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OF DECORUM, DEBATE, &c.

VII.

Every Member shall take his seat when the Speaker takes
the Chair.

VIII.

No Member shall absent himself from the service of the
House, unless he have leave, or be sick and unable to
attend.

IX.

When a Member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any
matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat, uncovered,
and respectfully address himself to ''Mr. Speaker.'' He shall
confine himself to the question under debate; shall avoid
personality, and shall use some other designation than the pro-
per name of any other Member to whom he may refer in de-
bate.

X.

If two or more Members shall rise to speak at the same
time, the Speaker shall determine which shall speak first, and
no Member shall speak more than twice to the same ques-
tion; nor more than once, until every Member choosing to
speak, shall have spoken.

XI.

If any Member shall, in any manner, transgress the Bales
of the House, the Speaker shall, or any Member may, call
him 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, bnt with-
out 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, he shall not be permitted to proceed without leave
of the House; and, if the case require it, he shall be liable to
the censure of the HouRe.

XII.

No Member shall vote on any question in the result of
which he is immediately and particularly interested, nor in
any case where he was not present when the vote was taken,
without leave of the House; and upon a division and count of