5f 4 7 ■*9 RULES OP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ton the SESSION 01 1865. BOUGHTON, NI8BF.T, BARNES & MOOBE, Piinw. miLWiiiTiui, Ok "iSST \ / -> THE WILLIAM R. PERKINS LIBRARY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY \V1 ^•w + 1 vC* J "S — % -*- » Ordered 200 copies for the House. DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER. 1st. The Speaker shall, ia his discretion, suspend irrele- vant debate and command silence, whenever he may deem it needful. 2nd. In all cases of election by the House, the Speaker shall vote. In other cases, he shall not vote, unless the House shall be equally divided, or unless his vote, if given to the minority, will make the division equal, and in such case of equal division, the question shall be lost. Sid. When two or more members shall rise at the same time, the Speaker shall name the person entitled to pro- ceed. 4th. All Committees, consisting of not more than tbreo members, shall be appointed by the Speaker, and those •omposed of a greater number, shall also be appointed by him, unless the House previously determine the contrary. 6th. The method of stating a question, or any motion by the Speaker, alter the same has been read by the Clerk, shall be as follows: "All you who are in favor of the mo- tion will say Aye — all you who are against it, say No." And when a decision may seem doubtful to the Speaker, or a division is demanded by any member of the House, the Speaker shall call upon the members in favor of the mo- tion to rise, and after a count is had by the Clerk, he shall call upon the members to reverse their positions and the Speaker shall announce the result. OK DECORUM AND DEBATE. , 1st. When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr. Speaker. He shall be confined to the matter in debato, shall not speak more than twice on any one subject, or more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken. If any member in speaking or otherwise transgress the rules of m the House, the Speaker shall or may call to order; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain : the House shall, if ap- pealed to, decide ; and if the decision of the House be not submitted to, the delinquent, lor the first ofl'ence, shall be reproved — for the second, fined in a sum not exceeding ten dollars; and continuing refractory, may be expelled from the House. 2nd. The members of the House shall forbear from pri- vate conversation, and preserve silence until a speaking member ohall have taken his seat, nor shall the language be perverted by which his thoughts are communicated. 3rd. The members shall avoid naming each other when they may have occasion to take notice of their observations, but may designate them by the place in which they may be, or the county they represent. 4th. No member shall be permitted to vote on any claim ho may prefer against the State. 5th. No member shall pass between the Chair and a member while he is speaking, nor shall any, at the time of adjournment, leave his seat until the Speaker retires. Gth. In all elections, except for Committees, a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice. 7th. Any member may call for a division of the question on a subject in which the sense thereof will admit of it. 8th. The previous question, viz: "Shall the main ques- tion be now put?" shall only be admitted when demanded by a majority of the members present, and on the previous question there shall be no debate. 9th. The motion for the previous question shall take pre- cedence of all other motions, except a motion to postpone indifinitely or to lay on the table; and when it is moved, the first question shall be : "Shall the motion for the previ- ous question be sustained?" If decided in the affirmative, the House shall then proceed to act on the main question. 10th, When a subject is before the House for considera- tion, no motion shall be received but to adjosrn ; to lie on the table; to postpone indefinitely; to postpone to a day certain; to commit, or to amend; which several motions shall have precedence in the order they stand here arrang- ed. The motion for adjournment the second time shall be out of order, until the question before the House is first disposed of. 11th. No member shall smoke in the House, nor shall lis converse with any one over the bar thereof. 12th. All motions, except for committment, adjournment, or the previous question, shall be in writing, and the yeas and nays on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of ths members present, be entered on the journal. I3tb. When a message shall be sent to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced a'c the door of the House by the Door-Keeper, and be respectfully communi- cated to the Chair by the person by whom it may be sent. 14th. It shall be the order of the day on every Wednes- day to take up and decide on reports of Committees on Petitions, and that all petitions be numbered as they are received, taken up and disposed of in the order they were received. 16th. Any motion containing new matter shall lie at least one day on the table; nor shall any bill, ordinance, resolution or other matter in any shape, be brought before the House a second time, during the same session, after a determination has been had thereof, except by a rote of two-thirds of the members present. 16th. When the journal of the preceding day shall be read, it shall be in the power of any member to move for a reconsideration of any matter therein contained, except, such matter has been reconsidered ; provided such member at the time of reading such matter, shall notify the House of his intention to move such reconsideration. But in rases where the lile of an individual is concerned, there may be two re-consideration*. 