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section.
Motions—Continued.
when to be in writing	4, 54
how to be divided	4
how to be modified by the mover	3, 5, 17
how to be stated and put to the question	38, 65
that cannot be amended	23, 56a
that cannot be debated	35
that open main question to debate	35
that require two-thirds vote for their adoption	39
Nominations, how treated	25, 46a
Numbers of paragraphs, clerk to correct without a vote	23
Objection to the consideration [discussion or introduction] of a question	15, 59a
Officers of an assembly [see Chairman, Clerk, Treasurer and Vice-Presidents].
Order, questions of and a call to	14, 61d
of business	44, 72
of the day	13, 61a
special	13, 61b
of precedence of motions [see Precedence].
Organization of an occasional or mass meeting	46a
of a convention or assembly of delegates	47
of a permanent society	48
Papers and documents, reading of	16, 62
in custody of clerk	41, 51
Parliamentary Law, its origin, etc., p. 13.
Personal explanation, not privileged [note]	62c
Plan of the Manual [Introduction, pp. 16-19].
Postpone to a certain time	21, 57a
indefinitely	24, 59b
Preamble, considered after the rest of a paper	44
Precedence of motions [see each motion, §§ 10–27], p. 10.
meaning of [Introduction, p. 18].
Presiding officer [see Chairman].
Previous Question	20, 58a
Principal (or main) question	6
Priority of Business, questions relating to, are undebatable	35
Privilege, questions of	12, 62c