 | Wisconsin - 1858 - 800 σελίδες
...of it. ORDER OF MOTIONS. Нтн. Motions shall have precedence in the following order : to adjourn ; to lay on the table ; the previous question ; to postpone to a certain day ; to commit ; to amend ; to postpone indefinitely. ' RECONSIDERATION. 12тн. When a question has... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1875 - 944 σελίδες
...to fix the time to which to adjourn; to adjourn, when unqualified; a call for the order of the day; to lay on the table ; the previous question ; to postpone to a certain time ; to commit, amend, or postpone indefinitely. The privilege of a reconsideration has been explained under that motion.... | |
 | Somerville (Mass.) - 1876 - 172 σελίδες
...immediate repetition, and when a question is under debate, he shall receive no motion, but to adjourn — to lay on the table — the previous question — to postpone to a day certain — to commit — to amend, or to postpone indefinitely; which several motions shall have... | |
 | Ancient Order of United Workmen. Supreme Lodge - 1879 - 214 σελίδες
...before the Lodge, either of the following motions may be applied to it: to lie on the table, for tbe previous question, to postpone to a certain time, to commit, to amend, or to postpone indefinitely, which motions 8hall severally have precedence in the order here arranged.... | |
 | 1880 - 974 σελίδες
...time to which to adjourn: to adjourn, when unqualified; a call for the order of the day; to lay on Ihe table; the previous question; to postpone to a certain time; to commit, amend, or postpone indefinitely. It is usual in all deliberative assemblies to simplify their business... | |
 | Louisville (Ky.) School board - 1888 - 92 σελίδες
...a question is under debate no motion shall be received, except to adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question, to postpone to a certain time, to commit, to amend, or to postpone indefinitely. SEC. 6. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the chairman so direct,... | |
 | Detroit (Mich.) City Clerk - 1894 - 142 σελίδες
...which to adjourn. To adjourn (when unqualified) For the orders of the day. To lie on the table. For the previous question. To postpone to a certain time. To commit. To amend. To postpone indefinitely The motion to reconsider can be made when any other question is before the assembly, but cannpt be... | |
 | George Glover Crocker - 1894 - 250 σελίδες
...is seldom authorized. The order of precedence of the other three motions is generally as follows : To lay on the table ; the previous question ; to postpone to a specified time. In the New York Assembly, and in some of the other Assemblies, the previous question... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1898 - 998 σελίδες
...to fix the time to which to adjourn; to adjourn, when unqualified; a call for the order of the day; to lay on the table; the previous question; to postpone to a certain time; to commit, amend, or postpone indefinitely. It is usual in all deliberative assemblies to simplify their business... | |
 | 1899 - 228 σελίδες
...be superseded by any other, except a point of order. It does not yield to orders of the day. 10 — To lay on the table. {The Previous Question. To postpone to a certain time. To commit, recommit or refer. To postpone indefinitely. 12 — To amend. Lastly, the main question. Parliamentary... | |
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The ordinary motions rank as follows, and any of them (except to amend) can be made while one of a lower order is pending, but none can supersede one of a higher order: To Fix the Time to which to Adjourn. To Adjourn (when unqualified). 
