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To i)ut to voto all (|iie.stioiis Avliicli iire n';,'uliirly moved, or noccssurily
ariHo in tin; course of tliu procccilin^fs, and to annovnice the result.
To restrain niendjers witliin tlie rules of order when enj^ajred in deltate.
To submit all proper motions or resolutions to the final decision of
the meetiiif;' either liy their voices, hy show of hands, or poll, or hy a
formal reeordinji' of the yeas and nays, as may he rtMniired.
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To decide all (|Uestions of order and procedure referred to the chair,
hut subject to an appeal to the house.
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'I'o .state the ruk; or authority applieal'l' 'o the case when ex])lainin};
a point of order or practice.
To acquaint the meetinjr befoi'e putting any motion offered what,
in his opinion, is contrary t(j the rules or in any way irregular, and to
(juott! the authority ap])lieable to the case.
To interrupt a speaker who uses lanj^uage clearly out of order or
unparliamentary.
To adjourn the meetin<f when the business for which it was convened n
is concluded, or a motion for adjournment is carried.
The ])residini^ officer nuist not take part in any debate before the
house.
If he wishes to speak to a (piestiou a deputy nuist take the chair.
The presidinjr officer has a ca.stiny- vote when the assembly is ecpially
divided, except in cases where he is restrained.
77*11. Election of Speaker, President or Chairman. In I'arliament
a nieml)er rises in his place and, addre.ssinjj; himself to the Clerk, says, " I
move that.!, li. do now take the chair of this House as Speaker." The
motion beinjr .seconded and no other motion beinj,' made, the (juestion
wouhl be put by the Clerk. The motion may i)e del)ateil.
if more than one miMuber should be proposed and .seconded each
motion would lie in the same words as the first. The tlifi'erent motions are
put by the ('lerk in tlu; onler they are made, that the member fir.st pro-
posed " do take the chair of this House as Speaker." If the (|Ucstion .should
be resolved in the ne<;'ative then the member next )irop(j.sed would be put
by the Clerk to the House, and so con.secutively until an election is secured.
When the (piestion is resolved in the affirmative, tlu; Speaker-elect is
conducted to the chair by the members who proposed ami seconded the
motion for his election, where he acknowledges the h<inor the House has
conferrefl U))on him. In all other ca.ses, exce])t for the Speaker of the
House, the amendments woidd l)e voted on first. As this is the parlia-
mentary usaL'"" in both England and Canada, it is decidedly advisable that
all other bodies, a.ssociations, an<l assend)lies in Canada .sliould adopt the
same practice.
The same jiroce<lure is followed for the election of a pi'esi<lent, or
chairman, or moderator, etc. A candidate may vote for himself, but it is
unusual to do so.
Mayors and reeves are elected by the respective municipalities, and
wardens elected by the County Council.
IM- Election of Warden. As has been .stated in sections 127, 181
and 132, the County Clerk shall preside at the first meetiiifj of the new