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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 11-5 Form and preparation">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="11-5" heading="Form and preparation">
    <para num="(a)">Form. Amendments proposed to a bill, whether as part of a committee report or by a motion from the floor, shall be in the following format: Amendments to Council Bill XX-XXXX/XX-XXXXR (First Reader/Third Reader/Enrolled Copy) By: Committee/Councilmember ___________________ {To be offered to the / on the Council floor} Amendment No. 1 [Text of Amendment] Amendment No. 2 [Text of Amendment] Amendment No. 3 [Text of Amendment]</para>
    <para num="(b)">Preparation. Before proposed amendments may be submitted to the Council or a committee for consideration:<para num="(1)">they shall be submitted to the Department of Legislative Reference for preparation in accordance with these rules; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">the original copy of the amendments shall be endorsed by the Department of Legislative Reference:<para num="(i)">as having been approved by the Department for form, style, and codification; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">if not so approved, as having been formatted by the Department.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
