XX. After a motion is stated by the President, it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Board; but it may be withdrawn at any time by the mover before decision or amendment. XXI. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received unless, 1. To amend it. 2. To commit it. 3. To lay on the table. 4. To postpone it. 5. For the previous question, or XXII. A motion to lay on the table shall be decided without amendment or debate, and a motion to commit, until it is decided, shall preclude all amend ments and debate of the main question. XXIII. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate. XXIV. The previous question, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendments and debate, and shall be put in this form, "Shall the main question be now put?" XXV. Every member who shall be present when a question is put, shall vote for or against the same, unless the Board shall excuse him, unless he be immediately interested in the question, in which case he shall not vote; but no member shall be permitted to vote upon a question, when a division is called, unless present when his name is called in its regular order. XXVI. A member called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the Board, if appealed to, shall decide on the case, but without debate. If there be no appeal the decision of the Chair shall be submitted to. XXVII. All questions shall be put in the order they are moved, except in filling up blanks-the longest time and the largest sum shall be first put. XXVIII. The ayes and noes shall be taken at the request of a member, and the name of the member calling for the division shall be entered on the minutes. XXIX. Upon a division of the Board, the names of those who vote for, and those who vote against the question shall be entered upon the minutes. XXX. All appointments of officers shall be by ballot, unless dispensed with by the consent of the Board, and a majority of the whole number present shall be necessary to constitute a choice. XXXI. No member shall absent himself without permission from the President. XXXII. All Committees shall be appointed by the President, unless otherwise ordered by the Board. XXXIII. Committees appointed to report on any subject referred to them by the Board, shall report the facts in relation to the subject referred, with their opinion thereon, in writing, and shall attach thereto all resolutions, petitions, remonstrances, and other papers relative to the matter referred; and no report shall be received, except the same be signed by a majority of the Committee; but nothing contained in this rule shall prevent a minority of any Committee from submitting a report. And no report shall be printed unless by the express direction of the Board, specifying the number of copies to be printed. XXXIV. Whenever the doors are directed to be closed, all persons, excepting the members and the Clerk, shall retire. XXXV. Every petition, remonstrance, or other written application, intended to be presented to the Common Council, may be delivered to the President, or any member of the Board, and the member to whom it shall be given shall examine the same, and endorse thereon the name of the applicant, and the substance of such application, and sign his name thereto; which endorsement only shall be read by the President, unless a member shall require the reading of the paper, in which case the whole shall be read. XXXVI. STANDING COMMITTEES, consisting of three members each, shall be appointed on the following subjects : 1. Alms-House Department. 2. Arts and Sciences. 3. Assessments. 4. Cleaning Streets. 5. Ferries. 6. Finance. 7. Fire Department. 8. Joint Committee on Accounts. 9. Joint Committee on Croton Aqueduct. 10. Lamps and Gas. 11. Lands and Places. 12. Law Department. 13. Markets. 14. Ordinances. 15. Police. 16. Public Health. 17. Public Buildings on Blackwell's Island, Randall's Island and Bellevus Establishment. XXXVII. The President may call special meetings of the Board, whenever, in his judgment, the interests of the city may require it. XXXVIII. The President shall be, ex-officio, a member of all Committees ; but a majority of such Committee, exclusive of the President, shall be sufficient to agree upon a report. XXXIX. The members of the Board shall not leave their places on adjourn ment, until the President leaves the chair. XL. None of the foregoing rules and orders shall be amended or repealed, except by the vote of at least ten members. D. T. VALENTINE, Clerk. TAX COMMISSIONERS, Appointed by the Board of Supervisors, April 17, 1850, under the Act of the Legislature, entitled An Act in relation to the Assessment and Collection of Taxes in the City of New-York, and to amend the several Acts in relation thereto, passed March 30, 1850, viz. :— Jonathan W. Allen, 1st Class, one year. George H. Purser, John De Lamater, 2d PUBLIC NOTARIES IN THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. F. Campbell Stewart, M. D., Physician in Chief. John W. Sterling, M. D., John Gallaer, M. D., Chas. Brueninghausen, M. D., Assistant Physicians. John S. Cameron, M. D., |