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58 Section 3. CONDUCT OF TOWN MEETINGS: (a) The articles shall be considered in the order in which they appear in the warrant. Articles referred from previous town meetings shall take an early place in the warrant. Other articles shall be grouped together in accordance with the requests of the respective town de- partments or committees under whose direction the action called for in such articles is proposed to be executed. (b) All articles requiring more than a majority vote for favorable action, shall be placed in the warrant next following the articles referred from previous town meetings. (c) The main body of the house shall be reserved for registered voters; all others are to be seated in another section. (d) If any one voter rises in his place and questions an oral "yea and nay" vote, without further discussion a hand vote shall be taken. (e) The moderator may require lengthy or involved motions to be presented in writing. All motions affecting the zoning by-law must be presented in writing, and must be accompanied by a survey plan, if a zoned area is to be created or altered. (f) No vote involving the expenditure of any sum of money shall be reconsidered at the same meeting at which it is passed, unless, public notice of the intention to move such reconsideration be given within thirty minutes of the passage of such vote. The Town Clerk shall note in writing the passage of such vote and also the time when the notice of reconsideration is given. ARTICLE H. ANNUAL TOWN REPORT Section 1. The Annual Town Report shall contain: (a) The reports of all Town Boards, Officers and committees hav- ing the control or expenditure of the Town's money, including a list of all indebtedness against each department, which does not appear in its financial statement. (b) A report of all Town Meetings held during the year, including the articles of the warrant and the action of the meeting thereon. (c) Reports or abstracts of reports of all special committees pre- sented at any meetings held during the year, together with any action taken at said meetings, including committee appointments and reso- lutions passed. ARTICLE III. AMENDMENTS Section 1. These by-laws may be amended at any annual town meeting, provided that an article or articles for that purpose be in- cluded in the town warrant. ARTICLE IV. QUORUM Section 1. Ten percent of the number of registered voters in the town, as certified by the Town Clerk, shall constitute a quorum at any annual meeting. Twenty-five registered voters shall constitute a quorum at any special town meeting. CHAPTER II TOWN OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES ARTICLE I. SELECTMEN Section 1. The selectmen shall have a general oversight of all Town affairs, whether conducted by special boards or not; and shall have the right to make any recommendations for the better conduct of the department, board or committee. If such recommendations are not heeded, they shall record the same in the annual town report so that the town may take action thereon, as seems advisable.