New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-07
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to the seconding of the same, call Of the Conver
ton SHAH be in order; but after majority sha
have seconded such motion, no call shall be in OIL
der prior to decision of the main question. On
motion for the previous question there shall be IL
|. debate.
All incidental questions of order arising after
motion is made for the previous question, and pend
ing such motion, shall be decided, whether on ap
peal or Otherwise without debate. After o cal
for the previous question has been sustained by tn
Convention, the question shall be put and deter
mined in order as above, without debate on eithe
amendments or the main question.
"a. Any member may call for division of
question, when the same will admit of it.
rs, No new motion or proposition on subjec
different from that under consideration shall be al
mitted under color Of amendment, or as substi
tute for the motion or proposition under debate.
! Is. When a motion has been once made ant
carried in the affirmative or negative it shall be il
j order for any member of the majority to move fol
B. q reconsideration thereof; provided it is made OF
the same day OF the next sitting day, before the
order of the day is taken up. And motion fol
immediate reconsideration shall supersede notice
| that reconsideration will be moved
4 ~. When the reading of paper is called for
and the same is objected to by any member, the
Convention shall determine whether said paper
shall be read or not.
4 rs. If q pending question be not disposed of
owing to an adjournment of the Convention, and
be revived on the succeeding day, no member who
has spoken twice on the day preceding shall be
4 allowed to speak again without leave.
i 20. When motions are made for the reference of
a subject to q select committee and to standing
committee, the question for the reference to a
standing committee shall be first put.
Order Of Business for The Day-3O. AS soon
as the journal is read and the names of the mem
bers called, the President shall ask if there are any
petitions, memorials or resolutions to be presented
The petitions, memorials and resolutions having
been presented and disposed Of reports first from
standing and then from select committees, shall be
called for; after which the President shall dis
pose of the messages, communications, resolu-
tons and ordinances on his table, and then pro-
coed to call the order of the day, which shall
always be taken up at IL O'Clock NJ.
81. The unfinished business in which the Con
vention was engaged at the time of the last ad-
ournment, shall have the preference in the orders
Of the day; and no motion, or any other business,
shall have the preference in the orders of the day;
and no motion, or any other business, shall be re.
ceived without special leave Of the Convention,
until the former is disposed Of The order Of the
day shall be as follows:
LIST. The unfinished business in which the Con-
vention was engaged at its last adjournment.
"a. Special orders of the day.
Sd. Ordinances and resolutions, in the orderin
which they have been presented to the ConYen-
ton.
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dressed to the Convention, shall be presented by
the President or by member in his place; |
brief statement of the contents thereof shall be
made verbally by the member introducing the
same. 5sa
IS. Any ten members, after organization Of the
Convention, are authorized to compel the attend
ance Of absent members.
81 Upon calls Of the Convention, and in taking
the yeas and nays on any question, the names of
the members shall be called alphabetically.
%. All questions relating to the propriety of
business shall be decided without debate.
sc. a motion TO adjourn and a motion to fix
the day to which the Convention shall adjourn,
shall always be in order except when the yeas
and nays are being called, and when the ques-
ton has just previously been put and negatived
these motions, and the motion to lie on the table,
shall be decided without debate
81. No member shall absent himself from the
service of the Convention unless he have leave, i
Or be unable from sickness to attend.
38. No committee shall have the right to appoint +
i clerk without the consent of the Convention
being first obtained, except the Committee on
Enrolment. f5E
SO. It shall be in order for the Committee on
Enrolment to report at any time.
Z 49, No committee shall sit during the time the
Convention is in session without special leave being
rst granted except the Committee on Enrolment.
al. All ordinances before the Convention shall y
e taken up and acted upon in the order in which
hey are numbered, and it shall be the duty of the
ecretary to number every ordinance in its regular
rider, upon its first reading.
10. No standing rule or order of the Convention {
hall be rescinded or changed without one DAVIS
otce being given of the motion thereof Nor II
hall any rule be suspended except by vote of
wo-thirds Of the members present Nor shall the
rider of business, as established by the rules Of
he Convention, be postponed or changed, except !
y a vote of at least thirds of the members :
resent.
45. After a resolution shall have been adopted !
y the Convention it shall be engrossed in a fair
and, and after examination and report by the ,,
on Enrolment, shall be signed by the $
resident and Secretary. @tgt |
Al. The proceedings of the Convention shall be .
ntered on the journal as concisely as possible
are being taken to detail true and accurate {
ccount of the proceedings c
As. Every vote of the Convention shall be en- {
cred on the Journal with concise statement of
he question; and brief statement Of the con-
ents of each petition memorial or paper pre-. :
ented to the Convention, shall be also inserted on
he journal.
As. In case any Secretary, Sergeant farms, or
oorkeeper of the Convention fail to perform his
uty, the Secretary shall make report thereof to :
lie Convention without delay.
Al. The Secretary shall read the journal daily !
ON the sheet on which the minutes are written; :
nd after being SO read and corrected, the said !
inutes shall be recorded in the journal, and cop +
$ in both languages, authenticated by the sigma \
ire of the Secretary shall be prepared for de. \
very at his desk to the printer by 10 O'Clock on \
10 day following that on which il shall have been
ad. ~ T
As. The Secretary shall be responsible to the r
invention for the accuracy Of the journals in s
9TH languages, and for the fidelity and prompt i
iecution Of all work ordered by the Convention; Y
shall keep the bill book in his own handwriting;
shall endorse all bills joint resolutions and all
ocuments proper to be endorsed; he shall keep in
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