17th. After a motion is stated by the Speaker, or read by the Clerk, it. shall be deemed to be in possession of the House, but may b» withdrawn at any time before the de- cision or amendment, on consent of the House. ISth. Any member may enter a protest against any pro- ceeding of the Home on passing any Act. ON BILLS. 1st. It shall be in order to introduce bills, or other mat- ter upon the call of the counties, without any previous no- tice having been given for that purpose ; and the giving of notice for the appointment of Committees to prepare and report bills sljall be dispensed with. 2d. There shall he po debate admitted upon any bill at the 6rst reading, and on the second reading thereof, the question shall be, "Shall this bill be admitted or engrossed for a third reading?" In case of engrossment, the entry thereof shall be made by the Clerk, and the bill shall not be amendable thereafter. In case of commitment, it shall be to a Committee of the whole House, unless the House shall otherwise direct. In no ease shall a bill be committed until after a second reading, but the same may be with- drawn at any stage thereof, by consent of the House. 3rd. No bill shall be transmitted to the Senate on the day of the passage thereof, unless two-thirds ol the members present shall so order. ti 4th. The Hoime shall entertain no Bill or Amendment to a Bill proposing to grant corporate powers and privi- leges to private companies, except to Banking, Insurance, Railroad, Canal. Plank Road. Navigation, Mining, Express, Lumber and Telegraph Companies, nor to make or change election precincts, nor to establish bridges and ferries, nor to change names of legitimate children. 5th. No Bill shall be entertained by the House which contains more than one subject matter, or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof. MISCELLANEOUS RULES OF THE HOUSE. 1st. On all questions, whether in Committee or in the House, the last amendment, the most distant day, and the largest sum shall be put first. 2d. All proceedings touching the appropriation of money shall be first considered in Committee of the Whole House. 3d. When a message from the Senate or from the Execu- tive is announced at the door of the House, by the Door- Keeper or Messenger, all business shall be suspended until the same is respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person bringing it. 4th. A simple majority may call up a paper ordered to lie on the table for consideration. 5th. Applause or hisses in the Representative Chamber, or in the galleries or lobby, during any speech or legisla- tive proceedings, shall be promptly suppressed. 6th. During the reading of the yeas and nays on any question, no debates shall be had. 7th. Any member presenting a petition, memorial or re- monstrance, shall, as conscisely as practicable, intimate the name and object of the petitioner, memorialist or remon- strant, which shall be noticed on the Journal and the pa- per may then be referred without reading. 1 8th. In case of division upon any question, those in the affirmative shall first rise and be counted, and thep those in the negative. 9th. The Speaker may, during a day's sitting, name any member to perform the duties of \he Chair during any part of that sitting, but no longer. 10th. No member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested, or in any case where he was not present when the question was put, unless by permission of the House. llth. Upon the call of the members, ordinary or extra- ordinary, the names of the absentees shall be noted, to be dealt with as the House may direct ; aid the absence of 3 e obtained shall be particularly Igth. T'.ie seye'nJ! landing eonftnitteesdf rhe House shall have lpa^to report "by Sill or otherwise* 13th\ TfcH:jgrk tf ])tict on Motid^P^Pkil and Friday* only. l?th. Thr Jin es of this^House shall in no ease be sus- pended, dot snail the order of business be cbangi I, except » by a vote of three-feart^w of the members preeent, l^th. Alcrr the announcement of the standing commit-' tees, no new members shall be added thereto by the Hi unless it ht- at the request of a majority ot the committee to br added thereto. . THF, J>RPf.l- - NT*? SUA LI HI' \S FOLLOWS : 1st. "TNentnfinishfJfi bimnefs in«hich the House was en- gage! at the adjournment of a preceding day, shall have the preferemjc in the orders of the day, after the call of the counties, unless otherwise ordered. "^ SM. Ordered the day. V^ < Bills for a third Reading. i^ Bills for a second Reading. ^ 5th wsolutiions. - ^h. Bills of the Senate for the 1st; 2 any ■ ■ other . nw ppdJtttLn ol Cliio act, . Dm i . « .... ^nations make; .1 i. j paid troffl i) bua- lottB uud are «u employed : military I Aftm the i D i .! v. Ol ■ I Ot Uj>- < i (sUCh load, CUIMl s nip .->xl tul' ■ ■ l- oue sb the . War bo ai Appro . ' itfUCi. - 2W(V/ in wan bonds. -\\ mireou, Many execulora, adruiuistratoru, j .1 the ■ Pout per tent. I bouds, which aw worth tmly forty ' in currency; and whereas i luble injury and irreparable ii con- . i 'is and ■ me Ik- j us to av< uro them - ihena lo exchange >tiea, or by eucb likely p'eveut such j ... too I ■••'iZ-jB Th maud. < I required ■ ■.- reg m< i ippii low shipments of IdlUn; ml ; leading to tbv p'inl, th- .crai- I I the ).ui,ilo rea-oii tat*tl h '■••■ er to pal grant i would Imui) a light I no latf Waica givtb tad; oi tiuy ol bit- auboi lii control the i-ali/oad \ul« h loan a u a | i to bo sett led with rai private citizens. IbuoQiy n couiaiou iu every cjtiz.'n is to iui] cauno; purchase at m.uk.- I iry for toe army, and I com UiU "iituiiiy buppliw"' are expt^galy t*cei U ii> .1 officers on I ezerciee ihepow.rs granted by them leed Ittf army, ami i careiulty to a.void any inti i rights o to the discharge oi dehsgai - Ui*t I in:iy have Uie in lorw.ui. ; the atuiieH of Tenueeuet) autl 1 Should auy pai'I.ot Lti« peoph Burplue voiuLt. be made. 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