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Presiding Officer: State your Question.” 
12. Motions for question of privilege or point of order 
take precedence over all other motions. 
13. Never attempt to place too many amendments to a 
motion. (Two are allowable; that is, an amendment to 
an amendment.) It is usually much better to offer a sub¬ 
stitute motion. 
14. A motion may not be put to a vote of the meeting 
until it has been seconded or supported by some mem¬ 
ber other than the one making the motion. 
15. In case of a tie vote the president or presiding 
officer decides the motion. 
16. A motion to adjourn the meeting is in order at any 
time. 
In addition to these simple suggestions, which may 
serve for the beginning of the club’s activities, each club 
should have a modern work on parliamentary practice. 
Order of Business 
President: “We will now proceed with the general 
order of business.” 
1. The secretary will now call the roll. 
(Each member responds to his name by giving a brief 
history of his club activities since the last meeting.) If 
the enrollment of the club is large, it is sometimes advis¬ 
able to have some one member of the club give the report 
of the entire club—as Ppultry Club members would give 
totals for Poultry Club, as 1,000 chickens hatched, 2,000 
eggs setting, 20 brooder coops made. All girls have made 
aprons. 
2. Reading of the minutes of previous meeting; also 
any communications. 
3. Receiving applications for membership. 
4. Special program for the month can now be taken up. 
