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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 21

Motions to be in Writing.

12. At every meeting of the Council all motions, whether original motions or amendments, shall be reduced into writing, signed by the mover and seconder, and delivered to the Chairman immediately upon their being moved and seconded.

Rules of Debate, etc.

Order maintained by Chairman.

13. Order is to be maintained in the Council by the Chairman, and any Councillor refusing to obey his orders shall be guilty of an offence against this by-law.

When Chairman rises Council to be silent.

14. Whenever the Chairman rises during a debate, any Councillor then speaking or offering to speak is to sit down, and the Council is to be silent, so that the Chairman may be heard without interruption.

Councillors to address Chairman.

15. Any Councillor desirous of making a motion or amendment, or taking part in a discussion thereon, shall rise and address the Chairman with uncovered head, and shall not be interrupted unless called to order, when he shall sit down until the Councillor (if any) calling to order shall have been heard thereon, and the question of order disposed of, when the Councillor in possession of the chair may proceed with the subject.

Withdrawal of Motions.

16. No motion or amendment shall be withdrawn without the leave of the Council and the seconder of the motion.

Terms may be altered by Permission.

17. The terms of any motion or amendment may be altered by permission of the Council.

Motions must be seconded.

18. No motion or amendment shall be discussed or put to the vote of the Council unless it is seconded; but a Councillor may, however, require the enforcement of any standing order of the Council by directing the Chairman’s attention to the infraction thereof.

When Mover and Seconder shall be held to have spoken.

19. A Councillor moving a motion shall be held to have spoken thereon, but a Councillor merely seconding a motion shall not be held to have spoken upon it.

Official Titles to be used.

20. The Councillors, in meeting of Council, shall designate each other by their official title, namely, Councillor or Chairman, as the case may require.

Priority of Speech.

21. If two or more Councillors rise to speak at the same time, the Chairman shall decide which is entitled to priority.

Chairman to rise when speaking to the Question.

22. The Chairman shall rise in addressing the Council to discuss any question, but not when ruling on any point of order touching the conduct of the debate, and shall not leave the chair on such occasions.

Councillors not to speak more than once.

23. No Councillor shall speak a second time on the same question, except when the Council is in Committee of the Whole, unless entitled to reply, or to a point of order, or in explanation, when he has been misrepresented or misunderstood.

No Discussion after Question has been “put.”

24. No Councillor may speak to any question after the same has been put, and the voices having been given in the affirmative and negative thereon.

Personal Explanation.

25. By the indulgence of the Council a Councillor may explain matters of a personal nature, although there is no question before the Council, but such matters may not be debated.

Reflection upon Previous Votes.

26. No Councillor may reflect upon any resolution of the Council, except for the purpose of moving that such resolution be rescinded.

Same Question not to be proposed again.

27. No question or amendment shall be proposed which is the same in substance as any question before resolved upon during the same meeting.

Points of Order.

28. The Chairman, when called upon to decide on points of order or practice, shall state the provision, rule, or practice which he deems applicable to the case; and his decision as to order or explanation in each case shall be final.

Debate to be suspended.

29. When any question of order shall arise, the matter in debate shall be suspended until the decision of the Chairman has been given.

Call to Order.

30. A Councillor called to order shall sit down, unless permitted to explain.

Orderly Speech to be observed.

31. No Councillor shall digress from the subject-matter of the question under discussion, or comment upon the words used by any other Councillor in a previous debate, and all imputations of improper motives and all personal reflections on Councillors shall be deemed highly disorderly; but the latter part of this clause—from “all imputations,” &c.—shall not refer to any charge made against any Councillor by resolution in the ordinary way.

Disorderly Expressions.

32. Whenever any Councillor shall make use of any expression disorderly, or capable of being applied offensively to any other Councillor, the Councillor so offending shall be required by the Chairman to withdraw his expression, and make satisfactory apology to the Council.

Words taken down by Direction of Chairman.

33. When any Councillor objects to words used in debate, and desires them to be taken down, the Chairman, if it appears to be the pleasure of the Council, will direct them to be taken down by the Clerk accordingly.

Words to be objected to when used.

34. Every such objection is to be taken at the time when such words are used, and not after any other Councillor has spoken.

Charge against Councillor.

35. Every charge made by one Councillor against another shall be made by notice of motion given, in which all evidence the Councillor bringing the charge may require shall be stated; and the Chairman shall, when such motion is brought before the Council, second such notice pro forma, in order that an opportunity be afforded of refuting or confirming the charge laid: and any Councillor giving such notice, and failing either to move it at the proper time, unless prevented by sickness or other adequate cause, or if, in the opinion of the Council, such charge shall be a frivolous one, shall be guilty of an offence against this by-law.

Member to withdraw whilst his Conduct is under Debate.

36. Every Councillor against whom any charge has been made, having been heard in his place, is to withdraw from his seat whilst such charge is under debate.

Disorderly Language an Offence.

37. Any Councillor using offensive or disorderly language, and having been twice called to order, or to withdraw, or to apologize for such conduct, and refusing to do so, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this by-law.

Conduct of Strangers.

38. Any person not being a Councillor, who at any meeting of the Council shall be guilty of any improper or disorderly conduct, or who shall not leave when lawfully requested by the Chairman so to do, may be forthwith removed by his authority, and shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this by-law.

Call of Whole Council.

39. Any Councillor not attending in compliance with an order for a call of the whole Council, without reasonable excuse to the satisfaction of the majority thereof, shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this by-law.

Production of Documents.

40. Any Councillor may, of right, demand the production of any of the documents of the Council applying to the question under discussion.

How Question put.

41. The Chairman shall, in taking the sense of the Council, put the question first in the affirmative, then in the negative, and shall state whether in his opinion the “Ayes” or “Noes” have it; and, unless a division is called for, the Chairman’s decision shall be final.

Division.

42. Whenever a division shall be demanded by any Councillor, the voting shall be by show of hands and record of names, and the result shall be declared by the Chairman.

Chairman’s Casting Vote.

43. In case of the Chairman exercising a casting vote, any