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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 16

IV.—Sitting and Adjournment of the House

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IV.—Sitting and Adjournment of the House.

Sitting Days of the House.

39. Unless otherwise ordered, the sitting days of the House are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Honrs of meeting.

40. Unless otherwise ordered, the House meets each day at half after Two o'clock p.m., and continues to sit until half after Five o'clock (unless previously adjourned), when Mr. Speaker leaves the Chair, resuming it at half after Seven o'clock p.m.

Prayers.

41. On taking the Chair, Mr. Speaker reads the Prayer appointed by the House.

Doors closed during Prayers.

42. The doors of the House are closed during Prayers.

Notice of Prayers to be given to Committees.

43. The Sergeant-at-Arms is from time to time, when the House is going to Prayers, to give notice thereof to all Committees, and all proceedings of Committees, after such notice, are declared to be null and void.

House counted after Prayers.

44. After Prayers, Mr. Speaker counts the House; and unless he counts 20 Members,

Quorum.

inclusive of himself, no business is proceeded with; and he adjourns the House, without a Question first put, till the next sitting day.

House not counted when met according to Proclamation.

45. When the House meets for the despatch of business, pursuant to Proclamation by the Governor, the House is not counted.

House not counted when summoned to attend the Governor or the Commissioners.

46. When the attendance of the House in the Council Chamber is desired by His Excellency (or the Commissioners), the House is not counted; and on its return proceeds with business, although less than a page 9 Quorum be present, until notice be taken thereof.
47. If, after the business of the Session

House adjourned if 20 Members be not present.

has commenced, it appear at any time, on notice being taken, or on the report of a Division of the House by the Tellers, that 20 Members, inclusive of the Speaker, are not present, Mr. Speaker adjourns the House, without a Question first put, till the next sitting day.
48. If it appear, while the House is in

Quorum in Committee of the whole.

Committee of the whole, on notice being taken, or on the report of a Division, that 20 Members, inclusive of the Chairman, are not present, the Chairman of the Committee reports the same to Mr. Speaker; when Mr. Speaker counts the House, and if 20 Members, inclusive of himself, be not present, he adjourns the House, without a Question first put, till the next sitting day.
49. The doors of the House are unlocked

Doors open while House is counted.

whenever Mr. Speaker is engaged in counting the House.
50. Whenever Mr. Speaker is obliged to

Names of Members present inserted in Journals.

adjourn the House for want of a Quorum, the hour at which such adjournment is made, and the names of the Members then present are inserted in the Journals of the House.
51. If on the days on which Motions have

Debate on Motions adjourned at half after Five o'clock.

precedence, all Motions shall not have been disposed of when the House rises at half after Five o'clock, the Debate on any Motion under discussion is adjourned by Mr. Speaker, page 10 and the House on resuming at half after Seven o'clock proceeds to the Orders of the Day. If there be no Order of the Day, the discussion on Motions may be continued. The Debate on Motions may be resumed after the Orders of the Day are disposed of, on motion to that effect being put and carried.

Business not disposed of.

52. The business under discussion, and any other Motions not disposed of at the hour of going to the Orders of the Day, are set down in the Order Paper after the List of Motions for the next day on which the House shall sit.

No new business after half after twelve at night.

53. No Order of the Day or Notice of Motion shall be called on after half after Twelve o'clock at night.

House adjourns itself except in certain cases.

54. Except in the cases mentioned in Nos. 44, 47, and 48, when Mr. Speaker adjourns the House, without putting any Question, the House can only be adjourned by its own Resolution.

Strangers to be taken into custody if in parts of the House appropriated to Members.

55. The Sergeant-at-Arms is from time to time to take into his custody any stranger whom he may see, or who may be reported to him to be in any part of the House or Gallery appropriated to the Members of the House, and also any stranger who, having been admitted into any part of the House or Gallery, shall misconduct himself, or shall not withdraw when strangers are directed to withdraw, while the House or any Committee of the whole House is sitting; and no person so taken into custody is to be discharged page 11 out of custody without the special order of the Mouse.
56. No Member is to bring any stranger

No Member to bring a Stranger into such parts of the House.

into any part of the House or Gallery appropriated to the Members of the House while the House or a Committee of the whole House is sitting.