 ... days. During such substitution the speaker may participate in the debates. If the speaker be absent, and have named no one to act in his stead, the duties shall be performed by the chairman of one of the standing committees, taking precedence in the...  Annual Message and Accomanying Documents - Page 4by Virginia - 1856Full view - About this book
 | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Virginia - 1922 - 1572 pages
...ascertain and report the result. THE SPEAKER. 2. The House of Delegates shall choose its own speaker. The speaker may call any member to the chair, who shall exercise its functions for the time; but no membeir, by virtue of such appointment, shall preside for a longer time than three days. During such... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Virginia - 1861 - 504 pages
...or considered after 32 o'clock, until the orders of the day be disposed of, except messages--frorn the senate or executive. .Among the orders of the...appointment, shall preside for a longer time tha,n thi-ee days. 14. The speaker shall set apart convenient seats for the use of the members of the senate... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Virginia - 1863 - 538 pages
...those which are general in their nature shall have precedence over such as are private or local. 1.3. The speaker may call any member to the chair, who...apart convenient seats for the use of the members of the senate and executive, and of the judges of the superior courts of this commonwealth and of the... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. Senate - Virginia - 1871 - 750 pages
...names of the senators shall be called in alphabetical order. 41. The President may call any senator to the chair, who shall exercise its functions for the time ; but no senator, by virtue of such appointment, shall preside for a longer period than three days. 42. The... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly - Virginia - 1876 - 88 pages
...names of the senators shall be called in alphabetical order. 43. The President may call any senator to the chair, who shall exercise its functions for the time ; but no senator, by virtue of such appointment, shall preside for a longer period than three days. 44. The... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. Senate - 1881 - 934 pages
...resolution, the President shaH state the same without argument. 6. The President may call any senator to the chair, who shall exercise its functions for the time ; but no senator, by virtue of such appointment, shall preside for a Jonger period than three days. 6. At the... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - 1883 - 1060 pages
...ascertain and report the result. THE SPEAKER. 2. "The House of Delegates shall choose its own Speaker." The Speaker may call any member to the chair, who...appointment shall preside for a longer time than three days. During such substitution, the Speaker may participate in the debates. If the Speaker be absent, and... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - 1885 - 774 pages
...ascertain and report the result. THE SPEAKER. 2. "The House of Delegates shall choose its own Speaker." The Speaker may call any member to the chair, who shall exercise its functions tor the time ; but no member by virtue of such appointment shall preside for a longer time than three... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly - Virginia - 1887 - 108 pages
...Delegates shall choose its own Speaker." The Speaker may call any member to the chair, who shall exerci.-e its functions for the time ; but no member by virtue...appointment shall preside for a longer time than three days. During such substitution the Speaker may participate in the debates. If the Speaker be absent, and... | |
 | Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates - Virginia - 1889 - 764 pages
...of Delegates shall choose its own Speaker." The Speaker may call any member to the chair, who shrill exercise its functions for the time ; but no member...appointment shall preside for a longer time than three days During such substitution the Speaker may participate in the debates. If the Speaker be absent, and... | |
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