board. The cause of the removal of any such assistant clerk, interpreter, or stenographer shall be noted in the minutes.

Rule XI. Presiding officer

It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meetings of the Board, and in case he shall not attend at

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the time appointed for the meeting of the Board, the Secretary shall call the Board to order, when a President pro tem. shall be appointed by the Board until the appearance of the President. The President shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Board, and may substitute any other member to preside in his place during the meeting, or any portion of it, at which the substitution shall be made.

Rule XII. Regular meetings

The regular meetings of the Board shall be held on the last Wednesday of every month, excepting August, at four o'clock p. m., provided that when such last Wednesday in any month shall fall upon a legal holiday such meeting shall be held upon the last Thursday of such month.

Rule XIII. Resolutions

All resolutions shall be presented in writing, with the name of the mover, and when presented they shall be read, but not considered until seconded.

Rule XIV. Members present to vote

Every member who shall be present when a question is put shall vote for or against the same, unless excused by the Board. The ayes and nays shall be called and entered upon the minutes at the request of any member.

Rule XV. Rules of assembly to govern

The rules of the legislative assembly of the State of New York shall govern the proceedings of this Board, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with any of the regular rules of the Board.