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HOSPITAL FOR INSANE, MASSILLON.
Robert Sherrard, Jr , 1892; A. B. Richardson, 1893 ; Henry C. Eyman. 1894 Samuel J. McMahon, 1894; D. J. Sinclair, 1895; Geo. W. Crouse, 1896; Wm. H. Mullins, 1898; B. F. Perry, Jr., 1899 ; Eugene G. Carpenter, IS99
Parliamentary Evolution.
RULES AND JOINT RULES OF THE FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1. The Speaker shall take the chair invery day at the Lar MER The Site shall have adjourned on the preceding day , be aball bondione cro te den to order, and, on the appearance of a nurum diallame die jmupod sf the prevding day to be read.
2. He shall have the right of deciding all questions of order, colyjenl 10 ++ +porel to the Senate.
3. All questions shall be put in thị --- ------- the case may be) say aye, contrary opihm or wr - - ---- Speaker may direct, or any member call for a divineo.
4. All committees hali te natoed by the Speaker, callex ellerwir enused by the Senate, in which case they shall be appointed by betler.
5. Every member present, when a que tian is tilina Shall souscasinos vis tosase for special reasons shall excuse lim
6. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the spin -- -- requires it.
7. A motion to adjourn shall always Te in order adsldi - --- --- debate.
S. In all cases of ballot the Speaker shall ente, In other vures sa huit auf vita unless the Senate be equally divide !.
9. When a member is about to speak, in shall arin und repedidly ekdames himself to the Speaker.
10. The Speaker shall preserve derbrut, and li any der Xxamesscome salle of the Senate, the Speaker shall, or a methier ony aan te mites is vrbo sam the member called to order shall imme liately, sit down under perallied to explain, and the Senate, if appealed to, shall decide the car
11. When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated any sim Symaker. vn being in writing, shall be handed to the Chair and red aleod br dbe Purt Mine debated.
12. After a motion is stated by the Speaker, or read by the Cours, af ahab ha deemed in possession of the Senate, but may be withdrawn any time fefers . de vond or amendment.
13. When a question is under debate, an mellan ball fic jecarved, salons se amend it, to take the previous question or th ail stirn
14. The previous question shall be put in the wird -- - -- tion be now put ?" It shall be admitted qulyon ile den val of Dices ians and until decided shall preclude all amendment and further rtp of The som -
15. Any member may call fer a divisjon of the quellias win de me admit of it.
16. No committee shall sit during the sitting af the Saham.sico spoi inne
17. There shall be a standing Committee of Ele t os and Primi- -- of three members to be appointed by ballet.
1S. The first reading of a bill shall be for so formater ssd (l slijee. on iai le made to it, the question shall be: "Shall the bill be repetes?" 1f =somde le made, or if the question to reject be lost, the hill shall go to the weed ending with out a question.
19. l'pon a second reading of a bill, the Speaker chai) oruse is Dr realy bo bom- mitment or engrossment, and if committed, then a questino drill be w bebar tu & aplet
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committee or to a Committee of the Whole. The Senate shall determine on what day; but if the bill be ordered to be engrossed, the Senate shall appoint the day when it shall be read the third time. After commitment and report thereof, a bill may be recommitted, or at any time before its passage.
20. In forming a Committee of the Whole, the Speaker shall leave the chair and appoint a Chairman to preside.
21. In filling up blanks the largest sum and the longest time shall be first put.
22. The rules of proceedings in the Senate shall be observed in committees as far as they may be applicable.
RULES OF THE HOUSE.
I. It shall be the duty of the Speaker to take the Chair every day, at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned on the preceding day ; shall immediately call the members to order, and, on the appearance of a quorum shall cause the Journals of the preceding day to be read.
2. He shall preserved decorum and order ; may speak to points of order in pref- erence to other members, rising from his chair for that purpose, and shall decide questions of order subject to an appeal by any two members.
3. He rising from his seat shall distinctly put the question in this form, viz : " You who are of opinion that (as the case may be), say aye ; contrary opinion no."
4. If the Speaker doubt, or a division be called for, the House shall divide, those in the affirmative the question shall first rise from their seats, and after- ward those in the negative; if a count be required by any member, the Speaker shall tell the members, beginning with the affirmative, and he rising from his seat shall state the decision to the House.
5. Any member may call for a statement of the question, which the Speaker may give sitting.
6. All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker, unless otherwise specially directed by the House, in which case they shall be appointed by ballot, and the per- son or persons having the greatest number of votes shall be considered as duly appointed, unless a greater number than are required to compose or complete the committee shall have an equal number of votes, in which case the House shall pro- ceed to further ballots, and on motion of any member, seconded by one or more members may be added to any committee in manner aforesaid.
7. In all cases of ballots by the House, and in all cases where the yeas and nays are demanded, or where the House is equally divided, the Speaker may vote unless by his vote the House is equally divided, he being the last in voting.
8. All acts and addresses and resolutions shall be signed by the Speaker, and all addresses and resolutions attested by the Clerk.
9. The Speaker, with three members of the House, shall be a sufficient number to adjourn, five to call a House and send for absent members and make order for their censure and discharge; and that during the present session a majority of two- thirds be a quorum to proceed to business.
10. Upon adjournment the Speaker shall immediately leave the chair, upon which the members may retire.
II. When a 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."
12. If any member in speaking or otherwise transgress the rules of the House, the 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 House shall, if appealed to decide on the case, but without debate. If there be no appeal the decision of the Chair shall be submitted to; if the decision be in favor of the member called to order, he shall be at liberty to proceed, if otherwise, and the case require it, he shall be liable to the censure of the House.
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the person who is tirit to speck.
of the House, nor more than doce ynol rory moules coming. en mor Pha sam spoken.
1. While the Speaker is getting some aring / h shall walk out of or across the Home, asithas svor todos door -yooxomdey pg& ing, shall entertain private linum are while - --- - -- -- -- him and the Chair.
16. No perion shall vote up any questo i- -- -------- ately interested, or in any other came where he máx ént prosess wind lad sundae wsa put.
1 ;. Every member who shall be in the Those oftime theyolbei is pri ddy on one side or the other, unless the Hour feraposlal puy dedome tin
IS. When a motion is miole ac ! sauped, 16 shall fa-maisdif fa Spuskan as being in writing, shall be handed to the Chair And meid id ---- -- debate.
19: Every motion shall be reduced ma gring i'm han -- - desire it.
20. After a motion is stated by the Speaker, se ged by On Cherche deemed to be in possession of the House, Kit may be svoltawt si say trus tatars a decision or amendment.
21. When a question is under debate on metung shud to read, arges amend it, to commit, for the previews garst= = t .o .....
22. A motion to adjourn hall always be in seder, col shall be do Sont boone debate.
23. The previous question shall be in the foren +5550- - - now put:" It shall only be admitted when demanded by them embas col amos bx is decided shall preclude all amen Iment ans farther dnuse of the main courses
24. On a previous question no member ball spess more Hlas . - leave.
25. Any member may call for a dividan of the varstian where fra ssss samas of it unless the yeas and nays are previously called.
26. A motion for commitment, until it Indecited, shuliyi all questa to the main question.
27. No new motion or proposition shall be ulmitted unde pilu id anuncioel as a substitute for the motion or proposition Andler Autare.
28. If any question depending he lost br ailjosenmint and behind The ted. ing day, no member who has spoken twice on the day grecoling, oli'lacos pen- mitted to speak without leave.
29. l'pon calls of the House for taking the yearand pars en any conle ite names of the members shall be called alphabetically. Bach fender dall totens 0nm his seat, and it shall be deemed out of order for any member ti- -- - when the question is put, and in such case the Syke: ball caff to ordne fulluns ka puts the question.
30. Any member shall have the right to call for the Test wel says primulml le shall request it before the motion is put.
31. No committee shall sit during the sitting of the les 0-1 ..-........
32. There shall be a standing Committee of Privileges and Elmis »how Loy it shall be to examine and report upon the certificates of electins or arios costes- tials of members returned to serve in the House, and to take into their bidra all such petitions and other mitters touching electins remains, af shall be presented or come into the question, and be referred to them by the House
33. Any member may excu e himself from weving im sas (odliss at the time of his appointment, if he is then a member of two other :
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34. No member shall absent himself from the service of the House, unless he hath leave, or be sick and unable to attend.
35. Upon a call of the House, the names of the members shall be called over by the Clerk, and the absentees noted; after which the names of the absentees shall again be called over. The doors shall then be shut and those for whom no excuse or insufficient excuses are made, may by order of the House be taken into custody as they appear, or may be sent for and taken into custody, wherever to be found, by special :nessengers, to be appointed for that purpose.
36. When a member shall be discharged from cu-tody and admitted to his seat, the House shall determine whether such discharge shall be with or without paying fees, and in like manner when a delinquent member taken into custody by a special messenger, shall or shall not be liable to defray the expense of the special messenger.
37. The fees of the special messenger shall be, for every arrest the sum of fifty cents, for each day's custody and releasement one dollar, and for traveling expenses going and coming, for every mile five cents.
38. Duty of the Doorkeeper. It shall be his duty to notify the House of all messages of the Governor and the Senate; to carry all messages the House may require, private as well as public : when any person requires him to call a member of the House, he shall call such member by name without title other than Mister ; he shall have the House kept clean, and a good fire made therein, by the hour of S o'clock in the morning when the weather requires it.
39. Every bill shall be introduced by motion or leave, or by order of the House, on the report of a committee; in case of a general nature, one day's notice at least shall be given of the motion to bring in a bill, and every such motion may be committed.
40. Every bill shall receive three, several readings in the House, previous to its passage, and all bills shall be dispatched in the order they were introduced, unless where the House shall direct otherwise, but no bill shall be twice read on the same day without special order of the Housc.
41. The first reading of a bill shall be for information, and if opposition be made the question shall be, " Shall the bill be rejected ?" If no opposition be made, or if the question to reject be negatived, the bill shall go to its second reading.
42. Upon the second reading of a bill the Speaker shall state it is ready for commitment, or engrossment, and if committed, the question shall be whether to
a select committee or to a committee of the whole House. The House shall determine on what day ; but if the bill be ordered to be engrossed, the House shall appoint the day when it shall be read the third time. After commitment and report thereof, a bill may be recommitted, or at any time before its passage.
43. All bills ordered to be engrossed shall be executed in a fair round hand. When a bill shall pass, it shall be certified by the Clerk, noting the day of its pass- ing at the foot
41. In forming a committee of the whole House, the Speaker shall leave his chair, and a Chairman to preside shall be by him appointed.
45. Upon bills committed to a committee of the whole House, the bill shall be 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 committee, and so re- ported to the House. After the bill shall again be subject to be debated and amended by clauses, before a question to engross it be taken
46. All amendments to an original motion in committee shall be incorporated with the motion so reported.
47. All amendments made to a report committed to a 'committee of the whole House, shall be noted and reported as in the case of bills.
48. All questions, whether in committee or in the House, shall be propounded in the order they were made, except that in filling up the blanks the largest sum and the longest time shall be first put.
ANNALS OF IKDORES
49. No motion or propon tius für a tas ir viharge ah (s )po gon, und in dow cussed on the day on which it Is made or ifered ack roy os preys/ receive its full discussion in a committee of the wide Flows
50. No sum or quantum of tax or duty -- -- -- - House, shall be Increased in the House, with theone of the soul increase shall be first di cual er voted in a cuites il tha - - - in respect to the time of Its continuance
51. The rules of proceeding in the Howwe shall be charred in vomomum ans Eur as they are applicable, except that Einuting the time of apushing
52. No standing rule or erder of the House cuil le resont og added codex one day's notice being given of the motion there! !
JOINT RULES OF THE TWU BBIESEL
Where business requires the attendance of the Summer iy tim Reproresariers Chamber, they shall, with their Clerk, be pandacted within the bar omi ylove isund
2 When a message shall be sent freo the Senate to the Home .4 56 ...-... tives, it shall be announced at the door by the Darkmeyer, and shod an impedifully communicated to the Speaker, by the person to whom It may be held, at & p thereof deposited on the Clerk's tall
3. The same ceremony shall be observed, when a mmage all in ogms in the the House of Representatives to the Senate
4 Messages shall be conveyel by a member of the I- - - . .. sent.
5. After a bill shall have passed both Hommes, (t dbaff le portlsd. he vks CMrs of that House in which it shall Lave originated
6. When bills are enrolled they sbell be cram ped by - psi ----- - - from the Senate and two from the House of Representarir- - -----.... . standing committee for that purp &c, whose dity it all - --- - - - engrossed bills, as passed by the two Houver, as I pirro(Ungany other way discovered, to report forthwith to their respective Hones.
7. After examination and report cach bill chall in digmed in our mapmums Houses, first by the Speaker of the House of Reprocon trex andiamo brthe fpasser of the Senate.
S. When amendments are proposed to a bill to ane Ilyen vad sets) de le the other, if either House request a conference, and apoidet - is li In purpose, the other House shall appoist a committee for the www prp, -- committee shall, at a convenient time to be nemed lo their Chiimas, emet ml pdams to each other verbally, or in writing, the reasons for and scale- --- --- and report to their respective Houses the result of their Glberries
9. Committees of conference shall beappointed os sós disagreeat inu subsisting between the two Houses, at the request of either Home.
10. When a committee is appointel to report a MD in sitter lims, some thereof shall be communicated to the other
RULES AND JOINT RULES OF THE SEVENTY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
RULES OF THE SENATE
1. The Lieutenant Governor shall be President of the Semyon, but dist .- de only when the Senate is equally divi led, and In case of hivaidsoce or inprudhoe, or when he shall exercise the office of Governor, the Schafe skab ( . 1- pro tem. [Se . 16, Art. III, Cens!]
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2. At the hour of 10 A. M., on the first Monday in January, the day fixed by the Constitution for the organization of the Senate. the President of the Senate, or in his absence, the oldest man present, who is a Senator-elect, shall assume the Chair, and call the Senators-elect to order. He shall designate one of them to act as Clerk, and he shall then call the Senatorial Districts in their numerical order, and the persons holding certificates of election from said districts sha'l present the same and take the oath of office. [Sec. 25, R. S.]
3. The President shall take the chair precisely at the hour to which the Senate shall have adjourned on the preceding day, and shall immediately call the Senate to order.
4. The President shall have the general direction of the Senate Chamber; he shall have the right to name any Senator to perform the duties of the Chair: but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.
5. He shall preserve order and decorum in the proceedings of the Senate : and in case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobby, the President, or Chairman of the committee of the whole Senate, shall have the power to order the same to be cleared.
6. All committees, except standing committees, may be appointed by the Presi- dent.
7. The President shall sign all acts and joint resolutions, when passed by both Houses ; and all writs, warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate shall be under his hand, attested by the Clerk.
8. The President of the Senate shall apppoint three pages, who shall serve during the session of the Legislature, unless dismissed for cause by the officer ap- pointing, or the Senate. Additional pages may be authorized by the Senate. [Sec. 34, R. S.]
9. At the beginning of the regular session, the Senate shall appoint the follow- ing standing committees :
I. Judiciary
2. Finance
3. Municipal Corporations, No. I ..
4 . Municipal Corporations, No. 2.
5. County Affairs
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6. Common Schools and School Lands
7. Railroads and Telegraphs
8. Roads, Highways and Turnpikes. .
9 Corporations other than Municipal
10 Agriculture
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I3. Benevolent Institutions
14. Penitentiary
15. Insurance
16. Industrial Schools for Boys and Girls.
17 Ditches and Drainage
16.
18 Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, and School for Imbecile Youth
19. Soldiers' and Sailors' Home
20. Universities and Colleges. 5
21. Manufacturers and Commerce
22. Labor
23. Mines and Mining. .
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24. Sanitary Laws and Regulations
25. Fees and Salaries.
26. Federal Relations
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II. Privileges and Elections
12. Public Works and Public Lands
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27. Military ADalis
Fish Culture and ( ...
20). Publie Printing
२०. State Huil linye
31. Public Expenditure
32. Geological Survey
33 Library
34 Claims
Medical Cellepos ant'S cieliis
36. Revision
37. Enrollment | Joint Committee)
Rule
39. Taxation
N. B. - Municipal Corporationc No 6 mêmes Tir am - --- - Cleveland Municipal Corporatione Na. 2 vaness all -bo Melera/ Cmore tion ..
10. When a Senator is chout torsk, he shall me -- - - - -. fully address himself to " Mr. President /and the Present dertig Me " The Senator from -" Thatein hil counte. The 3maar burg ferdigsak sides from his seat of the seat of any other Seakter Hermel Man Kad Calgary the stand.
11. In all cases the Senator who shall Dor rian and adiren os Presiem. Jles speak first : but when two or more Smasters rue at the me ties, Be -- - announce the Senator who is toapak But
12. No Senator shall speak more theo tefe the same und, suppe la committee of the whole Senate, er by lewe ofthe sea --- --- ing shall confine himself to the question under dilor, and ant omslag
13 Any Senator, while discuem - -- ------- from books, papers or documents any matten grililedethe ---- -- ation, without asking leave.
14 Any Senator may call for a htetrist hf the gunfim wins tis Pe may give sitting.
15. Any Senator may call for a dividay el tin qumsunn and 0in Amoum ul the President as to its divisibility shall be subject to appsakin qui af -
16. Every Senator present when the question is pas abxil vie soleoves Somde for special reasons, excuses him.
17 A request to be excused from voting mal - --- -- before the Senate divides, or before the call of The redl in cumsimenondi.
IS. Any Senator requesting to be excused frem viu, my ass a boat mudr ment of the reasons for making such request, and the mamantin shall ties le sue. without further debate.
19. When less than a quorum vote de day in pending is de honger the President shall forthwith order the role of Senature vaniad by the CatDa quorum be present, as shown by answering to their park on by (her pro the chamber, the President shall again order the roll to be cullek ant il ses - refuses to vote, he shall be noted as present bint no: voting.
20. While the President or Chairman in putting any iremation, en +d froming the Senate, no one shall walk across the chamber, and while a Sraaus ir igeskup. .. one shall pass between him and the Chair
21. No other person than the Clerk shall remain at the Url's dek wal ile yeas and nays are being taken or ballots tiing counted
22. Any Senator may demand the yens and pass spor anox somsilos Before - put, and upon such demand the Clerk shall call the name of Seaxone in io phabetical order, and before the result is declined shall vad over the week of those voting in the affirmative and those vuting In the organve[ d&d unar fia nullaf
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the roll has been commenced, no Senator shall be permitted to explain his vote, and no motion shall be in order until a decision has been announced by the Chair.
23. Any Senator may demand a call of the Senate. and upon such call the names of the Senators shall be called by the Clerk, alphabetically, and the absentees noted.
24. Any three members may demand the previous question.
25. No Senator shall vote on any question in the event of which he is individ- ually interested.
26. Any Senator may protest against any act or resolution of the Senate, and such protest and the reasons therefor, shall, without alteration, commitment or delay, be entered upon the Journal. [Sec. 2, Art. II, Const.]
ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE DAY.
27. As soon as the Senate is called to order, a quorum being present the Journal of the preceding day shall be read by the Clerk, and, if necessary, corrected by the Senate.
28. As soon as the Journal is read and corrected as aforesaid, the President shall call for the presentation of-
I. Petitions and memorials.
2. The introduction of bills.
3 Bills for second reading.
4. Bills for third reading.
5. The reports of standing committees in their order.
6. The reports of select committees.
7. Miscellaneous business.
This business shall be disposed of in the order in which it is arranged, and shall not be in order at any other time, unless by leave of two-thirds of the Senators present.
If the calling of the committees be not completed on any given day, the Presi- dent shall, on the subsequent day, on reaching " Reports of Standing Committees," commence with the committee next in order after that last called on the previous day.
29. Every petition and memorial shall be referred, on motion, without putting the question for that purpose, unless the reference be objected to at the time of its presentation.
30. No petition or memorial shall be printed, unless by special order of the Senate. [ Sec. 59, R. S.]
31. Messages from the House and communications from either branch of the Executive Department of the State, may be received, read and disposed of at any time, except when the President is putting a question, while the yeas and nays are being called, or while ballots are being counted, unless objection is made to the read- ing, when the Senate shall decide.
32. The interim between any two sessions of the Senate on the same day shall be termed a recess, and on the re-assembling at the appointed hour any question pending at the time of taking such recess, shall be resumed without any motion to that effect.
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