(A) All ordinances passed by the Council shall, before they take effect, be deposited with the City Clerk, and if the Mayor approves thereof, he shall sign the same, and such as he shall not approve he shall return to the Council with his objection thereto, in writing, at the next regular meeting occurring not less than five days after the passage thereof. Such veto may extend to any one or more items or appropriations contained in any ordinance making an appropriation or to the entire ordinance; and in case the veto only extends to a part of such ordinance, the residue thereof shall take effect and be in force. But in case the Mayor shall fail to return any ordinance, with his objections thereto by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to have approved such ordinance and the same shall take effect accordingly.
(B) Upon the return of any ordinance by the Mayor, the vote by which the same was passed shall be reconsidered by the Council; and if, after such reconsideration, 2/3 of all the elected members of the Council shall agree by "yeas" and "nays", to pass the same, it shall go into effect, notwithstanding the Mayor may refuse to approve thereof.
('58 Code, § 2-III-18)
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