Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New HampshireRumford Press, 1851 - New Hampshire |
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act in amendment act relating act to incorporate adjourned affirmative aforesaid afternoon at three Barnstead Bartlett of Portsmouth bill be read Canaan cars Clerk inform Clerk notify Company Concord concurrence therein decided Edson Hill entitled An act expenses following message following report following resolution Gilmanton Goffstown Haley Haverhill Hoit Hopkinton House agree House of Representatives House proceeded ICHABOD BARTLETT inform the Senate introduced a bill Judiciary Legislature Lempster Manchester McKean Merrill Merrimack County message was received Messrs Mont Vernon motion Moultonborough moved to amend Nashua North Hampton notify the House Ordered paid praying presented the petition question prevailed read a second read a third report the following Represen request their concurrence resolution in favor resolution was agreed Resolved resumed the consideration Rollinsford SAMUEL DINSMOOR Sanbornton Sargent of Wentworth Senate proceeded Senate thereof Smith of Henniker Stewartstown suspended their rules tatives thereof three o'clock Total amount expended town Whole number
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Page 45 - When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat, and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker," and shall confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid personality, 21.
Page 45 - Speaker shall, or any member may, call to order ; in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain, and the...
Page 33 - He shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.
Page 44 - Questions shall be distinctly put in this form, to wit : " As many as are of opinion that (as the question may be) say Aye ;" and after the affirmative voice is expressed, "As many as are of the contrary opinion, say No.
Page 52 - House, the bill shall be first read throughout by the clerk, and then again read and debated by clauses, leaving the preamble to be last considered ; the body of the bill shall not be defaced or interlined ; but all amendments, noting the page and line, shall be duly entered by the clerk on a separate paper, as the same shall be agreed to by the committee, and so reported to the House. After report, the bill shall again be subject to be debated and amended by clauses, before a question to engross...
Page 45 - No member shall vote on any question in the event of which he is immediately and particularly interested; or in any case where he was not present when the question was put.
Page 30 - House by the doorkeeper, and shall be respectfully communicated to the chair, by the person by whom it may be sent.
Page 52 - The rules of proceedings in the house shall be observed in a Committee of the Whole House, so far as they may be applicable...
Page 44 - In all cases of ballot by the House, the Speaker shall vote ; in other cases he shall not be required to vote, unless the House be equally divided, or unless his vote, if given to the minority, will make the division equal; and in case of such equal division, the question shall be lost.
Page 33 - Whether it shall be engrossed and read a third time?" and no amendment shall be received for discussion at the third reading of any bill, resolution, amendment, or motion, unless by unanimous consent of the members present : but it shall at all times be in order, before the final passage of any such bill...