RULES OF THE SENATE. 91
OF BILLS.

RULE XXI.

Every bill shall be introduced on bill paper in the regular
form, which shall be read the first time, and then referred by
the President to its appropriate Standing Committee, unless
otherwise ordered, and it shall be the province and duty of
said committee to report said bill either favorably or unfavor-
ably, with or without amendment; when the bill is reported
with amendment, the amendment proposed shall be on
separate paper and attached to the original bill, and upon
such report the bill shall be placed upon its second reading.

RULE XXII.

Every bill or resolution, originating in the Senate or
received from the House, shall be read on three several days,
unless the Senate by special order—two-thirds of the Senators-
elect agreeing—dispense with the rule, and shall always be
open to the examination of Senators when in the possession
of the Senate.

RULE XXIII.

Every bill or resolution, originated and passed by the
House of Delegates, shall, after the first reading in the
Senate, be referred to the appropriate Standing Committee,
or to a select committee, by the President, unless otherwise
ordered by the Senate.

RULE XXIV.

Bills of general character, and such as are amendatory of
the charters of private corporations, shall be printed after
their first reading, but all bills may be printed, by order of
the Senate, at any stage whatever.

RULE XXV.

Whenever any Senate bill or resolution shall have been
read through a second time, with or without amendment,
the President shall ask the question: "Shall this bill or
resolution be engrossed for a third reading?" If this ques-
tion be decided in the negative, the bill or resolution shall
be rejected; if in the affirmative, it shall be engrossed for a
third reading.