Fifth Report of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex, Appointed Under the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855: 1860-1Lahee, Charles
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Fifth Report of the Vestry of the Parish of Chelsea in the County of Middlesex, Appointed Under the Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855: 1860-1
Lahee, Charles
Chelsea (London, England) -- History -- 19th century; Chelsea (London, England) -- Politics and government
8. The following shall be deemed motions of course, and may be moved
without notice, viz.: Motions for appointing a Chairman; for the
adjournment of any Vestry Meeting; for receiving, entering on Minutes,
adopting and carrying out, or referring back, any Report; for reading or
answering any correspondence or other documents; for hearing any
applicant or evidence; for the precedence of any particular business; for
appointing any Members of Committees; for the admission or removal of any
person or persons (not being a Vestryman or Vestrymen) to or from the
Vestry Hall; and all unopposed motions. Notice of all other motions must
be given as hereinafter provided.
9. Every Notice of Motion shall be written in a book to be kept for the
purpose, and called the “Notice of Motions Book,” by the Vestryman giving
such notice, who shall sign his name, together with the date of his
signature, which date shall be at least seven days before the time fixed
for the next meeting; and no Notice of Motion shall be altered or
withdrawn after such signature, without leave of the Board.
10. All Notices of Motion, duly entered in such Notice Book, shall be
printed in the Notice of the next ordinary Vestry Meeting, in the order
of their entry.
11. Any motion, of which notice has been given, shall be proposed by the
Vestryman who has given the notice; but in case of absence he may depute
to another Vestryman his right to move, or any other Vestryman may bring
forward such motion, or move a negative thereto.
12. Every motion and amendment must be in writing, and must be seconded
before it can be discussed or put to the vote.
13. One amendment only shall be allowed at the same time; but whenever
an amendment is lost, a further amendment may be moved.
14. In speaking in Vestry, Vestrymen are to rise, and address the Chair.
15. Any Vestryman is entitled to take the Chairman’s decision on a point
of order at any time.
16. If two or more Vestrymen rise to speak at the same time, the
Chairman shall decide to whom the priority shall be given.
17. A Vestrymen is not to speak more than once on the same motion,
amendment, or point of order, unless it be in explanation, or (by leave
of the Chairman) in answer to observations of a personal character, or on
a call from the Chairman; provided that the mover of a motion shall be
entitled to reply, but shall not introduce new matter; and any Vestrymen
having proposed or seconded a motion or amendment, shall be considered as
having spoken thereon.
18. The Chairman shall enforce such of the Bye Laws as may be necessary
for the preservation of order, and his decision upon all points of order
shall be final.
19. All questions (except where voting by ballot is provided) shall be
determined by show of hands, or division, if demanded.
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