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§ 84 and be acted upon without debate it must be simply a motion to adjourn without any qualification whatever.

84. If the assembly has not determined by vote or otherwise the time or place for re-assembling, the motion to adjourn is liable to be interrupted by a motion to fix the time or place to which it will adjourn; otherwise an adjournment would be a dissolution. While the effect of an adjournment is simply to interrupt proceedings until the assembly meets again, the effect of a dissolution is to destroy the assembly. Therefore when the motion to adjourn would, if carried, dissolve the assembly, it loses all privilege and becomes high debatable. If, however, the assembly was convened for a session of a number of days, and no hour is fixed by vote or rule for another day's sitting an adjournment should be considered as for the hour and place named for the first sitting. If action has been had fixing the time for adjournment, when that time arrives the chair should call attention to the fact and declare the assembly adjourned, unless a motions is made to extend the meeting.