Section 124. It is commonly one of the duties of the mayor of the municipal corporation to preside at the meetings of the common council or other governing body of the municipality, and under the charter or other law is given the right to vote in the event of a tie. In some jurisdictions, the members of the governing body are authorized to select one of their number to serve as presiding officer.

13 "The common law rules as to quorums and majorities, established with reference to corporate bodies consisting of a definite number of corporators, have in general been applied to the common council or select governing bodies of our municipal corporations, when the matter is not regulated by charter or statute." Dillon, Mun. Corp. (4th Ed.), Par. 271; Barnert vs. Patterson, 48 N. J. L., 395.