ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE ASSEMBLY. 1. The Presentation of Petitions. 3. Reports of Select Committees. 4. Messages from the Governor. 5. Communications from the State Officers. 6. Messages from the Senate. 7. Notices. 8. Third Reading of Bills. 9. Introduction of Bills. 10. Motions and Resolutions. 11. Unfinished Business of the General Orders. 12. Special Orders of the Day. 13. General Orders of the Day; but Messages from the Governor, Communications from State Officers, Mes sages from the Senate, and Reports from the Committee on Engrossed Bills, may be received under any order of business. RULES AND ORDERS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK. ADOPTED FEBRUARY 5, 1858. CHAPTER I. OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SPEAKER. chair. 1. The Speaker shall take the chair each day at the Speaker to hour to which the House shall have adjourned. He take the shall call to order, and, except in the absence of a quorum, shall proceed to business in the manner prescribed by these rules. 2. He shall possess the powers and perform the duties Duties of herein prescribed, viz: the Speaker 1. He shall preserve order and decorum. 3. He shall appoint all committees, except where Committees 4. He may substitute any member to perform the Speaker two consecutive legislative days, but for no the House. Committee of the Whole. Passage of bills. Reporters. Privilege of the floor. Reading of journal. Order of business. 5. When the House shall be ready to go into Com- 6. He shall certify the passage of all bills by the 8. He shall have the right to invite to the floor of CHAPTER II. OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS. 3. The first business of each day's session shall be the reading of the journal of the preceding day, and the correction of any errors that may be found to exist therein. After which, except on days and at times set apart for the consideration of General or Special Orders, the order of business shall be as follows, viz: 1. The presentation of petitions. 4. Messages from the Governor. 5. Communications from the State officers. 7. Notices. 8. Third reading of bills. 9. Introduction of bills. |