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.Mr.SlCII'AI, I.ANV.
icc tl 10 iiK'titioiicil, witli 11 cliiiii'iniiii n\\i\ sciM'i'tiiiy ii|)|Miiiiti'(| jim Irmiion . aiiil
tlii'ii tl) ri'l'rr tlif siiljjcct ol' 11 pi'i'iimiifnt oinuni/.ntinii mnl tli(.> Hflcclinii of
(•iiii(liiliitt,'s lor till' I't-'spcetivi- oHiccs to a I'oiiunilli'c, iijion wIkwo rcpoi't tin'
iiici'tiiij,' then profiH'ds to iii';;fuii/c itscIT coiil'oriiiiilily tluTcto, or in >ncli
utlici' iimiiiicr as it tliiiiks pro|M'r,
111 tilt' cvi'iit ol' iiicinlicrs to tilt' com t'litiou Ih'Iii;;' ilt'lf;^att.'s olei'tfil as
ill cast' ol" political coiivfiitioiis, hy tin- various diMtrirls, or in case ol' tdlu'r
conventions, liy various lt)ilj;t's or unions, fucli ilt'lfj^'ulc slioiilil lia\f his
certiliciitf of fleet ittii iluly si;,;iietl tt) ;;t) hefore the ( 'oininitlee tin Creileii-
tiiils to entitle liiin to a voice in the proceeiliiijfs t)f the convention. The
iiltcntaliH or snhslifiitrs electeil to atteiitl sliouM alst) have their cretleiitials
in proper form for jireseiitatioii.
In all (lelilierative asseiiililies, the iiieiiilteis of which are cluiseii or
uppointetl to roproHent others, it is necessary, hol'urc proceeding;; to laisincss,
to ascertain who are iluly electeil antl returned us nieiiiljers, in order not
only that no person may he admitted to participate in the proceediii<,'s who
is not ret^ularly authori/.etl to tlo so, but also that a list t»f the iiieiiihers
may he mailc for the use of the assemhly and its otticers.
The proper time for this iiivestii,'atioii is after the temporary iiiiil
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before the piu'iiiaiu'iit organization ; or, when the assembly is permanently
or^^jani/.eil, in the first instance, before it jiroceetls to the transaction of any
other business ; and the most convenient iiiotle of coinluctin;,' it is by the
appointment of a ctniimittee tt) receisf ami ropt)rt upt)ii the cretlentials t)f
the meiiibers. The same ctimmittee may also be ehar^ietl with the investi-
jfatitm of rival claims, where any such are preseiitetl.
When a t|Ut.'stioii arises, involving;' the ri^dit tjf a iiieiiiber to his scat.
such menibcr is entitled to be lieanl tai the ((Uestion, aiitl he is then to
withtlraw from the assembly until it is ticcidetl ; but if, by the inilul<;iiicc
t)f the as.wembly, ho remains in his ])lace tluriii;^ the tli.scussion, he ou^ht
neither to take any further part in it, iitir to vote when th'' t|Uestit)ii is
propo.setl.
Tlu! foliowinif form of motion in appointinij the committee wt)uM be
sutiicient
I iiiove "Thatfnamo three t)r live members) be appointoil a .select
committee to examine ami report, as st)on as possible, on the cretlentials t)f
delt'ifates to this ctjiiventioii." Such mt)tioii is tlebatable, ami may b.'
amentletl by atltliiiij; thereto or substitutintf other names.
When this committee has been cht)seii. it shtiuhl ])it)ceetl at once tt) the
tlischart^e t)f its thities. Durin;^' the interval, while it is cxiiminini; the
cretlentials t)f tlt'lenjates, the assembly may be atljoiinietl for a iletinite
time, or at the call of the chair, t)r the time may lie occuiiietl by the Chair-
man's aililress, ^vhich woultl likely be a review of the (|Uestions of the <liiy,
if a political ctinveiitioii: or i)\' tlu^ tiuostioiis atreetinji the meeting', if somf
other ct)iivciition.
After the report of the committee has been dis])oseil of ami thi^ meeting;
properly constitutetl. if it is a political et)ii\i'iitit)ii, the chairman will call
for the nt)mination of a camlitlate. When a cantliilate has been iit)iiiiiititeil
antl secomlotl the chairman will propose the motion, and at the .same time
ask if there are further nominations. If thei'e are no other names proposeil,

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