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Maintenance of order at, and admission of public to meetings, withdrawal and suspension of Councillors.- (1) The Mayor or the person presiding over a meeting shall preserve order thereat and shall have all power necessary for the purpose of preserving such order. (2) The Mayor or the person presiding over a meeting may, direct any Councillor whose conduct is in his opinion grossly disorderly to withdraw immediately from the meeting, and any Councillor so directed to withdraw shall do so forthwith and shall absent himself during the remainder of the meeting. (3) If any Councillor is ordered to withdraw at a second time within fifteen days, the Mayor or the person presiding may suspend such Councillor from attending the meetings of the Corporation for a period not exceeding