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Page 352 - The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the House, and joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Page 352 - SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or by any three Directors.
Page 480 - Adopt, or after they are adopted, to Amend, or Repeal, or Rescind, the Constitution, By-laws, or Rules of Order or any other rules that require previous notice for their amendment; Elect to membership or office if the member or officer is present and does not decline, or if absent and has learned of his election in the usual way and has not declined; to Reopen Nominations.
Page 395 - In this Manual the term Meeting is used to denote an assembling of the members of a deliberative assembly for any length of time, during which there is no separation of the members except for a recess of a few minutes, as the morning meetings, the afternoon meetings, and the evening meetings, of a convention whose session lasts for days. A "meeting" of an assembly is terminated by a temporary adjournment or a recess for a meal, etc.
Page 69 - As many as are in favor of inserting the word "landscaped" in the amendment, say aye. . . . Those opposed, say no. . . . The ayes have it and the word is inserted.
Page 345 - The officers shall be elected by ballot to serve for one year or until their successors are elected, and their term of office shall begin at the close of the annual meeting at which they are elected. Section 4.
Page 490 - Know all Men by these Presents, That I, do hereby constitute and appoint my attorney and agent for me and in my name, place, and stead, to vote as my proxy at any...
Page 352 - Section 6. The Board of Directors is authorized to adopt rules for the transaction of its business, provided they do not conflict with the Bylaws.
Page 344 - ARTICLE IV. Officers. Section 1. The officers of this club shall be a president, a first vice-president, a second vice-president, a recording secretary, a corresponding secretary, a treasurer, an auditor, a custodian, and a director.
Page 463 - ... yields to privileged [14] and incidental [13] motions, and to the motion to lay on the table. It is undebatable, and cannot be amended or have any other subsidiary motion applied to it. The effect of an amendment may be obtained by calling for, or moving, the previous question on a different set of the pending questions (which must be consecutive and include the immediately pending question), in which case the vote is taken first on the motion which orders the previous question on the...