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Bill Office, whether the Standing Orders, in
the opinion of the Committee, have or have
not been complied with: and when they have
not been complied with, he shall report to
the House the facts upon which the decision
is founded, and any special circumstances
connected with the case.

Petitions for additional provision, &c.

62. In all cases of petitions for additional
    provision in Private Bills and of Estate
    Bills, and of Bills introduced by leave of
    the House in lieu of other Bills which shall
    have been withdrawn and referred to the
    Joint Committee on Standing Orders, the
    Clerk shall give at least two clear days'
    notice, in the Private Bill Office, of the day
    on which the same will be examined; and
    the Chairman of the Joint Committee on
    Standing Orders shall report to the House
    whether the Standing Orders have or have
    not been complied with and when they have
    not been complied with, the facts upon which
    the decision is founded, and any special cir-
    cumstance, connected with the case.

Chairman to report whether Committee are of opinion that
Standing Orders should be dispensed with.

63. Whenever the Joint Committee on
    Standing Orders shall have decided that the
    Standing Orders have not been complied with,
    the Chairman shall also report to the House
    whether, in the opinion of the Committee,
    such Standing Orders ought, or ought not to be
    dispensed with, and whether, in their opinion,
    the parties should be permitted to proceed
    with their Bill, or any portion thereof, and
    under what (if any) conditions.

Petitions to dispense with Standing Orders, &c.

64. When any petition praying that any
    of the Sessional or Standing Orders relative
    to Private Bills may be dispensed with, shall
    stand referred to the Joint Committee on
    Standing Orders, they shall report to the
    House whether such Sessional or Standing
    Orders ought, or ought not to be dispensed
    with.

Petitions for re-insertion of petition.

65. When any petition for the re-insertion
    of any petition for a Private Bill in the
    general list of petitions shall stand referred
    to the Joint Committee on Standing Orders,
    they shall report to the House whether, in
    their opinion, such petition ought or ought
    not to be re-inserted, and if re-inserted, un-
    der what (if any) conditions.

Amendments on consideration of Bill.

66. When any clause or amendment pro-
    posed on the consideration of any Private
    Bill ordered to lie upon the Table, shall have
    been referred to the Joint Committee on
    Standing Orders, they shall report to the
    House whether such clause or amendment
    should be adopted or not, or whether the Bill
    should be re-committed.

9.—PROCEEDINGS OF AND IN RELATION TO
CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES.

Chairman may report special circumstances, &c.

67. The Chairman of Committees shall be
    at liberty, at any period after any Private
    Bill shall have been referred to a Committee
    to report to the House any special circum-
    stances in relation thereto which may appear
    to him to require it, or to inform the House
    that, in his opinion, any unopposed Private
    Bill should be treated as an opposed Private
    Bill.

Clauses or Amendments to be submitted to Chairman of
Committees.

68. When it is intended to bring up any
    clause, or to propose any amendment, on
    the consideration of any Private Bill or-
    dered to lie upon the Table, or any verbal
    amendment, upon the third reading of any
    Private Bill, the same shall be submitted by
    the agent to the Chairman of Committees on
    the day on which notice is given thereof in
    the Private Bill Office, and the said Chair-
    man shall inform the House, or signify in
    writing to Mr. Speaker, whether such clause
    or amendment be such as ought or ought not
    to be entertained by the House, without re-
    ferring the same to the Joint Committee on
    Standing Orders.

Amendments of other House to be laid before Chairman.

69. A copy of all amendments made in
    the other House to any Private Bill, and of
    all amendments to such amendments intended
    to be proposed in the House, shall be laid by
    the agent before the Chairman of Committees
    before twelve o'clock on the day previous to
    that in which the same are respectively ap-
    pointed for consideration by the House.

10.—PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF
SELECTION.

Printed copies of Bills to be laid before Committee of Selection.

70. Printed copies of all Private Bills shall
    be laid before the Committee of Selection by
    the parties promoting the same, at the first
    meeting of the said Committee.

Committee to group Bills.

71. The Committee of Selection may, if
    they think fit, form into groups all private
    Bills which, in their opinion, it may be ex-
    pedient to submit to the same committee, and
    shall report the same to the House.

Committee to fix first meeting of Committee on Merits.

72. The Committee of Selection shall, sub-
    ject to the Order as regards the interval be-
    tween the second reading of every Private
    Bill and the sitting of the Committee there-
    upon, fix the time for holding the first sitting
    of every Committee on a Private Bill.

What Bills to be considered unopposed.

73. The Committee of Selection shall con-
    sider no Bill as an opposed Private Bill, un-
    less, either previous to the second reading
    thereof, a petition shall have been presented
    against it, in which the petitioner or peti-
    tioners shall have prayed to be heard by
    themselves, their council, or agents; or un-
    less, where no such petition shall have been
    presented, the Chairman of Committees shall
    have reported to the House that, in his
    opinion, any Bill ought to be so treated.