TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Introduction. Page.
Parliamentary Law .................................................. 9
Plan of the Work .................................................. 12
'' Part I .................................................... 13
'' Part II ................................................... 14
Definitions ....................................................... 15
Part I.--Rules of Order.
Art. I.--Introduction of Business.
Sec. 1. How introduced ................................................. 17
2. Obtaining the floor ............................................ 17
3. What precedes debate on a question ............................. 19
4. What motions to be in writing, and
how they shall be divided ...................................... 20
5. Modification of a motion by the mover .......................... 21
Art. II.--General Classification of Motions.
Sec. 6. Principal or Main motions ...................................... 22
7. Subsidiary or Secondary motions ................................ 22
8. Incidental motions ............................................. 23
9. Privileged motions ............................................. 24
Art. III.--Motions and their Order of Precedence.
Privileged Motions.
10. To fix the time to which to adjourn ........................... 25
11. Adjourn ....................................................... 26
12. Questions of privilege ........................................ 28
13. Orders of the day ............................................. 28
Incidental Motions.
14. Appeal [Questions of Order] ................................... 30
15. Objection to the consideration of a
question ...................................................... 32
16. Reading papers ................................................ 33
17. Withdrawal of a motion ........................................ 34
18. Suspension of the Rules ....................................... 34
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Subsidiary Motions.
Sec. 19. Lie on the table .............................................. 35
20. Previous Question ............................................. 37
21. Postpone to a certain day ..................................... 40
22. Commit [or Re-commit] ......................................... 41
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