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L. H. J.
Liber No. 46
p. 549
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The House approved the following Rules, and ordered that they
be observed this Session
1. That no Member of this House shall use any reviling Speeches,
or name any Member by his proper name, otherwise than for Dis-
tinction's Sake, but shall rather use some other Signification, as, the
Gentleman that spoke last, or the like.
2. That no member speak above once at the reading of any Bill
or Debate, without License of the Speaker and the House, and if two
Persons, or more, shall rise up together, the Speaker shall appoint
who shall speak first, and no member shall interrupt any other until
the Gentleman speaking hath ended.
3. That none shall deliver his Opinion, or speak to any Bill or
Debate, unless he shall stand up, and reverently direct his Speech to
the Speaker.
4. That every Bill proposed to the House shall be read two several
Days before it is sent to the Upper House, and once after, before it
be ingrossed; and that between every Reading one Day shall be in-
termitted, and that in that Time the Bill be laid on the Table for the
Perusal of all the members; unless on very urgent Occasions, Mr
Speaker, with the Consent of the House shall dispense therewith,
and then one Bill being read twice at one Sitting, shall be as suffi-
cient as if read several Days, when so entered in the Clerk's Journal.
5. That no Person shall come into the House of Assembly, whilst
the same is sitting, with Sword or other Weapon, upon Penalty of
such Fine as shall be imposed on them by the Speaker, not exceeding
five Shillings for any Offence.
6. That if any Member bound to attend this Assembly, shall be
absent at the Hours and Place appointed, after the Number of
Twelve of the Members with the Speaker are met, according to the
Order for Sitting, shall be fined according to the Discretion of the
Speaker, not exceeding five shillings for any Offence; unless upon
such lawful Excuse as the Speaker shall admit of.
7. All misdemeanors which shall happen in the House, shall be
censured and fined in the House.
8. That no Bill shall be read at any Time during this Session, 'til
all the Members in Town be called in, except on some Excuse to be
admitted by the Speaker.
The following Resolves ordered to be entered on the Journal as
the Resolves of this House
Resolved by the House, That the members who are appointed as
members of the Committee of Aggrievances, have likewise the Char-
acter of Committee for Courts of Justice, and that Character, and
the Duty of such Committee of Aggrievances, as a standing Part
of their Duty.
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