Robert's Rules of Order, Henry M. Robert [top books of all time .txt] 📗

to be stated by chairman before being discussed ................ 3, 54 when to be in writing .......................................... 4, 54 how to be divided .................................................. 4 how to be modified by the mover ............................. 3, 5, 17 how to be stated and put to the question ...................... 38, 67 that cannot be amended ....................................... 23, 56a that cannot be debated ........................................ 35, 66 that open main question to debate ................................. 35 that require two-thirds vote for their adoption ............... 39, 68 Nominations, how treated ....................................... 25, 46a Numbers of paragraphs to be corrected by clerk without a vote ............................................................ 23 Objection to the consideration (discussion or introduction of a question ................................................ 15, 59a Officers of an assembly. See Chairman, Clerk, Treasurer and Vice-Presidents. Order, questions of and a call to .............................. 14, 61d of business ................................................... 44, 72 of the day ................................................... 13, 61a distinction between, and rules of the assembly (note) .......... 61a special .......................................................... 61b of precedence of motions. See Precedence. Organization of an occasional or mass meeting ...................... 46a of a convention or assembly of delegates .......................... 47 of a permanent society ............................................ 48 Papers and documents, reading of ................................ 16, 62 in custody of clerk ........................................... 41, 51 Parliamentary Law, its origin, etc., (Introduction. p. 9.) Plan of the Manual, (Introduction, page 12.) of Part I, Rules of Order, (Introduction, page 13.) of Part II, Organization and Conduct of Business, (Introduction, page 14.)

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Postpone to a certain time ..................................... 21, 57a indefinitely ................................................. 24, 59b Preamble, considered after the rest of a paper ...................... 44 Precedence of motions [see each motion, �� 10-27] ................... 64 meaning of, (Introduction, page 14.) Presiding Officer. See Chairman. Previous Question .............................................. 20, 58a Principal (or main) question ......................................... 6 Priority of Business, questions relating to are undebatable ......... 35 Privilege, questions of ........................................ 12, 62c Privileged questions ................................................. 9 Putting the question, form of ................................... 38, 67 Questions. See Forms, Motions, Privilege and Order. Quorum, when there is no rule, consists of a majority ............... 43 committees and boards cannot decide upon .......................... 43 Reading of Papers ............................................... 16, 62 Reception of a report. See Committees. Re-commit (same as Commit) ..................................... 22, 56b Reconsider ...................................................... 27, 60 Record, or minutes .............................................. 41, 51 Recording officer. See Clerk. Refer [same as Commit] ......................................... 22, 56b Renewal of a motion ............................................. 26, 60 Reports of committees. See Committees. Rights of assemblies. See Assembly. of ecclesiastical tribunals, p. 159. Rise, motion to, in committee, equals adjourn ................... 11, 32 Rules of debate. See Debate. of Order, amendment of ........................................ 45, 73 of Order, what they should contain ................................ 49 standing, what they should contain ................................ 49 suspension of ................................................ 18, 61c relating to motions, tabular view of p. 166.

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Seconding, motions that do not require ........................... 3, 67 Secretary. See Clerk. Session [See also Meeting] ...................................... 42, 70 Shall the question be considered (or discussed) ................ 15, 59a Speaking, rules of, See Debate. Special Order ...................................................... 61b Standing Rules ...................................................... 49 Stating a question, form of ..................................... 38, 67 Strike out (see Amendment) ..................................... 23, 56a Subsidiary motions or questions ...................................... 7 Substitute (see Amendment) ..................................... 23, 56a Sum, largest, first put ............................................. 25 Suspension of the rules ........................................ 18, 61c Table of Rules relating to motions, p. 166. Take from the table, motion to ................................. 19, 57b Time, longest, first put ............................................ 25 Treasurer, duties of ................................................ 52 Trial of Members, p. 160. Two-thirds vote, motions requiring .............................. 39, 68 Undebatable Questions ........................................... 35, 66 Unfinished business, effect of adjournment upon ................. 11, 69 its place in the order of business ............................ 44, 72 Vice-Presidents .................................................... 46d Vote, form of announcing [see also Forms] ....................... 38, 54 motions requiring more than a majority ........................ 39, 68 change of, permitted before result is announced ................... 38 Voting, various methods of .......................................... 38 Withdrawal of a motion .......................................... 17, 62 Yeas and Nays, voting by ............................................ 38 Yields, meaning of, (Introduction, page 14.)

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