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MUNiClVAL LAW. 17;

<k'ci(letl ill the aMiriiiativo lio will iiiaiutaiii tlu' Hour, Imt if in the lU'ifative
then tlie tjuestioii will he taken on the name of tin ther meiiiher for
whom the iloor was claimed.
}<»! Putting the Question. When the deljate on a (|uesti()ii is
ii|i|)arently closed and the Honw ready to vote, the Speaker (or chainnan)
puts the ijUestion hy statin;;' it, if iieces.sary, ami sayiiiji' : "Is tlie House
reaily lor tlie (luestion ' ' If no one dissents or rises to speak, he then
reails the (jiiestion on which the decision of tiie House is tirst to hi' taken,
and .says, " Tlio.se who are in I'aAor oi' the i|Uestion (or aiiiendiin'iit ) will
say ' yea,' those who are of the ccaitrary opinion will sa^' 'nay.' " When the
sii])porters and o})ponents ol" the (Hiestioii have <;i\cii their voices lor and
a;;ainst the (piestion, he will .say, " 1 think the yeas have it, ' or, ' 1 think
the nay.s have it, " or, " 1 cannot decide, ' as the case may he.
If the House does not ac<piiesci» in the decision the "yeas" and "uay.^"
may he called f(jr.
in the House of Commons in that ease the Speaker says, "Those who
are in favor of the motion (oi- ameiulment) will ])lease to rise." The Clerk,
liavin;;- liet'ore him a list ol' all the names printed alpiialieticaily. will place
a mail'; ai^ainst eacii name as it is c;illed. The assistant calls (Hit the name
of e'rtch member as he rises. When all the memhcrs in l'a\(ir ol' the ipies-
tion have voted, the Speaker says aj;ain, "Those who arc oppo.sed to the
moti'iii (oi' amendments will jileasc to rise." and the names taken down in
the manner just de.serihed. When all the names ha\'e thus heen taken
down the Clerk counts the votes and declares the numher i;iven on each
side, when the .Speaker announees, "The moticni is resolved in the attirma-
tive,' 01 pa.ssed in the iie<fative. ' ns the case may he.
If it was an amendment that was liein^ voted on the Speaker or
Chairman would then put the next <nn'sti()ii, and the House divide as i-
before if calle<l for.
Incase of an eipiality ol' votes the ( 'hairman iiui" ^ix'e the castine-
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vote and it is customary I'or him to state his reason. In municipal
councils tlie head of the Council votes as a member, and in ca-se of a tie the
(piestiun ^roes in the nejjjative. A i|nestioii is fully put when both the
"yea- ami nays" have been taken.
^ii'i Motions. 1. In Parliament all motions must be in writini.; and
seconded before lieinir debated or put from the chair, except a motion for
the ' pre\ ious (|uestion " and nioti(nis of ordinary routine business, such as
adjournment or the readiiifj^ of bills a first, .second (jr third time, or disjiosiny
of ('(anmunieat ions, etc.
2. A iiKjtioii that is not seeondi'd must not be pro[iosed from the chair
or debated, neither shall there be any entry thereof made in the records of
pi'oeeediii;;s (minutes).
:{. In r.irl lament, when a mi'mber proposes to brine; a motion b(!fore
the H'Mise, he must ^ive due notice of the same for consideration on some
future d.iy. except it is a ipiestion of " privilenje" or "urjfei icy, when itmay
be immediately eoiisidereil Such motions as relate to the business of the
House, or some matter clearly a case of urgency, may be made by the
unaniniDus consent of th." Hou.se without ^i\ iiiy,' jirevious notice.