Rule 28.—When a very important motion or amendment shall be made and seconded, the mover thereof may be called upon to reduce the same to writing, and hand it in at the table, from which it shall be read, open to the Society for debate.
Rule 29.—The mover of a motion shall be at liberty to accept any amendment thereto; but if an amendment be offered and not accepted, yet duly seconded, the Society shall pass upon it before voting upon the original motion.
Rule 30.—Every officer, on leaving his office, shall give to his successor all papers, documents, books, or money belonging to the Society.
Rule 31.—No smoking, and no refreshments except water, shall be allowed in the Society’s hall.
Rule 32.—When a motion to adjourn is carried, no member shall leave his seat until the President has left his chair.
Rule 33.—No alteration can be made in these rules of order without a four-fifth vote of the society, and two weeks’ notice; neither can they be suspended, but by a like vote, and then for the evening only.
SUGGESTED SUBJECTS FOR DEBATE
1. Should there be a Board of Arbitration appointed by the Government for Settling Disputes between Employees and Employers?
2. Is England Rising or Falling as a Nation?