Robert's Rules of Order Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies

By Robert, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

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Title:	Robert's Rules of Order Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies
Author:	Robert, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)
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Language:	English
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Preface: There appears to be much needed a work on parliamentary law, based, in its general principles, upon the rules and practice of Congress, and adapted, in its details, to the use of ordinary societies. Such a work should give, not only the methods of organizing and conducting the meetings, the duties of the officers and the names of the ordinary motions, but in addition, should state in a systematic manner, in reference to each motion, its object and effect; whether it can be amended or debated; if debatable.

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS. Introduction. Page. Parliamentary Law .................................................. 9 Plan of the Work .................................................. 12 '' Part I .................................................... 13 '' Part II ................................................... 14 Definitions ....................................................... 15 Part I.--Rules of Order. Art. I.--Introduction of Business. ? 1. How introduced ................................................. 17 2. Obtaining the floor ............................................ 17 3. What precedes debate on a question ............................. 19 4. What motions to be in writing, and how they shall be divided ...................................... 20 5. Modification of a motion by the mover .......................... 21 Art. II.--General Classification of Motions. ? 6. Principal or Main motions ...................................... 22 7. Subsidiary or Secondary motions ................................ 22 8. Incidental motions ............................................. 23 9. Privileged motions ............................................. 24 Art. III.--Motions and their Order of Precedence. Privileged Motions. 10. To fix the time to which to adjourn ........................... 25 11. Adjourn ....................................................... 26 12. Questions of privilege ........................................ 28 13. Orders of the day ............................................. 28 Incidental Motions. 14. Appeal [Questions of Order] ................................... 30 15. Objection to the consideration of a question ...................................................... 32 16. Reading papers ................................................ 33 17. Withdrawal of a motion ........................................ 34 18. Suspension of the Rules ....................................... 34