The Ladies' Aid Manual - A Practical Work For Ladies' Aid Societies (1911) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III RULES OF ORDER The following digest of parliamentary law is not complete by any means. Only such rules are suggested as may be required by the average Ladies' Aid. The rules are purposely stated in the plainest language in order that they may be clearly understood by all. It would be well for every Ladies' Aid to adopt these standard Rules of Order to govern their meetings. The adoption of these rules will do much to prevent confusion, discord, and misunderstandings. I. Bringing Business Before The Meeting There are two ways in which "business should be brought before the meeting. First, by a motion of one of the members. Second, by the presentation of a written communication. II. A Motion To Adjourn A motion to adjourn cannot be debated, cannot be amended, and cannot be reconsidered. III. An Amendment To A Motion An amendment to a motion may take any of the following forms: (1) Something may be added. (2) Words, sentences, or paragraphs may be stricken out. (3) Some words may be strickenout and others inserted. (4) A different motion on the same subject may be substituted. (5) The question may be divided into two or more questions as specified by the mover, in order to secure a separate vote on any particular point or points. IV. An Amendment Of An Amendment An amendment of an amendment cannot be amended. V. Amending Rules Of Order Rules of order can be amended at any regular meeting of the Society by a two-thirds vote, provided the proposed amendment was submitted in writing at the previous regular meeting. VI. Motions Which Cannot Be Amended The following motions cannot be amended, namely, to adjourn, for the orders of the day, all incidental questions, to lay on the table, for the previous question, an amendment of an amendme...

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Imprint:	Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Robert Elmer Smith
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 4mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	76
ISBN-13:	978-1-120-89444-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
LSN:	1-120-89444-1
Barcode:	9781120894441

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