THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JUNE, 1890.
10.-Petitions addressed to the Council may be sent to the Clerk of the Council, Petitions. or they may be presented by any Member of the Council.
No Petition shall be received which is not properly and respectfully wordel, or which does not relate to matters of Legislation.
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It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Council, or of the Member presenting 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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Governor's Messages or
Minutes.
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 Notice of motion at or the meeting on which it is intended to bring forward the motion.
meeting,
given at a meeting.
13.-Notice of motion, if not given at a meeting, must be sent in writing to the Notice of motion not 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.
Motions without notice.
15.-Notice of intention to ask a question of any Member, if not given at a meet- Notice of Question. 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 full notice, if the President so permit.
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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