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10.-Petitions addressed to the Council may be sent to the Clerk of the Council, or they may be presented by any Member of the Council,
No Petition shall be received which is not properly and respectfully worded, or which does not relate to matters of Legislation.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Council, or of the Member presenting a Petition, to inform the Council if there be any doubt as to a Petition coming under these prohibitions.
Petitions not coming within the above prohibitions shall be received as of course without question.
Petitions relating to any Bills before a Committee shall be referred by the Clerk on receipt to the Committee, by whom they will be presented to the Council with their Report. Other Petitions after being received, if it be so resolved, may be read, or may be printed, or may be referred to a Committee for consideration and report,
11.-Messages or Minutes of the Governor may be read at any time during a meeting,
12.-A Member may give notice of motion, during a meeting, mentioning the day or the meeting on which it is intended to bring forward the motion.
13.-Notice of motion, if not given at a meeting, must be sent in writing to the Clerk of the Council at least three days before the meeting at which it is intended that the motion should be brought forward,
14.-The following motions may be made without notice:
a. Any motion for the confirmation or amendment of the minutes of the 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 President and two-thirds of the Members present.
15.-Notice of intention to ask a question of any Member, if not given at a meeting, must, at least three clear days before the meeting of the 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 Member of whom the question is to be asked two clear days before the question is asked. Nothing in this rule shall prevent a member from putting a question without full notice, if the President so permit.
RULES OF DEBATE.
16. It shall be competent for any Member of the Legislative Council to propose any question, for debate therein; and such question, if seconded by any other Member, shall be debated and disposed of according to the standing Rules and Orders. Provided always, that every ordinance, vote, resolution, or question, the object or effect of which may be to dispose of or charge any part of the revenue arising within the Colony, shall be proposed by the Governor, unless the proposal of the same shall have been expressly allowed or directed by him.
17.-Every Member shall speak standing, and shall address himself to the President.
18.-No Member shall refer to any other Member by name except in the case of reference to an unofficial Member and then only where it is necessary for the purpose of the debate.
19.-No Member shall interrupt another when speaking, except by rising to order. A Member rising to order shall simply direct attention to the point which he desires to bring to notice, and submit it to the decision of the President.
20.-If two Members rise to speak at the same time, the President shall call upon one of them to address the Council first.
A Member may not read his speech, but he may read extracts from written or printed papers in support of his argument.
21.-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.
22.-No speech shall be made on presenting a petition, beyond such as may be necessary to explain its nature and object.
23.-When a question has been asked and answered, no further debate thereon shall be permitted.
24.-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 statement.
25.-The Mover of any motion or amendment may speak in support thereof; but no further debate shall be allowed, whether the Council be in Committee or not, until the motion or amendment be duly seconded.
26.-If any amendment be proposed and seconded, it shall be considered 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.
27.-Any Amendment moved and seconded may be required by the President to be committed to writing by the mover and delivered to the Clerk.
28.-When a Bill is in Committee each Clause shall be read by the Clerk and shall then be put from the Chair, without Motion, by this Question:-"That this Clause shall stand part of the Bill," and the Clause shall be treated as a Motion, except that a Clause may be amended portion by portion, the earlier Amendments having precedence of the later.
29.-In filling up blanks in Bills, and in putting Questions of Amendment respecting Amounts of Money, or Periods of Time, the Question of the lowest Amount of Money or shortest Period of Time proposed shall be first put.
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10.-Petitions addressed to the Council may be sent to the Clerk of the Council, retitions. or they may be presented by any Member of the Council,
No Petition shall be received which is not properly and respectfully worded, or which does not relate to matters of Legislation.
It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Council, or of the Member presenting a Petition, to inform the Council if there be any doubt as to a Petition coming under these prohibitions.
Petitions not coming within the above prohibitions shall be received as of course without question.
Petitions relating to any Bills before a Committee shall be referred by the Clerk on receipt to the Committee, by whom they will be presented to the Council with their Report. Other Petitions after being received, if it be so resolved, may be read, or may be printed, or may be referred to a Committee for consideration and report,
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13.-Notice of motion, if not given at a meeting, must be sent in writing to the Notice of motion un Clerk of the Conucil at least three days before the meeting at which it is intended that the motion should be brought forward,
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f. Any motion for the withdrawal of Strangers.
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15.--Notice of intention to ask a question of any Member, if not given at a meet- Notice of Questioa. ing, must, at least three clear days before the meeting of the 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 Member of whom the question is to be asked two clear days before the question is asked. Nothing in this rule shall prevent a member from putting a question without fall notice, if the President so pernit.
RULES OF DEBATE.
16. It shall be competent for any Member of the Legislative Council to propose questions, &c., for debate any question, for debate therein; and such question, if seconded by any other Member, shall be debated and disposed of according to the standing Rules and Orders. Provided always, that every ordinance, vote, resolution, or question, the object or effect of which
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may be to dispose of or charge any part of the revenue arising within the Colony, shall be proposed by the Governor, unless the proposal of the same shall have been expressly allowed or directed by him.
17.-Every Member shall speak standing, and shall address himself to the President.
18.---No Member shall refer to any other Member by name except in the case of reference to an un-official Member and then only where it is necessary for the purpose of the debate.
19.- No Member shall interrupt another when speaking, except by rising to order. A Member rising to order shall simply direct attention to the point which he desires to bring to notice, and submit it to the decision of the President.
20.-If two Members rise to speak at the same time, the President shall call upon one of them to address the Council first.
A Member may not read his speech, but he may read extracts from written or printed papers in support of his argument.
21.-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.
22.--No speech shall be made on presenting a petition, beyond sach as may be necessary to explain its nature and object.
23.-When a question has been asked and answered, no further debate thereou shall be permitted.
24.--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 statement.
25.— The Mover of any motion or amendment may speak in support thereof; but no further debate shall be allowed, whether the Council be in Committee or not, until the motion or amendment be duly seconded.
26.-If any amendment be proposed and seconded, it shall be considered before the original question.
If an amendment of a proposed amendinent be moved and duly seconded, it shall be considered as if such previous amendment were an original question.
27--Any Amendment moved and seconded may be required by the President to be committed to writing by the mover and delivered to the Clerk.
28.-When a Bill is in Committee each Clanse shall be read by the Clerk and shall then be put from the Chair, without Motion, by this Question :-"That this Clause shall stand part of the Bill," and the Clause shall be treated as a Motion, except that a Clause may be amended portion by portion, the earlier Amendments having precedence of the
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29.--In filling up blanks in Bills. and in putting Questions of Amendment respecting Amounts of Money, or Periods of Time, the Question of the lowest Amount of Money or shortest Period of Time proposed shall be first put.
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