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Order in which amendments
should be enter-
tained.
Proposed
RULES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-HONGKONG
28. If any amendment be proposed and seconded, it shall be con- sidered before the original question. If an amendment of a proposed amendment be moved and duly seconded, it shall be considered first.
29.-Any amendment moved and seconded may be required by the amendments to President to be committed to writing by the Mover and delivered to the
Clerk.
be committed to writing.
Question to be
decided by majority.
Governor to
have original aud casting vote.
Manner of vot
ing.
Dissent.
No discussion after question
put. Strangers.
President's authority.
Rules and Re- gulations under which Ordin. auces are to be enacted. Form of enact- ing Ordinances.
Ordinances to be numbered aud metbodi- cally arranged.
Introductory speech.
First reading.
Only title to be Tead.
Publication
30.-All questions proposed for debate in the Legislative Council shall be decided by the majority of votes, and the President shall have an original vote in common with the other Members of the Council, and also, if upon any question the votes shall be equal, a casting vote.
31.-On a division, the roll of Members present shall be read by the Clerk, who shall record the votes, beginning with the Junior Member. Each Member shall in his turn give his vote in the distinct terms 'Aye” or “No.”
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The Clerk shall then read out the result, mentioning the total number of votes for and against respectively.
32.-Any Member who dissents from the opinion of the majority may, if he give notice forthwith of his intention to do so, lay upon the table a statement of the grounds of his dissent, either at the same meet- ing, or at the next ordinary meeting after the confirmation of the Minutes.
33.-After a question has been put by the President no further discussion thereupon shall be allowed.
34.-Strangers may be present in the Council Chamber during debates; but shall withdraw when called upon to do so by the President on any Member taking notice of their presence. Any stranger expressing approbation or disapprobation shall be immediately removed under the supervision of the Clerk.
35.-It shall be the duty of the President on his own authority to enforce all these Rules: and when the President addresses the Council, any Member speaking shall immediately resume his seat.
ORDINANCES
36.—In the making of Laws the Governor and the Council shall observe, as far as practicable, the following Rules:—
(1) All Laws shall be styled "Ordinances," and the enacting words shall be, "enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council
thereof."
(2) All Ordinances shall be distinguished by titles, and shall be divided into successive clauses or paragraphs, numbered consecutively, and to every such clause there shall be annexed in the margin a short summary of its contents. The Ordinances of each year shall be distinguished by consecutive numbers, commencing in each year with the
number one.
37.—The Mover of a Bill, on moving the first reading thereof, shall state the object and intention of the measure and the reasons on which
it is founded.
the
38.-Alter such mo'ion has been seconded by another Member, Bill shall be read a first time. The President may address the Council on the first reading of a Bill should he desire to do so, but no further discussion shall be permitted.
39.-On the first reading of a Bill, the Clerk shall read only the
title of it.
40.-Except as provided for in Rule 48, every Bill shall be published after first read in the Gazette for general information after having been read a first time.
ing.