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Cannot be Changed.
§ 118

This, however, does not prevent a further use of the motion to strike out; or to insert, or to strike out and insert, as the same words with other or part of the same words with others may be again inserted, or the same words with others, or part of the same words with others, may be struck out, provided a new proposition is thereby presented: because, inasmuch as said motion is a combination of the other two motions if rejected, while it cannot be renewed in the same form, it is subject to a great variety of changes; for example, if it be moved to strike out A and B and insert C and D, and the motion is rejected, it does no prevent a motion to strike out A and B and insert nothin, or to insert C only or D only, or to insert E, or to strike out nothing and insert C and D, or C only, or D only, or in fact any way by which a new proposition is presented.

118. One motion cannot be changed into another, under color of amendment, or no amendment which has the effect of changing one from of motion into another, is in order. For example, a motion to adjourn