New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-19


v.-DUT1Es OF TIE sERGEANT-Ar. ARMS.
Tho sergeant-at-arms shall at all times promptly
execute the orders OF TIE president ard other Off
GERS not in violation Of the constitution.
vL-rHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee shall perform the
duties directed by the constitution. audit all bills
and claims against the County Committee. and
make appropriations therefor. with authority 70
draw on the treasurer for all disbursements. which
draft shall be signed by the chairman and secre-
tary OF the Executive Committee
vIr-oRGANrzATIoH OF COMMITTEES
Committees shall organize Immediately after their
appointment Each committee shall keep journal
OF i,s proceedings to be reported whenever re-
quircd.
vrIr-ABsENTEEs FROM COMMITTEES.
ia member Of a committee absents himself from
three successive meetings OF such committee us
Hartman shall report the fac: without delay.
The secretary OF the County Committee shall
notify the delinquent member or such report, ana
II he do not at the next meeting OF the County
Committee. excuse his non-attendance. his seat on
the committee shall be declared vacant.
rx-MEEriNGs or COUNTY COMMITTEE
Regular meetings OF this committee shall be held
on the first Monday OF each month"; excepting JUNE
July and August
The president cor in case OF his absence from the
city one OF the cerrcsilents shall call special
meeting ut the written request OF ten MEMBERS
each from n different Assembly district. stating
the object Of the meeting At such special meeting
no other business shall be transacted
The meetings OF tho committee shall be heId IN
executive session upon a request Of a majority oil
the members present at any meeting
X-QroRUM
oncf,ur,h Of the members shall be quorum OF
the committee.
X-orDrR or BUSINESS
The order OF business shall be as follows:
l. Rollcan
2 Reading ~ minutes
p Reports % committees
Communications.
b Unfinished business.
6 Miscellaneous business.
Xu-MOTIONs
Motions shall not be put debated until sec
ondcI: and. when seconded. shall be stated py the
prcslilng officer before debate.
Al resolutlors shall be reduced to writing ana
signed by the member Offering the same. on the re-
ouest II the presiding officer any member OF the
committee.
MEMBERS NAY SPEAK ONCE.
No member snail speak more than once on mo
same question. 10 the exclusion OF any other mem
Der. and no member shall speak more than ten min
u:cs at a time without the general consent OF tho
XIv-YEAs AND NAYS.
On any question the yeas and nays shall be taken
II requested by one-ntth OF the members present
and entered In full on the minutes
xv-PRIvILEGED QUESTIONS.
When a question IL under debate. no motion snail
be entertained. unless to amend lay on the table.
to refer to postpone to take the previous question.
to adjourn.
XvI-ADJouRNMENT
A motion to adjourn or lay on the table shall al
vays be In order except vote is being taken. and
shall be decided without debate.
XyII-PREvIoUs QUESTION
Tho previous question shall be stated follows:
..Shall the main question now be putt II the call
for the previous question be sustained. all debate
and further amendment shall be preciuded. The
main question shall be the passage OF the res
olution or other matter under consideration; and In
cases where there shall be pending amendments to
the notion the question shall first b. taken on such
amendments In their inverse order. and without
further debate or amendments.
XvIII-RD,ONsIDERATIOE
A motion TO reconsider business once disposed OF
shall not be entertained. unless moved by member
voting with n majority. nor unless moved at the
same or next succeeding meeting OF the committee.
XIx.-APPEALs.
II an appeal be made from the decision Of the
Chair. the following question shall be put: Shall
the decision of the Chair be sustained? which cues
ton shall be taken without debate except that the
state the grounds thereof and the presiding officer
assign In his place the reason for his decision
Xx.-ORD ER-INTERRUPTIoNs.
While a member Is speaking In order, he shall not
be interrupted. and during the session the members
shall remain seated and refrain from loud
saton and from smoking
xxL-CAsEs NOT WITHIN THE RULES.
In all not provided for by the foregoing
rules the committee shall be guided by the rules OF
the Assembly of this State
XXII-AMDNDMENTS
The foregoing rules may be amended only after
previous notice OF at least month, and ut
regular meeting; and the question on the amend
mcnt shall be decided by vote of two-thrds OF
the members present and voting Any rule may
be suspended by two-thrds vote OF the members
present at the meeting
RULES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
RULE l.
A quorum Of this committee shall consist OF one
fourth OF It's members
The regular meetings OF the committee shall be
held the day before the regular meetings OF the
County Committee.
Special meetings may be called at any time by
the chairman, and shall be called at any time a
requsition is served on him by three members ask
ing that special meeting be called One days
notice shall be given. through one daily paper.
where there IS not time to give such notice a
written or printed notice shall be served at the
residence OF each member OF the committee.
RULE III.
The rules OF the Republican County Committee
shall be the rules to govern this committee.
RULE ~
All proceedings OF the Executive Committee shall
be kept strictly secret. unless otherwise ordered.