Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-06-13
RULES OF ORDER.

i. When the presiding officer take,
the chair, the officers and member,
shall take their respective stations
and at the sound of the gavel there
shall be general silence. The Grangt
shall then proceed to open in regular
form
2. Noquestion shall be stated unless
moved and seconded, or be open fol
consideration until stated by the
Master. And when a question is before
the Grange, no motion shall be received
unless to close; to lay on the table
the previous question to postpone; to
refer; or to amend. They shall have
precedence in the order in which they
are arranged, the first three of which
shall be decided without debate.
3. Any member may call for divis-
ion of question when the sense of it
will permit
4. The yeas and nays may be ordered
by the Master, on the call of any mem
Der duly seconded.
D. After any question Except one OF
indefinite pOstponement) has teen de-
cided, any member who voted in the
majority may, at the same or next meet
ing, move fora reconsideration thereof;
but no discussion of the main question
shall be allowed, unless reconsidered.
6. No member shall speak more than
once on the same subject, until all the
members wishing to speak, have an
opportunity to do so, or more than
twice without permission from the
chair. And no member, while speak
ing, shall name another by his or her
proper name, but shall use the appro-
pirate designation belonging to his or
her standing in the Grange.
.. The Master or any member may
call brother or sister to order while
speaking; when the debate shall be
suspended, and the brother or sister
shall not speak until the point of order
be determined unless TO appeal from
the chair, when he or she may use the
words following, and no others: "W.
Master, respectfully appeal from the
decision of the chair to the Grange"
Whereupon the Grange shall proceed
to vote on the question: will the
Grange sustain the decision of the
chair?'
8. A brother or sister wishing to
speak on any subject, he or she shall
arise and respectfully address his or
her remarks to the Worthy Master,
avoiding personality, confining him or
herself to the question, if under dis
cussion; and any brother or sister
personally insulting or insinuating upon
the veracity or integrity of brother
or sister, they shall be liable to censure
or expulsion, as majority of the
Grange may direct. Should more than
one member rise to speak, at the same
time, the Worthy Master shall deter
mine who is entitled to the floor.
g. When brother or sister has been
called to order by the Worthy Master,
for the manifestations of temper or
improper feelings, he or she shall not
be allowed to speak again on the sub
iect under discussion in the Grange at
that meeting except 10 apologize.
10. On the call of FIVE members, a
majority of the Grange may demand
that the previous question shall be put,
which shall always be in this form !:
"Shall the main question now be putt"
And until il is decided shall preclude
all amendments to the main question,
and all further debate.
II. All motions or resolutions Of
fered in the Grange. shall be reduced
to writing if required.
IL, When standing or special COM
mittees are appointed, the individual
first named is considered as the chair
man.. although each committee has a
right to elect its own chairman. Com
mittees are required to meetand attend
to the matters assigned them with sys-
TEN and regularity, and not byseparate
consultation, nor in loose and indie
finite manner.
l3. The Worthy Master, by virtue of
his Office. may attend all meetings. take
part in their deliberations, (withont
voting, however.) and urge them to
action. In the appointment of COM
mittees, the Worthy Master. who
should ever preserve courteous and
conciliatory department to all, not
overlooking the humblest member,
has many opportunities for bringing
merit into notice. and of test.
ing and making available the capabili-
ties of those around him. He should
avoid both petulency and
favoritism, aud act with strict impair
TALLY.
G.. P. WAKEFIELD,
ID. c. PARDUE,
Ed. HEwETT.
Com, on By Laws.