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W8 MI'NICII'AL LAW "a

8. Wlifii a motion lins Ihimi iiukIu and secondLMl, it i.s tiit-n to bf road,
or, ill parliuiiicntary lai)<juairL', to Ix- pioposofl from the chair, whon it lie-
conie.s a (jtieKlioii I'oi- tin- decision o\' the House.
The Speaiier (or i)resi(h'nt) reads the motion at h'nf,^tli, as: "Mr.
(name) moves, .seconded by Air. (name) that, " etc., and havini,' concUxIed
its readiii"^ he ask.s, " Is it the [)h'asnre of the house to adopt the motitm ;'
When the House is thus in possession of a ipiestion it cannot he with(h-awn
except by K-ave of the assembly without one nefjfative voice. It may be
debated, amemle'l, hiid over, .super.seded, resolved in the atiirmative, or
passed in the nej^jative, or otherwise dispose<l of as the Hou.se may decide.
4: Every motion should eonnneiice with the word " That," and not with
the word " Wliereas." Hills have preambles commercing with " Whereas,"
but motions never. A motion iij^ieed to becomes a resolution. In with-
drawinif a motion from the House the unanimous a.ssent must be f^iven.
When an amendment has been proposed to a (piestion the oritrinal
motion cannot be withdrawn until the amendment has been either with-
drawn or ne;;atived. Where an amendment to an amendment, neither the
orijjjinal motion nor the amendment can hi- withdrawn if the si'coiid
amendment is persisted in until it is nej^ativeil.
•V A motion that has been deci<led in the ne<i;utive cannot be propo.sed
ajjain as a n\otion, nor afterwanls introduced as an amendment. The same
hohls (rood in respect to an amendment which has b<en nej^atived—
similar one cannot be introduced on a fuhire day. In order to revoke .such
net^ative votes, the (juestion in its essential jiarts, with sutlicient variation
to constit;;te a new motion or a new amendment, may be pro])osed : and it
would be for the house to determine whether it were sul)stantially the same
question or a new one.
G. No nwjtion or amendment which anticipates a matter already'
appointed for the consideration of the Hjuhu, oi' what wotdd be substanti-
ally similar may be introduced
A member may re(piire any (|uestion under discussion to be read at
any time of the debate, exce})t when a member is speaking:;. If manifestly
done for the purpose of ol)stiuction, the C'liaii-man, in his discretion, may
employ the prerojjfative of the chaii' to jirevent it beinj^' so u.sed.
lOU. Who May Not Vote. I. Any member havinj^ a pecuniaiy
interest in the matter beinfjf voted on, not in common with the other
members, must not vote either in the House or on a committee, if such
an intereste<l member should vote his name will be struck off the record.
Any mend)er believed to have such pecuniary' interest in the (piestion
before the House, may lia\-e his attention called to such fact tln'ou^h the
Speak(>r. If he cannot ;;ive a satisfactory ex])lanation and presses his
rifjht to vote, the mattei* may bi; settled by a vote on a motion, "That the
vote of be di.sallowed," which, if beinj.'; carried, the ( 'lerk will strike
the vote off the recoi'd.
2. A member who was not present in tin- House when tlie Speaker
put the (piestion must not vote. If he votes under such circumstances,
and the Speaker's attention is called to the fact, he will ask, " Was the
honorable nu;nd)er ])resent in the H(.)use, and diil he hear the i|U"stion
put ^ " If he replies in the negative his vt)te shall be struck oti' the rec^ord.