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members do not speak in their places, but from a sort of pulpit in front of the President's desk, but below it. No deputy can speak twice on the same subject. Most of the speeches are read.

The Chamber commonly votes by the members on one side of a question rising, and the others remaining seated, and the secretary decides on which side is the majority. But on the passage of laws, the main vote is always taken by balls, in which all the members are called by name; every one receives a black and a white ball, and votes by casting one of them in an urn. The Chamber of Peers, on the contrary, votes by written yeas and nays.

The President keeps order by ringing a bell, and when the members get too disorderly, he puts on his hat, which act adjourns the Chamber for the time being.

INDEX.

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after final passage of a resolution..

may be spoken to by those who have spoken on the

resolution,.

motion for, may be superseded,.

when agreed to, cannot be altered,.

by striking out and inserting,..

ADJOURNMENT, sine die, motion for, not debatable,.

23

motion for, to a day certain, may be amended,...23, 73
when motion for, is not in order,.

.45, 72

not effected, until announced by the President,.
simple motion for, cannot be amended,..

when motion for, if negatived, may be renewed,.. 72

ADJOURNED MEETINGS, how considered,..

duty of the President in opening,.

AMENDMENTS, rule respecting,..
Parliamentary rule respecting,.
mode of stating the question on,.
may introduce new phraseology,..

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if rejected, cannot be renewed,

84

ANONYMOUS call for a Town Meeting, not to be regard-

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in debating, members speak but once,....
must be reduced to writing,.

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104

form of putting the question on,.

104

in Congress, may be laid on the table,.

104

BALLOT, Voting by,...

115

blank, not to be counted, see note,..

115

BLANKS, in a resolution, how to be filled,.

rule respecting,..

BUSINESS, order of, in a Society,.

may be suspended by temporary adjournment,....
motions to take up items of, not debatable,....

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BY-LAWS. See Rules, Order of Business.

CHAIRMAN of a meeting, how chosen,.
duty of, in opening a meeting,.

IN TOWN OR WARD MEETINGS.

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14

COMMITTEES, to prepare resolutions, how appointed,..14, 15

first named to be chairman of,

how to be excused from serving on,.
report from, how made,.

IN SOCIETIES AND OTHER BODIES.

667

16

16

17

35

COMMITTEES, reports from Standing, how made,........
reports from, should terminate with a resolution,... 36
action on reports from,.

37

reports from, may be recommitted or withdrawn,.. 37
whether a report from, can be amended,.

37

minority reports from,.

38

reports from Special, how made,.

39

Special, how discharged,..

39

reports from, not to be recorded, except on motion,.
gentleman first named on, usually chairman of,.
chairman of, may be elected,.

in U. S. Senate and House of Representatives, how
chosen,..

when a member is excused from serving on,

objects and duties of,..

to be appointed by the President,.

who may be appointed on,..

may be discharged from certain duties, see note,.---. •
any member may be present at sittings of,...

Standing and Special, character of,.

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reports of, are of two kinds,..

what the reports may contain,.

recommitted reports from, how treated,.

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COMMIT, гperation of the motion to,.

communications referred to, usually delivered to

chairman of,. . . . . .

if instructed, must report accordingly,.

character of the motion to,...

motion to, may be amended,.

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, advantages of,.

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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, reports from, how made,... 67
may have leave to sit again,. . . . . .

amendments made in, may be stricken out,. . . . . . . .
President may take part in debate in,.........

going into a, for special amendment,.

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COUNTY CONVENTIONS, how organised and conducted,.. 26
disputed delegates in, rules respecting,..

.26, 27

DEBATE, when may the President participate in, see note, 87
members not to transgress rules of,..
members in, not to be interrupted,..

Legislative rule respecting,..

exceptionable words spoken in, to be taken down,.
no motion open for, until stated from the chair,.
disorderly behavior in, may be punished,..

sick members may participate in, while sitting,. .
See Members.

DISORDERLY Conduct not allowable,..

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89

90

90

91

92

.......

members, how punished,...

91
117

DIVIDING ON A VOTE, mode of proceeding,...

..18, 19, 35

may be required by one member,..

35

111

if a quorum be not present on,...

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Legislative and parliamentary rule respecting the,. 93
should be ordered by the Society,..

...... 114

when previous nominations should be made for,... 115

ELECTION OF OFFICERS, how conducted,....

EXPLANATIONS, when allowed to be made,..
New York rule respecting, see note,.

EXPULSION OF A MEMBER,.

87

88

117

EXPUNGE, motion to, requires a unanimous vote,....... 102

FINE, for leaving a meeting without permission, see note, 111
FLOOR, how to obtain, for presenting communications,. 32
to be obtained on permission, in certain cases,.
usually first given to the mover of a motion,...

FRENCH LEGISLATION, peculiarities of,........

90

106

121

GRACE, or delay, not allowable in a Society,.......

28

what should be the rule respecting, see note,....... 29

LETTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS, how presented,..

LIE ON THE TABLE, character of the motion to,.
motion to, cannot be debated or amended,..........
motion to, in Congress, has precedence,.

MAIN QUESTION, when to be put,.

what it will be, see notes,...

..........97, 101

MEETINGS, Town and Ward, not to be called anony-

mously.....

how call for, should be worded,.
mode of opening and conducting,
call of, to be read by chairman,.
political, calling for speakers,.

usual for chairman to announce the speakers, see
note,.

MEMBER, in debate, must speak to the question,..

in debate, if called to order, must cease speaking,. 87
if decided to be out of order, loses the floor,...

in debate, can speak but twice, without permission, 89
in debate, not to be interrupted,.

rising to explain, must confine himself to the ex-
planation,..

may be referred to by name, by the Speaker, in Le-
gislative bodies,.

how one may refer to another,..

in debate, not to indulge in personalities,..

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wishing to make a statement, must ask permission, 90
not to be present when matters concerning him-
self are discussed.....

in Parliament, cannot read a paper without per-
mission,.

MINORITIES, reports from committees, how presented,.. 38
how their rights are best protected,...
opinions of, may be recorded on the minutes,.

MINUTES, to be read by the Secretary,.

not necessary to take the question on,......

.39, 105

if incorrect, may be corrected on motion,.......
sometimes read at the close of a meeting, see note..
sometimes read at adjourned and special meetings,
see note,......

MOTION, to strike out and insert, indivisible,.
mover of a, first entitled to the floor,.....

106

in our Legislature, may be withdrawn before
amendment,.

107

cannot be withdrawn in Parliament,.

107

107

107

members must rise in order to make a,..

not renewable under certain circumstances,.

to be read by the Secretary, whenever desired,... 108

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