The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-27
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ENROLMENT obmn.tttse ITS Responsibilities.
AN h9h g w. 4. COMMITTEES on Enrolment
5.a ILL ne " enarge of and Responsible for MI
ORDINANCES, resolutions, etc. placed III their
n l.lN IuI engTOssment or enrolment. until
returnea 70 The. Secretary OF reported 10 Che
Amendments.
RULE 7-All questions on anendmanta
not extending to the merits, being short VI. ~
the final question, shall be- decided IN 4 rns
1ority OF the members present, although 4
greater number be required for the decision
Precious Question.
RULE n-When call Tor the previous
question has been made and sustained TIL,
question shall be upon pending amendments
and the main question In their regular order;
and all incidental questions Of ordsr arising
been made, and pending such motion shall
De o. decided whether On appeal or otherwise,
without debate; propided, That d majority of
hem members a present shall be necessary to
n irons 9e t Pee ghaa ss bs and the
question be now putY'
Special Orders.
RULE 2. When the hour shall arrlys for
the, consideration OF special order. ii shall
30 the duty OF the presiding officer to take IL
up, uhless me unfinished business OF the pre-
eedlng Gay shall be under consideration.
When or more subjects shall have been
specially assigned for consideration, they
shall take precedence according to the order
q tfme 81 which they, were .seysrally a.
signed, and such order shall at no time be
list or changed except by direction Of the
Convention.
Reportsa
RULE 73.-Keports ON ordinances shall be-
long to the dates and numbers OF such ordi-
nances, and they shall BY considered there
with.
Committees CLERKS Of.
FULE "a. No committee Of the Convention
shall employ clerk ut the public expense
without first obtaining leave Of the Conven-
ton for hat purposes and motion. for such
mo RulAN No. G6 repDrtedl
Mr.. Kernechan moved tqSstrike out Rule
No. rs. Il
The molten to strike Of was lost, and said
Rule No. 75sand Buled Nos. 10 and ~ were
adopted, as fellows:
the hail q I'll ea as s while p Il a i Il Sen
Ora4-q1 ions Of authority on.
RULE IN O1 4y question OF order Or par
liamentar5 A n setfce, when these rules are
silent or int Jlftdt, Barclays Digest shall be-
considered as authority.
RULE T.--Mefnbers may address the Com
yention from the platform near the Presi-
dents chair, or from the Secretary's desk.
upon leave being given by the Convention.
On motion OF Mr.. Kidd the following addi-
tional rule was adopted as Rule No. 10.
On Enrolment
RULE 7S.-The COMMITTEES ON Enrolment
shall cause all ordinances that are to become
q part OF the constitution r be carefully en-
dent Of the Conk e1ttd Tor lis signature, In
wi1f ReNo. 7. I
Rule No. Nus adopted rule 10. 10, as
RuI179.-These rul ~ suspended by
q tWo-thirds vote, except when otherwise pro-
vided.
Mr.. Semmes gave notice that he would to-
morrow move reconsideration of the vote
by which rule No. 40 was adopted.
Mr.. Matthews moved reconsideration OF
the vote by which the last above named rule
was adopted.
The motion to reconsider was laid upon the
table.
On the motion Of Mr.. Breaux 1t was ordered
that the numbers of the rules be numbered
and that 200 copies be ordered
for the use OF the Convention.
On motion OF Mr.. Pardee the Convention
adjourned until IL m. tomorrow
VIM. H. HARRIS,
Secretary OF the Convention