of the

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assembly for debate; the mover cannot withdraw or modify it, if any one
objects, except by obtaining leave from the assembly [Sec. 17], or by
moving an amendment.

Art. II. General Classification of Motions.
[Sec.Sec. 6-9.]

6. A Principal or Main Question or Motion, is a motion made to bring
before the assembly, for its consideration, any particular subject. No
Principal Motion can be made when any other question is before the
assembly. It takes precedence of nothing, and yields to all Privileged,
Incidental and Subsidiary Questions [Sec.Sec. 7, 8, 9].

7. Subsidiary or Secondary Questions or Motions relate to a Principal
Motion, and enable the assembly to dispose of it in the most appropriate
manner. These motions take precedence of the Principal Question, and
must be decided before the Principal Question can be acted upon. They
yield to Privileged and Incidental Questions [Sec.Sec. 8, 9], and are as
follows (being arranged in their order of precedence among themselves):

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Lie on the Table .................... See Sec. 19.
The Previous Question ............... '' Sec. 20.
Postpone to a Certain Day ........... '' Sec. 21.
Commit .............................. '' Sec. 22.
Amend ............................... '' Sec. 23.
Postpone Indefinitely ............... '' Sec. 24.

Any of these motions (except Amend) can be made when one of a lower
order is pending, but none can supersede one of a higher order. They
cannot be applied* [See Plan of Work and Definitions, in Introduction,
for explanation of some of these technical terms.] to one another except
in the following cases: (a) the Previous Question applies to the motion
to Postpone, without affecting the principal motion, and can, if
specified, be applied to a pending amendment [Sec. 20]; (b) the motions to
Postpone to a certain day, and to Commit, can be amended; and (c) a
motion to Amend the minutes can be laid on the table without carrying
the minutes with it [Sec. 19].

8. Incidental Questions are such as arise out of other questions, and,
consequently, take precedence of, and are to be decided before, the
questions which give rise to them. They yield to Privileged Questions
[Sec. 9], and cannot be amended. Excepting an Appeal,

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