Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies/Index

by Henry M. Robert

Layout 2

 

INDEX.

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The figures from 1 to 45 refer to sections in Part I. Always consult the Table of Rules, p. 8, for information about any particular motion. A complete list of motions will be found in the Index, under the title, “Motions, list of.” The arrangement of the work can be most easily seen by examining the Table of Contents [pp. 3–6]; its plan is explained in the Introduction, pp. 16–19.

section.
Adjourn, motion to	11, 63b
effect upon unfinished business	11
motion to “fix the time to which to adjourn”	10, 63
Amendment, motion to “amend”	23, 56a
by “adding” or “striking out”	23, 56a
by “striking out and inserting”	23, 56a
by “substituting”	23, 56a
by “dividing the question”	4, 23, 56a
of an amendment	23, 56a
in committee	28, 53
in committee of the whole	32
of reports or propositions with several paragraphs	44, 48b
of Rules of Order, By-Laws and Constitutions	45
motions that cannot be amended	23, 56a
Announcing the Vote	38, 54
Appeal from the decision of the chair	14, 61e
Apply, meaning of [Introduction, p. 18]
Assembly, how organized	46, 47, 48
the word to be replaced by Society, Convention, etc., when it occurs in forms of questions, p. 20.
right to punish members	66
right to eject persons from their room	67
trial of members	69
Ayes and Noes [same as Yeas and Nays]	38
Ballot	38
Blanks, filling of	25
in balloting, not to be counted	38
Boards of Trustees, Managers, etc., reports of, in order when reports of standing committees are made	44
[See Quorum.]
Business, introduction of	1–5, 54
order of	44
priority of, questions relating to are undebatable	35
unfinished, effect of an adjournment upon	11
By-Laws, what they should contain	49
adoption of	48b
amendment of	45
Call of the House	70
Call to Order	14, 61d
Chairman, duties of	40, 50
election of	46a
temporary	40, 47
of a committee	28, 53
of committee of the whole	32
Change of Vote allowed before result is announced	38
Classification of Motions according to their object	55
into Privileged, Incidental, Subsidiary and Principal	6–9
Clerk, duties of	41, 51
additional duties of, when receiving money	52
election of	46a
Commit, motion to	22, 56b
Committees, appointment of	22, 46c
how they should be composed	22, 53
object of	28, 53
manner of conducting business in	28, 53
Reports of, their form	29, 53
their reception	30, 46c
their adoption	31, 46c
their place in the order of business	44
common errors in acting upon [note]	30
Minority Reports of, their form	29, 53
cannot be acted upon unless moved as a substitute for the committee’s (majority’s) report	28, 53
of the whole	32
as if in committee of the whole	33
Congress, rules of, the basis of this work, pp. 14–16.
Consideration, of a question, objection to	15, 59a
Constitutions, what they should contain	49
adoption of, by a society	48b
amendment of	45
Convention, organizing and conducting a meeting of	47
Credentials of delegates	47
Debate, what precedes	3, 54
no member to speak but twice in same	34, 64
no speech to be longer than ten minutes	34, 64
majority can extend number and length of speeches	34, 64
number and length of speeches in Congress [note]	34, 64
member reporting measure has right to close	34
list of undebatable questions	35
motions that open the main question to	35
principles regulating the extent of [note]	35
decorum in	36, 64
closing or limiting	37, 58
Decorum in debate	36, 64
Definitions of various terms [Introduction, p. 19.]
Delegates, organization of a meeting of	47
Division of the assembly	38
of questions [see Amendment]	4, 56a
Ecclesiastical Tribunals, legal rights of	68
Eject persons from their room, right of an assembly to	67
Errors, common, [Introduction, p. 19].
Explanation, personal, unprivileged [note]	62c
Expulsion of Members requires a ⅔ vote	69
Election of Officers	46a, 47
Fix the time to which to Adjourn, motion to	10, 63a
Floor, how to obtain	2, 54
Forms of making motions	46, 54
of stating and putting questions	38, 65
of announcing the result of a vote	38, 54
of reports of committees	29, 63
of treasurers’ reports	52
of minutes of a meeting	41, 51
of conducting an occasional or mass meeting	46
of conducting a meeting of delegates	47
of conducting a meeting to organize a society	48
of conducting an ordinary meeting of a society	48b
House, call of the	70
Incidental questions	8
Indefinite postponement	24, 59b
Informal consideration of a question	33
Introduction of Business	1–5, 54
Journal, or minutes	41, 51
Legal Rights [see Assembly and Ecclesiastical Tribunals].
Lie on the table, motion to	19, 57b, 59c
Main question	6
Majority [see Two-thirds and Quorum]
Meeting, distinction between it and session [note]	42
how to conduct [see Forms].
Members not to be present during a debate concerning themselves	36
not to vote on questions personal to themselves	38
trial of	69
not to be expelled by less than a two-thirds vote	69
Minority Report [see Committees].
Minutes, form and contents of	41, 51
Moderator [see Chairman].
Modification of a motion by the mover	5
Motions, list of. [For details, see each motion in the Index.]
Adjourn	11, 63b
Adjourn, fix the time to which to	10, 63a
Amend	23, 56a
