Motions
1. All business shall be presented by a motion, made by one member, and seconded by another, and presented in writing by the mover, if so required.
2. No discussion can properly be had until the motion is made, seconded, and stated by the chairman.
3. A motion cannot be withdrawn after it has been discussed, except by the unanimous consent of the body.
4. A motion having been discussed, must be put to vote, unless withdrawn, laid on the table, referred, or postponed.
5. A motion lost should not be recorded, except so ordered by the body at the time.
6. A motion lost cannot be renewed at the same meeting, except by unanimous consent.
7. A motion should contain but one distinct proposition. If it contains more, it must be divided at the request of any member, and the propositions acted on separately.
8. Only one question can properly be before the meeting at any one time. No second motion can be allowed to interrupt one already under debate, except a motion to amend, to substitute, to commit, to postpone, to lay on the table, for the previous question, or to adjourn.
9. These subsidiary motions just named cannot be interrupted by any other motion; nor can any other motion be applied to them except that to amend, which may be done by specifying some time, place, or purpose.