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(iii) When he has finished his observations he shall resume his seat, and any other member wishing to address the Council or Committee may rise.

(iv) H two members rise at the same time, the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman will call on the Member who first catches his eye.

(v) Every member must confine his observations to the subject under

discussion.

(vi) No member shall impute improper motives to any other member. (vii) All personalities shall be avoided.

(viii) A member may speak to the question before the Council or upon any amendment proposed thereto.

(ix) No member shall speak more than once on any proposition before the Council, except in explanation or to order, or when the Council is in Committee, or as is provided by xi.

(x) By the indulgence of the Council a member may explain matters of a personal nature although there be no question before the Council. but such matters may not be debated, and he must confine himself strictly to the

vindication of his own conduct.

(xi) The mover of any resolution or motion may reply after all the other members present have had an opportunity of addressing the Council and before the question is put.

(xii) Any member of the Council deviating from the rules may be imme diately called to order by the President. Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman, or by any other member of the Council or Committee rising to a point of order.

English Language to be used.

59. The business of the Council shall be conducted in English.

Motion or Amendment to be Seconded.

60. The mover of any motion or amendment may speak in support thereof; but no further debate shall be allowed, unless the Council be in Committer, until the motion or amerviment be duly seconded.

Amendments to be in Writing.

61. Every amendment shall be put in writing and handed to the Clerk by the member proposing it.

Debate ceases when Question fully put.

62. No member may speak to any question after the same has been fully put by the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman. A question is fully put when the voices of both the Ayes and of the Noes have been given thereon.

Recording of Voles.

63-(1) On any question being put either in Council or in Committee of the whole Council or in Select Committee, every member present shall, unless he expressly states that he declines to vote, record his vote either for the Ayes or Noes.

(2) In the event of any member stating that he declines to vote, the Clerk shall enter his name upon the minutes as having declined to vote.

Member not Explaining or Retracting.

64. Any member having used objectionable words and not explaining or retracting the same, or offering apologies for the use thereof to the satisfaction of the Council, shall be censured or otherwise dealt with as the Council may think fit; and any member called to order shall sit down, unless permitted to explain.

Finality of Result of Questions.

05. When a question for debate has been proposed, debated, and disposed of, it shall not be competent to any member, without special leave of the President, again to propose such question within six months.

Seconding of Motion.

66. Any member may second a motion or amendment by rising in his place and bowing to the Chair, without prejudice to his right to speak at a later period of

the debate.

Question must be Seconded.

67. No question shall be deemed to have been submitted for debate until it shall have been proposed and seconded.

Withdrawal of Motion.

68. A member who has made a motion may withdraw the same by leave of the Council.

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Re-introduction of Motion.

69. A motion which has been withdrawn may be made again at any time during the session; but no motion shall be proposed which is the same in substance as any motion which, during the same session, shall have been resolved in the affirmative or negative.

Speech not to be read.

70. A member shall not read his speech, but he may read extracts from written or printed papers in support of his argument.

Decision of Questions of Order.

71. When the question of order has been stated, the member who raises it shall resume his seat, and no other member, except by leave of the President, Vice- President, Presiding Member or Chairman, shall rise till the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman has decided the question, after which the member who was addressing the Council or Committee at the time the question was raised shall be entitled to proceed with his speech, giving effect to the ruling of the chair.

President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman speaking.

72. When the President, Vice-President, Presiding Member or Chairman is addressing the Council or Committee, any Member then standing shall immediately resume his seat.

SUSPENSION OF RULES AND ORDERS.

Suspension of Standing Rules,

73. Any one or more of these Standing Rules and Orders may be suspended by a majority of members present at any meeting to enable any special business to be considered or disposed of.

UNOFFICIAL MIMBERS' BILLS.

74. Any member desiring to introduce a Bill other than a Government Bill shall apply to the Council for leave to do so, stating at the same time the object and leading features of such Bill.

Introduction.

75. Every such application shall be made in the form of a motion, and the member making such application shall at the same time deliver to the Clerk & oopy of his motion containing the title of his proposed Bill.

Copy to be delivered to Clerk.

76. Leave being granted on a question put and carried, the member desirous of introducing such Bill shall deliver a copy thereof to the Clark, and a day shall thereupon be fixed for the first reading thereof.

Publication

77. The Bill shall thereupon be published in the Government Gazette, and circulated amongst the members, and dealt with as hereinbefore provided with respect to Bills generally.

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