159. The officer presiding over the sitting of the council maintains order and decorum and decides questions of order, saving appeal to the council.
He may order that any person disturbing a sitting of the council be removed from the place where the sitting is held.
He has and may exercise, subject to an appeal to the council, all powers conferred by article 341 on the officer presiding over an election.
M.C. 1916, a. 121; 1986, c. 95, s. 82.