The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-24
RULES ADOPTED
BY THE CONVENTION

While the last named committee was
in session DR.. Cunninghams commit
tee on rules made it's report, which
was adopted after an objection on the
part of John r. Hornady, which was
removed by the committee. Mr.. Hor-
nady objected to the use of he and him.
saying it should read ''he and him and
she and her. in order to include the
ladies' DR.. Cunningham acceded to the
request, and the rules were so amended
The rules as adopted were:
Il. Except as herein provided, all par
iamentary questions arising shall be
determined according to the rules of
the national House of Representative
y. All persons who have published
an advertisement of any kind in The
Age Herald since october /. 1915, and
all persons who have written an ad
which has been published in The Age
Herald since that time, shall be eligible
to compebe in this convention for the
piano to be given by The Age Herald.
90. All candidates desiring to COM
pete for such piano shall display their
ads to the convention in such way as
can be seen and understood by all.
a. No candidate for the honor of
having written the best ad and there
fore entitled to the prize can be voted
for unless he is put in nomination. No
nominating speech can exceed five
minutes in duration. Nominations may
be seconded, but no seconding speech
shall be permitted for a longer period
than three minutes. There cannot be
more than two seconding speeches.
Opportunity shall be given to every
advertiser and writer of ads who may
wish to do so to have his name put in
nomination.; but, after the convention
shall have been in session for two
hours, it shall be competent for any
member of the convention to move that
nominations close and, If such motion
on being put is carried, all nomna-
tons shall close within 10 minutes
thereafter, during which time addi-
tional nominations may be made, but
no nominating speech shall be for a
longer period than one minute nor
shall any seconding speech be allowed
IS. No speech on any point of order,
appeal from the chair, or other ques-
ton shall exceed 10 minutes.
IS. 1T shall be the duty of the chair
man to preserve order and decorum in
debate, and, If any person addressing
the chair attempts to speak upon some
subject not before the house, he shall
be subject to call to order by the chair
man or by any member on the floor.
RULES FOR BALLOTING
81 The vote among candidates shall be
by ballot Managers of the election shall
be appointed by the chair. Every men,
Ter of the convention shall have one vote
Slips of paper shall be furnished to all
members OF the convention, and wher
each ballot is being taken the voter shall
write plainly on the ballot the name OF
the candidate who. he thinks. should re-
ceive the prize. If any one candidate OF
the total number of persons voting during
the ballot receives a majority. such per-
son shall be considered as selected and
shall be awarded the piano. If no person
receives a majority on the first ballot
there shall be a second, In which all but
the four highest shall be eliminated The
second ballot shall be taken in all respects
as the first. If any one candidate re-
ceives majority of all votes cast on
tho second ballot. he shall be awarded
the piano: but, if no candidate receives
majority on the second ballot, there
shall be a third, from which all but the
twoe highest shall be eliminated The
third ballot shall be taken in all respects
as the others, and the person receiving
the highest number of votes shall be de-
clared elected and shall he awarded the
piano.
IS. All persons admitted to the first
floor and the stage shall be members OF