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spective stations, and at the sound of the gavel there shall be a 

 general silence. The Grange shall then proceed to open in regular 

 form. 



Sec. 2. No question shall be stated unless moved by two members, 

 or be open for consideration unless stated by the Master. And when 

 a question is before the Grange, no motion shall be received, unless 

 to close ; to lay on table ; the previous question ; to postpone ; to 

 refer; or to amend. They shall have precedence in the order in 

 which they are arranged, the first three of which shall be decided 

 without debate. 



Sec. 3. Any member may call for a division of a question when the 

 sense of it will permit. 



Sec. 4. The yeas and nays may be ordered by the Master, on the 

 call of any member, duly seconded. 



Sec. 5. After any question (except one of indefinite postponement) 

 has been decided, any member who voted in the majority may, at 

 the same or next meeting, move for a reconsideration therof ; but no 

 discussion of the main question shall be allowed unless reconsidered. 



Sec. 6. No member shall speak more than once on the same subject, 

 nor occupy more than five minutes, except by the consent of a major 

 ity of the members. And no member, while speaking, shall name 

 another by his or her proper name, but shall use the appropriate 

 designation belonging to his or her standing in the Grange. 



Sec. 7. The Master or any member may call a brother or sister to 

 order while speaking ; when the debate is suspended, and the brother 

 or sister shall not speak until the point of order be determined, unless 

 to appeal from the chair, when he or she may use the words follow 

 ing, and no others : &quot; Master, I respectfully appeal from the decision 

 of the chair to the Grange.&quot; Whereupon the Grange shall proceed 

 to vote on the question : &quot; Will the Grange sustain the decision of 

 the chair?&quot; 



Sec. 8. When a brother or sister intends to speak on a question, 

 he or she shall rise in his or her place and respectfully address his or 

 her remarks to the Worthy Master, confining him or herself to the 

 question, and avoid personality. Should more than one member rise 

 to speak at the same time, the Worthy Master shall determine who is 

 entitled to the floor. 



Sec. 9. When a brother or sister has been called to order by the 

 Worthy Master for the manifestation of temper or improper feelings, 

 he or she shall not be allowed to speak again on the subject under 

 discussion in the Grange, at that meeting, except to apologize. 



Sec. 1 0. On the call of five members, a majority of the Grange 

 may demand that the previous question shall be put, which shall al 

 ways be in this form: &quot; Shall the main question now be put?&quot; And 

 until it is decided, shall preclude all amendments to the main ques 

 tion and all further debate. 



Sec. 11. All motions or resolutions offered in the Grange shall be 

 reduced to writing, if required. 



Sec. 12. When standing or special committees are appointed, the 



