§ 31.06 DUTIES OF THE PRESIDING OFFICER.
   (A)   The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum and may speak to points of order in preference to other members, and shall decide all questions of order subject to appeal.
   (B)   In case of any disturbances or disorderly conduct, the presiding officer shall have the power to require the chamber to be cleared.
('58 Code, § 2-III-6)