1917

RULES OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL—HONGKONG
453
28. —If any amendment be proposed and seconded, it shall be con- order in which
sidered before the original question. If an amendment of a proposed Xuidbe’enter-
amendment be moved and duly seconded, it shall be considered first. tamed.
29. —Any amendment moved and seconded may be required by the Proposed
President to be committed to writing by the Mover and delivered to the b^commlttedto
Clerk. writing.
30. —All questions proposed for debate in the Legislative Council decidedby0 be
shall be decided by the majority of votes, and the President shall have majority.
an original vote in common with the other Members of the Council, and haveoriginai
also, if upon any question the votes shall be equal, a casting vote. voteCastin*
31. —On a division, the roll of Members present shall be read by Manner of vot-
the Clerk, who shall record the votes, beginning with the Junior Member. mg-
Each Member shall in his turn give his vote in the distinct terms
“Aye” or “No.”
The Clerk shall then read out the result, mentioning the total
number of votes for and against respectively.
32. —Any Member who dissents from the opinion of the majority Dissent,
may, if he give notice forthwith of his intention to do so, lay upon the
table a statement of the grounds of his dissent, either at the same meet¬
ing, or at the next ordinary meeting after the confirmation of the
Minutes.
33. —After a question has been put by the President no further No discussion
discussion thereupon shall be allowed. ^ter question
34. —Strangers may be present in the Council Chamber during strangers,
debates; but shall withdraw when called upon to do so by the President
on any Member taking notice of their presence. Any stranger expressing
approbation or disapprobation shall be immediately removed under the
supervision of the Clerk.
35. —It shall be the duty of the President on his own authority to President’s
enforce all these Rules: and when the President addresses the Council, authority‘
any Member speaking shall immediately resume his seat.
Ordinances
36. —In the making of Laws the Governor and the Council shall Rules. and Re-
observe, as far as practicable, the following Rules:— which°Ordin1.der
(1) All Laws shall be styled “Ordinances,” and the enacting enacted™t0 be
words shall be, “enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, Form of enact-
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Councilin@r 0rdmances•
thereof.”
(2) All Ordinances shall be distinguished by titles, and shall be Ordinances to
divided into successive clauses or paragraphs, numbered ancT^thodf.
consecutively, and to every such clause there shall be caiiy arranged,
annexed in the margin a short summary of its contents.
The Ordinances of each year shall be distinguished by
consecutive numbers, commencing in each year with the
number one.
37. —The Mover of a Bill, on moving the first reading thereof, shall introductory
state the object and intention of the measure and the reasons on which si>eeo11-
it is founded.
38. —After such motion has been seconded by another Member, the First reeding.
Bill shall be read a first time. The President may address the Council
on the first reading of a Bill should he desire to do so, but no further
discussion shall be permitted.
39. —On the first reading of a Bill, the Clerk shall read only the Only title to be
title of it. read‘
40. —Except as provided for in Rule 48, every Bill shall be published Publication
in the Gazette lor general information after having been read a first time. f^r firstroad