372 AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

after which the said minutes shall be confirmed, signed and dated by the Chairman.

1. Addressing the Board in any other than standing posture.

2. Correspondence.

3. Petitions presented by Members of the Board and ordered on.

4. Reports of Committees received.

5. Orders of the day.

6. That the Orders of the day shall include all business, of which due notice has been given.

7. That all motions shall be considered in the order in which notice thereof has been given in writing to the Chairman; and shall be read, signed and dated by the mover.

8. That it shall be competent for any Member to propose an original motion, or any amendment of a motion, without previous notice, provided the same shall be handed to the Chairman and read to the Board, and that it be not of a legislative character, or the effect of which would be, to rescind or amend any previous resolution of the Board.

9. That any motion or amendment, not seconded, shall not be debated, but shall lapse, and that no discussion shall be allowed on a motion for adjournment.

10. That no notice of motion entered on the notice paper shall be proceeded with, unless by the Member giving such notice, or by some Member duly authorised by him in writing.

11. That any motion duly seconded, shall not be withdrawn, unless by the sanction of the Board, and any Member proposing a motion shall read the same, before speaking to it, in an audible voice, and deliver to the Chairman a copy of such notice, fairly written and signed, and stating the day proposed for bringing on such motion.

12. That a call of the Board for special purposes shall be made by the Chairman on the written requisition of three of the Members; and no order for a call of the Board shall be made for any day, earlier than four days from the date of such order, inclusive of the date of the same; a copy of such order to be forwarded to each Member, signed by the Chairman or Clerk.

13. The Chairman shall have a vote as a Member of the Board, and in the event of a tie taking place, he shall have a casting vote as Chairman.

14. When any motion has been duly proposed and seconded, the question shall thereon be put by the Chairman, when each Member respectively shall signify his assent or dissent by the words “Aye” or “No.” The Chairman shall then state whether in his opinion the “Ayes” or the “Noes” have it, and unless his opinion be acquiesced in by the Minority, the question shall be settled by a show of hands.

15. The decision of the Chairman shall be final on all questions of “order” or “practice.”

16. If more than one Member rise at the same time, the Chairman shall decide the pre-audience.

17. Any Member, upon proposing a motion or amendment, or speaking to any question, must rise and address the Chairman; and no Member shall be interrupted, unless by a call to order, when he shall resume his seat, and the question of order be decided by the Chairman, before the discussion is resumed, or any other business entered upon.

18. No member shall speak twice to a question, except in explanation or reply, and the latter only by the mover of a resolution.

19. When the mover of any resolution has exercised his right of reply, the Chairman shall put the question forthwith.

20. When the Chairman rises to address the Board, any Member then speaking shall sit down.

21. Any or each of the following acts, words, or omissions, shall constitute and be a breach of order:—

22. Addressing the Board in any other than standing posture.

23. Interrupting another Member, while speaking,—except on a point of order.

24. Presenting an application, disrespectfully worded.

25. Refusing to obey the commands of the Chairman.

26. Disorderly conduct in the Board-Room.

27. Using offensive language to any Member of the Board.

28. Imputing improper motives to, or making personal reflections on, a Member.

29. Wilfully absenting himself from meetings of the Board or Committee, without permission being granted.

30. That any Member, adjudged by the Chairman guilty of any breach of order, shall not be allowed to sit at the Board, without apologising to the Board. Or may, at the discretion of the Board, be fined in any sum not exceeding Five Pounds (£5), and not less than Ten Shillings (10s.). And all monies arising from the penalties imposed by this bye-law, shall be deducted from any amount due by the Government to any member so fined, and the total amount of such fines placed to the credit of the Chairman, to be appropriated as the Board may determine.

31. All petitions shall be presented by Members of the Board only and shall be signed by the Member presenting them.

32. Any Member presenting a petition improperly worded, indecorous or disrespectful to the Board, or in which the Member presenting the same shall have any pecuniary interest, shall be liable to be adjudged guilty of a breach of order.

33. Every Member presenting a petition shall confine himself to the reading of such petition and explaining of the object, number of names attached, and in whose behalf such petition is presented.

34. No discussion shall be allowed on any petition, except on leave being given by the Board, after due notice.

35. All Committee Meetings shall be held on every Tuesday and Thursday in each week, unless otherwise ordered.

36. No Committee Report shall be adopted, unless it shall have been brought up, read & received at a previous meeting of the Board.

37. All Committees shall be appointed by a Resolution of the Board.

38. All preceding rules for the regulation of the Board shall apply to Committees, except clause 20.

39. That any Member of the Board may be appointed Chairman of Committee.

40. Committees shall consider only such matters, as have been referred to them by the Board.

41. Every resolution passed in Committee shall be brought up by the Chairman of Committee at the next succeeding Meeting of the Board, without question and in its due order.

42. It shall be lawful for any Member of the Board to protest against the passing of Standing Orders, bye-laws or amendments thereof, and such protest shall be fairly written and signed by the Member or Members protesting, and shall be duly entered at the end of the Minutes of that Meeting and signed by the Chairman.

43. Any proposed Bye-law or Amendment of any Bye-law, or Standing Order, shall be read a first time without discussion. On a second reading a discussion may take place, and it may then be referred to a Committee of the Board, or read over a third time and passed, amended, or be disallowed; and no Bye-law disallowed shall be again proposed in the same Board during that year.