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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-HONGKONG.
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Motions without
13.-The following motions may be made without notice :---
(a.) Any motion for the confirmation of the minutes of the notice. Council, or for the adoption, modification, or rejection of the report of any Committee.
(b.) Any motion that a petition, or other paper, do lie on the
table, or be printed.
(c.) Any motion for the adjournment of the Council, or of a debate. (d.) Any motion for the suspension of the Standing Orders. (e.) Any motion for the reference of any matter to a Committee. (f.) Any motion for the withdrawal of strangers.
(g.) Any motion made when the Council is in Committee.
(h.) Any motion the urgency of which is admitted by the Pre-
sident and two-thirds of the members present.
14.-Notice of intention to ask a question of any member, if not given Notice of at a meeting, must, at least three clear days before the meeting of the question. Council at which such question is to be asked, be sent in writing to the Clerk; who shall communicate the same to the President and to the mem- ber of whom the question is to be asked two clear days before the question is asked.
RULES OF DEBATE.
15.-Every member shall speak standing, and shall address himself Members speak- to the President.
16. No member shall refer to any other member by name.
ing to address President.
No Member to be referred to by name.
17.-No member shall interrupt another when speaking, except by Interruptions. rising to order. A member rising to order shall simply direct attention to the point he desires to bring to notice, and submit it to the decision of the President.
18.--If two members rise to speak at the same time, the President Precedence wheu
two members shall call upon one of them to address the Council first.
rise together.
A member may not read his speech, but he may read extracts from Speech not to written or printed papers in support of his argument.
bo read,
auth.rity.
19.-It shall be the duty of the President on his own authority to President's enforce all these Rules: and when the President rises, any member speaking shall immediately resume his seat.
20.-No speech shall be made on presenting a petition, beyond sucli Speech on
as may be necessary to explain its nature and object.
petition.
21.-When a question has been asked and answered, no further debate No debate on thereon shall be permitted.
22.-No member may speak more than once on any question, except when the Council is in Committee.
The mover of any motion may, however, reply at the close of a debate; and
any member
may explain himself if he has been misapprehended in any essential argument.
question answered.
How often mem- bers may speak.
amendment
23.--The mover of any motion or amendment may speak in support Motien or thereof; but no further debate shall be allowed, whether the Council beuld be in Committee or not, until the motion or amendment be duly seconded. seconded.
24.-If any amendment he 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 as if such previous amendment were an original question.
Order in which
entertained.
amendments should be
25.--Any amendment moved and seconded may be required by the Proposed amend- President to be committed to writing by the mover and delivered to the ments to be
Clerk.
committed to writing.
26.-When a bill is in Committee each clause shall be read by the Clauses of bills. Clerk and shall then be put from the chair, without motion, by this ques-