Adopt a report [same as accept or agree to]	31, 46c
Appeal	14, 61e
Blanks, filling	25
Call to order	14, 61d
Close debate	37, 58
Commit	22, 56b
Consideration of a question, objection to	15, 59a
Divide the question	4, 23, 56a
Extend the limits of debate	34, 64
Fix the time to which to adjourn	10, 63a
Incidental motions or questions	8
Indefinitely postpone	24, 59b
Informal consideration of a question	33
Leave to continue speech when guilty of indecorum	36
Leave to withdraw a motion	17, 62b
Lie on the table	19, 57b, 59c
Limit debate	37, 58b
Main motions or questions	6
Objection to the consideration of a question	15, 59a
Order, questions of	14, 61d
Orders of the day	13, 61a
Orders, special	13, 61b
Postpone to a certain day	21, 57a
Postpone indefinitely	24, 59b
Previous question	20, 58a
Principal motions or questions	6
Priority of business, questions relating to	35
Privileged motions or questions	9
Privilege, questions of	12, 62c
Reading papers	16, 62
Reception of a report [see Committees]	30, 46c
Recommit [same as Commit]	22, 56b
Reconsider	27, 60
Refer [same as Commit]	22, 56b
Renewal of a motion	26, 60
Rise [in committee, equals adjourn]	11, 32
Shall the question be considered [or discussed]?	15, 59a
Special Order, to make a	13, 61b
Strike out [see Amendment]	23, 56a
Subsidiary motions or questions	7
Substitute [same as Amendment, which see]	23, 56a
Suspension of the Rules	18, 61c
Take from the table [see Lie on the table]	19, 57b
Take up a question out of its proper order	44
Withdrawal of a motion	17, 62
Motions, Table of Rules relating to, p. 8.
classified according to their object	55
classified into Privileged, Incidental, Subsidiary, etc.	6–9
order of precedence of [see each motion, §§ 10–27], p. 10.
how to be made	1, 2, 46, 54
a second required (with certain exceptions)	3, 65
to be stated by chairman before being discussed	3, 54
when to be in writing	4, 54
how to be divided	4
how to be modified by the mover	3, 5, 17
how to be stated and put to the question	38, 65
that cannot be amended	23, 56a
that cannot be debated	35
that open main question to debate	35
that require two-thirds vote for their adoption	39
Nominations, how treated	25, 46a
Numbers of paragraphs, clerk to correct without a vote	23
Objection to the consideration [discussion or introduction] of a question	15, 59a
Officers of an assembly [see Chairman, Clerk, Treasurer and Vice-Presidents].
Order, questions of and a call to	14, 61d
of business	44, 72
of the day	13, 61a
special	13, 61b
of precedence of motions [see Precedence].
Organization of an occasional or mass meeting	46a
of a convention or assembly of delegates	47
of a permanent society	48
Papers and documents, reading of	16, 62
in custody of clerk	41, 51
Parliamentary Law, its origin, etc., p. 13.
Personal explanation, not privileged [note]	62c
Plan of the Manual [Introduction, pp. 16-19].
Postpone to a certain time	21, 57a
indefinitely	24, 59b
Preamble, considered after the rest of a paper	44
Precedence of motions [see each motion, §§ 10–27], p. 10.
meaning of [Introduction, p. 18].
Presiding officer [see Chairman].
Previous Question	20, 58a
Principal (or main) question	6
Priority of Business, questions relating to, are undebatable	35
Privilege, questions of	12, 62c
Privileged questions	9
Programme of a meeting [same as orders of the day]	13
Putting the question, form of	38, 65
Questions [see Forms, Motions, Privilege and Order].
Quorum, when there is no rule, consists of a majority	43
committees and boards cannot decide upon	43
in Congress and Parliament [note]	43
Reading of Papers	16, 62
Reception of a report [see Committees].
Recommit [same as Commit]	22, 56b
Reconsider	27, 60
Record, or minutes	41, 51
Recording officer [see Clerk].
Refer [same as Commit]	22, 56b
Renewal of a motion	26, 60
Reports of committees [see Committees].
Rights of assemblies [see Assembly].
of ecclesiastical tribunals	68
Rise, motion to, in committee, equals adjourn	11, 32
Rules of debate [see Debate]	34, 64
of Order, amendment of	45
of Order, what they should contain	49
Standing, what they should contain	49
suspension of	18, 61c
relating to motions, Table of, p. 8.
Seconding, motions that do not require	3, 65
Secretary [see Clerk].
Session	42
Shall the question be considered [or discussed]?	15, 59a
Speaking, rules of [see Debate]	34, 64
Special Order	13, 61b
Standing Rules	49
Stating a question, form of	38, 65
Strike out [see Amendment]	23, 56a
Subsidiary motions or questions	7
Substitute [see Amendment]	23, 56a
Sum, largest, first put	25
Suspension of the Rules	18, 61c
Table of Rules relating to motions, p. 8.
Take from the table, motion to	19, 57b
Time, longest, first put	25
Treasurer, duties of	52
Trial of Members	69
Two-thirds vote, motions requiring	39
principles regulating [note]	39
Undebatable Questions	35
Unfinished Business, effect of adjournment upon	11
its place in the order of business	44
Vice-Presidents	46d
Vote, various methods of putting the question	38, 65
various methods of voting	38
forms of announcing	38, 54
change of, permitted before result is announced	38
effect of a tie	38
motions requiring more than a majority	39
Withdrawal of a motion	17, 62
Yeas and Nays, voting by	38
Yields, meaning of [Introduction, p. 18].