a decision of the President, may sustain such appeal, and the President may give his reasons for his decision, before the question is put, which being passed upon, the matter shall be considered as settled.

ARTICLE VII.-COMMITTEES.

All Committees shall make their reports in writing.

RULES OF ORDER.

1. The President, or in his absence the Vice President, shall take the Chair at the hour named in Article I., Section 1, of the By-Laws. In the absence of those officers, a President pro tem. shall be chosen by the Society.

2. The President shall be privileged to debate upon all subjects, on calling the Vice President, or any other member willing, to the Chair.

3. After the meeting has been called to order, each member shall take a seat, which he shall be required to occupy during the evening, and shall not interrupt the proceedings by reading or conversation, without permission of the President.

4. No member shall speak on any motion (except the mover thereof) more than twice, nor more than once until all wishing to speak have spoken; neither shall he make or debate an amendment, having spoken twice on the original motion, without permission of the Society.

5. When two or more members rise at the same time, the President shall name the person to speak.

6. When a member shall be called to order by the President or any member, he shall at once take his seat, and every question of order shall be decided by the President without debate.

7. No motion shall be debatable until seconded. 8. Appeals, and motions to reconsider or adjourn, are not debatable.

9. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to lay on the table, to postpone, to commit, or to amend.

10. No member shall interrupt another while speaking, except in accordance with Rule of Order, No. 6.

11. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except when another motion is before the Society.

12. When a motion or amendment shall be made and seconded, the mover thereof may be called upon by the President or any member to reduce the same to writing, and hand it in at the table, from which it shall be read before open to the Society for debate.

13. The mover of a motion shall be at liberty to accept any amendment thereto; but if an amendment be offered and not accepted, yet duly seconded, the Association shall pass upon it before voting upon the original motion.

14. Any member may criticise Essays or Recitations delivered before the Society, provided he do not occupy more than five minutes.

15. Before taking the vote on any question, the President shall ask: "Are you ready for the ques

tion ?" Should no one offer to speak, the President shall rise to put the question, and after he has risen, no member shall speak upon it without permission of the Society.

16. When a motion to adjourn is carried, no member shall leave his seat, until the President have left his chair.

17. When a motion has been made and decided, it shall be in order for any member (but such as have voted in the minority), to move the re-consideration thereof, if done within three weeks after being voted upon.

18. Every officer, on leaving his office, shall give to his successor all papers, documents, books and money belonging to the Society.

19. No smoking, and no refreshments, except water, shall be allowed in the Society's rooms.

HERE

APPENDIX.

ERE we append, for convenience of reference, and as being what every American should know and understand, a copy (from the Manual prepared for the use of the United States House of Representatives,) of the Constitution of the United States, the Amendments thereto, and several accompanying documents.,

CONSTITUTION.

WE, the People of the United States, in Preamble.
order to form a more perfect Union, es-
tablish justice, insure domestic tran-
quillity, provide for the common de
fense, promote the general welfare, and
secure the blessings of liberty to our-
selves and our posterity, do ordain and
establish this Constitution for the United
States of America.

ARTICLE I.

SECTION I.

All legislative powers herein granted Congress. shall be vested in a Congress of the United

States, which shall consist of a Senate and
House of Representatives.

Representatives, how chosen.

Qualification of
Representatives.

Apportionment of

Representatives,

and direct taxes.

SECTION II.

The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several States, and the electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislature.

No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained the age of twentyfive years, and have been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term Census every ten of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each State shall have at least

years.