Borough ordinances shall be prepared by the
Borough Attorney and submitted in writing at a meeting of the Council
and passed at a subsequent meeting. No ordinance shall be finally
passed except by the vote of a majority of the members of the Council
present at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative votes
are required for such purpose, the Mayor to have no vote except in
the case of a tie.
No ordinance shall be considered for final adoption
until it has been advertised as required by law. The Clerk shall be
responsible for arranging for the advertising of proposed ordinances.
A.
Within five days after its passage, Sundays excepted,
every ordinance passed by the Council shall be presented to the Mayor
by the Clerk, whose report shall be conclusive evidence that the ordinance
has been so presented.
B.
If the Mayor approves an ordinance, he shall sign
it within five days after he receives it, Sunday excepted, and file
it with the Clerk. If the Mayor does not approve an ordinance, he
shall return it within five days after he receives it, Sundays excepted,
with his objections in writing, to the Clerk. At its next meeting,
the Council shall cause the objections to be entered at length on
its minutes and proceed to reconsider the ordinance.
C.
If an ordinance contains more than one distinct section,
clause or item, the Mayor may approve one or more and veto the rest.
If 2/3 of all the Councilmen, at the next
meeting as aforesaid or at any subsequent meeting to which they postpone
such reconsideration, vote to pass the ordinance or the vetoed part
over the veto of the Mayor, the ordinance shall take effect.
