Robert’s Rules of Order

About this eBook

Author

Robert, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), 1837-1923

Title

Robert's Rules of Order Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies

Credits

Randyl Kent Plampin

Language

English

LoC Class

JF: Political science: Political institutions and public administration

Subject

Parliamentary practice

Category

Text

eBook-No.

9097

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9097

Release Date

November 13, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER — For Deliberative Assemblies — Part I. Rules of Order. — Part II. Organization and Conduct Of Business. — by Major Henry M. Robert, Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS.
4. 4.INTRODUCTION. — Parliamentary Law. — Plan of the Work. — Definitions. — Part I. Rules of Order. — Art. I. Introduction of Business. [§§ 1-5.] — Art. II. General Classification of Motions. [§§ 6-9.] — Art. III. Motions and their Order of Precedence.* [For a list of all the ordinary motions, arranged in their order of precedence, see § 64. All the Privileged and Subsidiary ones in this Article are so arranged.] [§§ 10-27.] — Privileged Motions. [§§ 10-13. See § 9.] — Incidental Motions. [§§ 14-18; see § 8] — Subsidiary Motions. [§§ 19-24; see § 7.] — Miscellaneous Motions. [§§ 25-27.] — Art. IV. Committees and Informal Action. [§§ 28-33.] — Art. V. Debate and Decorum. [§§ 34-37.] — Art. VI. Vote. [§§ 38-39.] — Art. VII. The Officers and the Minutes. [§§ 40, 41.] — Art. VIII. Miscellaneous. [§§ 42-45.]
5. 5.PART II. ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.* — Art. IX. Organization and Meetings. [§§ 46-49.] — Art. X. Officers and Committees. — Art. XI. Introduction of Business. — Art. XII. Motions. — Art. XIII. Debate. — Art. XIV. Miscellaneous. — Legal Rights of Assemblies and the Trial of their Members.
6. 6.TABLE OF RULES RELATING TO MOTIONS. — Notes To The Table.
7. 7.MISCELLANEOUS RULES. — Order of Precedence of Motions. — Two-thirds Vote. — Forms of Putting Certain Questions. — Various Forms of Amendments. — Additions and Corrections.
8. 8.INDEX.

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