Chapter III: Part II: Organization and Conduct of Business

Art. IX.—Organization and Meetings § 46. An Occasional or Mass Meeting (a) Organization (b) Adoption of resolutions (c) Committee on resolutions (d) Additional Officers § 47. A Convention or Assembly of Delegates § 48. A Permanent Society (a) First meeting (b) Second meeting § 49. Constitutions, By-Laws, Rules of Order and Standing Rules

Art. X.—Officers and Committees § 50. President or Chairman § 51. Secretary, or Clerk, and the Minutes § 52. Treasurer § 53. Committees

Art. XI—Introduction of Business § 54. Introduction of Business

Art. XII.—Motions § 55. Motions classified according to their object § 56. To Amend or modify (a) Amend (b) Commit § 57. To Defer action (a) Postpone to a certain time (b) Lie on the table § 58. To Suppress Debate (a) Previous Question (b) An Order limiting or closing debate § 59. To Suppress the question (a) Objection to its consideration (b) Postpone indefinitely (c) Lie on the table § 60. To Consider a question the second time (a) Reconsider § 61. Order and Rules (a) Orders of the day (b) Special orders (c) Suspension of the rules (d) Questions of order (e) Appeal § 62. Miscellaneous (a) Reading of papers (b) Withdrawal of a motion (c) Questions of privilege § 63. To close a meeting (a) Fix the time to which to adjourn (b) Adjourn § 64. Order of Precedence of motions

Art. XIII.—Debate § 65. Rules of speaking in debate § 66. Undebatable questions and those that open the main question to debate

Art. XIV.—Miscellaneous § 67. Forms of stating and putting questions § 68. Motions requiring a two-thirds vote for their adoption § 69. Unfinished business § 70. Session § 71. Quorum § 72. Order of Business § 73. Amendment of Constitutions, By-Laws and Rules of Order

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