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There appears to be much needed a work on parliamentary law, based, in its general principles, upon the rules and practice of Congress, and adapted, in its details, to the use of ordinary societies. Such a work should give, not only the methods of organizing and conducting the...
1. All business should be brought before the assembly by a motion of a member, or by the presentation of a communication to the assembly. It is not usual, however, to make a mot...
8. PART II.[The exact words used by the chairman or member, are in many cases in quotations. It is not to be inferred that these are the only forms permitted, but that these forms are prop...
4. Part II.—Organization and Conduct of BusinessArt. IX.—Organization and Meetings § 46. An Occasional or Mass Meeting (a) Organization (b) Adoption of resolutions (c) Committee on resolutions (d) Additional Officers § 47. A...
2. Part II.There appears to be much needed a work on parliamentary law, based, in its general principles, upon the rules and practice of Congress, and adapted, in its details, to the use o...
6. Part II. While the second part covers the entire ground of the first part, itdoes so in a much simpler manner, being intended for those who have no acquaintance with the usages of deliberative assemblies. It also explains the method of organizing an asse...
3. Part I.—Rules of OrderArt. I.—Introduction of Business § 1. How introduced § 2. Obtaining the floor § 3. What precedes debate on a question § 4. What motions to be in writing, and how they shall be d...
5. Part I contains a set of Rules of Order systematically arranged, as shown inthe Table of Contents. Each one of the forty-five sections is complete in itself, so that no one unfamiliar with the work can be misled in examining any particular subject. Cros...
1. Part I.