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13.] IV. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the member, or read by the Secretary, previous to debate. If any member require it, all motions (except to adjourn, postpone or commit) shall be reduced to writing. Any motion may be withdrawn by consent of the Council, before decision or amendment.

V. Every member present, when a question is put, shall vote, unless the Council shall, for special cause, excuse him.

VI. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and be decided without debate.

VII. When a member is about to speak he shall rise and address himself to the President: and when a member is speaking, no member shall pass between him and the chair.

VIII. No member shall speak more than twice on any question without leave of the Council.

IX. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, unless to postpone, to amend, to take the previous question, to commit, or to adjourn.

X. The previous question shall be put in these words: "Shall the main question be now put?" and it shall be admitted on the demand of any member, and until decided shall preclude all amendments under debate, of the main question.

XI. Any member may call for a division of the question, when the same will admit thereof.

XII. No Committee shall absent themselves from the Council Chamber by reason of their appointment, during the sitting of the Council without special leave.

XIII. Every bill shall be introduced by motion for leave, or by order of the Council on the report of a commitee; and in either case a committee to prepare the same shall be appointed. In cases of a general nature, one day's notice at least shall be given, of the motion to bring in a bill.

XIV. Every bill shall receive three several readings previous to its passage; but no bill shall have its second and third readings on the same day without special order of the Council.

XV. The first reading of a bill shall be for information, and if objections be made to it, the question shall be, "Shall the bill be rejected?" If no objections be made, or the question to reject be lost, the bill shall go to its second reading without further question.

XVI. All bills, on a second reading, shall be considered by the Council in committee of the whole, before it shall be taken up and considered by the Council. The final question upon every bill or resolution that requires three readings previous to being passed, shall be, "whether it shall be engrossed and read a third time?" No bill or resolution that requires three readings shall be committed or amended until it shall have been twice read.

XVII. When a question is lost on engrossing a bill for a third