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RULES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-HONGKONG,

13.-The following motions may be made without notice :---

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notice.

(a.) Any motion for the confirmation of the minutes of the Motions without

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.

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 when

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.

be read.

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 authority. speaking shall immediately resume his seat.

petition.

20.-No speech shall be made on presenting a petition, beyond such Speech on as may be necessary to explain its nature and object.

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.

should be

23. The mover of any motion or amendment may speak in support Motion or thereof; but no further debate shall be allowed, whether the Council be amendment in Committee or not, until the motion or amendment be duly seconded. seconded.

24. If any amendment be proposed and seconded, it shall be con- Order in which sidered before the original question.

amendments should be

If an amendment of a proposed amendment be moved and duly entertained, seconded, it shall be considered as if such previous amendment were an original question.

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 committed to

Clerk.

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-

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