c. There should be no talking between members.
d. The president should recognize the person who seeks the floor by saying: “Mr. or Miss ____.”
e. This indicates that the person thus recognized has the privilege of speaking (of the floor) and must not be interrupted.
f. The only interruptions allowable are (1) a call for a point of order, or (2) a question.
g. A point of order applies to a member who has made a motion which is out of order because of another motion before the meeting, or to a member whose remarks are not on the subject under consideration, or to a person who is exceeding the time limit for discussion, etc. A point of order is executed as follows:
Member rising while another is speaking: “Mr. President, I rise to a point of order.”
The president will then recognize the speaker as follows: “Mr. ____, please state your point of order.”
Member who has interrupted speaker: “Mr. President, the speaker, Mr. ____ (Interrupted member’s name) is out of order because his remarks are not on the subject under consideration (or is out of order because there is another motion before the meeting).”
President: “The chair decides that the point is (or is not) well taken.”
Whereupon the interrupted speaker takes his seat or makes an appeal from the decision of the chair as follows: