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Rule 29.—No member shall vote on any question in any
case where he was not present when the vote was taken
without leave of the Convention; and upon a division and
count of the Convention on any question, no member with-
out the bar shall be counted,
Rule 30.—Every member who shall be in the Convention
when the question is put shall give his vote, unless the Con-
vention, for special reasons, shall excuse him; and the refu-
sal of any member present to vote, on calling the yeas and
nays, shall be noted on the Journal at the request of any
member.
Rule 31.—No member, without the permission of the Con-
vention, shall answer on the yeas and nays who did not
divide on the question; and if any member divide on one
side and answer on the other on calling the yeas and nays,
the same shall be noted on the Journal at the request of any
member.
Rule 32.—No member shall take out of the Convention any
paper belonging to the Convention without leave of the
President.
Rule 83.—Any member, on motion, or in debate, may call
for the reading of any law, journal, record, or other public
proceedings, which may relate to the subject matter.
Rule 34.—The name of every member making a motion,
presenting any petition, memorial or other paper, proposing
any resolution, order or other ' matter, shall be inserted on
the Journal; but if any motion or proposition be withdrawn,
all proceedings relating immediately thereto shall be expunged
from the Journal.
Rule 35.—While the President is putting any question or
addressing the Convention, none shall walk out or cross the
Hall; nor, in such case, or while a member is speaking,
shall hold private discourse, so as to interrupt debate.
Rule 36.—When a motion is made and seconded, it shall
be stated by the President; or, being in writing, it shall be
handed to the chair and read aloud by the Secretary before
debate; and every motion shall be reduced to writing if the
President or any member require it.
Rule 37.—When a motion is made and seconded, or when
a question is under debate, the matter shall receive a deter-
mination by the question; or it may be postponed by a
motion to adjourn, to lie on the table, for the previous ques-
tion, to postpone to a day certain, to commit or amend, to
postpone indefinitely, which several motions shall have pre-
cedence in the order in which they are arranged.
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