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88 liberative assembly and may give rise to motions which may even supersede a motion to adjourn, or to fix the time to which to adjourn. The questions of privilege and the motions arising from them must first be acted upon.

When rising to a question of privilege the member should not wait for recognition by the chair before stating his object in rising.

88. The form is, “Mr. Chairman, I rise to a question of privilege.” The chairman will ask the member to state his question. After the member states the question it is the chairman's prerogative to decide whether it is properly a question of privilege or one that requires immediate action. This decision is subject to an appeal (124) to the assembly. If it is decided to be a question of privilege, it temporarily supersedes the question pending at the time, together with all subsidiary (93) and incidental (123) motions, and it must be disposed of, though not of necessity decided at once, as it may be postponed or have any