Robert's Rules of Order
The Standard Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
Published on 4. May 2011
240 pages
978-0-307-78995-2 (ISBN)
Description
This definitive edition of the original "Robert's" presents rules of order, motions, debate, conduct of business, and adjournment. All problems of conducting a successful meeting smoothly and fairly are resolved.
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10/1986
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Born in New York City, Will Eisner (1917-2005) was the author of the legendary comic strip The Spirit, as well as 15 graphic novels and three influential instructional textbooks. The comic industry's top awards, the Eisner Awards, are named in his honor.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Table of Rules Relating to Motions
- Preface
- Introduction
- Parliamentary Law
- Plan of the Work
- " Part I.
- " Part II.
- " Part III.
- Definitions and Common Errors
- PART I: Rules of Order
- Article 1: Introduction of Business.
- § 1. How Introduced
- 2. Obtaining the Floor
- 3. Opening a Subject to Debate
- 4. Principal Motions
- 5. The Debate
- Article II: General Classification of Motions*
- § 6. Principal or Main Motions
- 7. Subsidiary or Secondary Motions
- 8. Incidental Motions
- 9. Privileged Motions
- Article III: Motions and their Order of Precedence*
- Privileged Motions.
- § 10. To Fix the Time to which to Adjourn
- 11. Adjourn
- 12. Questions of Privilege
- 13. Orders of the Day
- Incidental Motions.
- 14. Appeal [Questions of Order]
- 15. Objection to the Consideration of a Question
- 16. Reading Papers
- 17. Withdrawal of a Motion
- 18. Suspension of the Rules
- Subsidiary Motions.
- 19. Lay on the Table
- 20. Previous Question
- 21. Postpone to a Certain Day
- 22. Commit [or Refer]
- 23. Amend
- 24. Postpone Indefinitely
- Miscellaneous Motions.
- 25. Rescind
- 26. Renewal of a Motion
- 27. Reconsideration
- Article IV: Committees and Informal Action.
- 28. Committees
- 29. Committees Form of their Reports
- 30. Committees Reception Reports
- 31. Committees Adoption Reports
- 32. Committee of the Whole
- 33. Informal Consideration of a Question
- Article V: Debate and Decorum.
- § 34. Debate
- 35. Undebatable Questions and those Opening the Main Question to Debate
- 36. Decorum in Debate
- 37. Closing Debate Methods of
- Article VI: Vote.
- § 38. Voting Various Modes of
- 39. Motions Requiring More than a Majority Vote
- Article VII: The Officers and the Minutes.
- § 40. Chairman or President
- 41. Clerk or Secretary and the Minutes
- Article VIII: Miscellaneous.
- § 42. Session
- 43. Quorum
- 44. Order of Business
- 45. Amendment of the Rules of Order etc.
- PART II: Organization and Conduct of Business*
- Article IX: Organization and Meetings.
- § 46. An Occasional or Mass Meeting.
- (a) Organization
- (b) Adoption of Resolutions
- (c) Committee on
- (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
- Article X: Officers and Committees.
- § 50. President or Chairman
- 51. Secretary or Clerk and the Minutes
- 52. Treasurer
- 53. Committees
- Article XI: Introduction of Business.
- § 54. Introduction of Business
- Article XII: Motions.
- §55. Motions Classified According to their Object
- § 56. To Mofidy or Amend.
- (a) Amend
- (b) Commit or refer
- 57. To Defer Action.
- (a) Postpone to a certain time
- (b) Lay 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) Lay on the Table
- 60. To Consider a Question the Second Time.
- (a) Reconsider
- 61. Orders 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 The Meeting
- (a) Fix the Time to which to Adjourn
- (b) Adjourn
- Article XIII: Miscellaneous.
- § 64. Debate
- 65. Forms of Stating and Putting Questions
- PART III: Miscellaneous.
- § 66. The Right of Deliberate Assemblies to Punish their Members
- 67. Right of an Assembly to Eject anyone from its Place of Meeting
- 68. Rights of Ecclesiastical Tribunals
- 69. Trial of Members of Societies
- 70. Call of the House
- Quick Reference Chart for Use at Meetings
