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ting of such Committee has been first affixed Sitting in the Lobby; nor, in the case of any such mittees. Bill originating in the Senate, until after two days' like Notice. And no Motion for any general suspension or modification of this Rule, shall be entertained by The House, unless after reference made thereof at a previous sitting of The House, to the several Standing Committees, charged with consideration of Private Bills, or upon Report submitted by two or more of such Committees.

2. On the day of the posting of any Bill under this Rule, the Chief Clerk of the Private Bill Office, shall append to the printed Votes and Proceedings of the day, a Notice of such posting: and he shall also append to the Votes of each day, a Notice of meetings of any of the Standing Committees charged with the consideration of Private Bills or Petitions therefor, that may have been appointed for the following day.

61. A copy of the Bill containing the Deposit of Amendments proposed to be submitted to Bill in Prifilled-np the Standing Committee, shall be deposited vate Bill in the Private Bill Office, one clear day before the meeting of the Committee thereupon.

Office.

parties interested.

62. All persons whose interest or property Consent of may be affected by any Private Bill, shall, when required so to do, appear before the Standing Committee touching their consent,

or

Voting in Committees.

Extraordinary pro

Bills.

or may send such consent in writing, proof of which may be demanded by such Committee. And in every case, the Committee upon any Bill for incorporating a Company, may require proof that the persons whose names appear in the Bill as composing the Company, are of full age, and in a position to effect the objects contemplated, and have consented to become incorporated.

63. All questions before Committees on Private Bills are decided by a majority of voices, including the voice of the Chairman and whenever the voices are equal, the Chairman has a second or casting vote.

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64. It is the duty of the Select Committee visions in to which any Private Bill may be referred by The House, to call the attention of The House specially to any provision inserted in such Bill that does not appear to have been contemplated in the Notice for the same, as reported upon by the Committee on Standing Orders.

Report of Committee.

Preamble

65. The Committee to which a Private Bill may have been referred, shall report the same to The House, in every case; and when any material alteration has been made in the Preamble of the Bill, such alteration, and the reasons for the same, are to be stated in the Report.

66. When the Committee on any Private not proved Bill report to The House that the Preamble

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of such Bill has not been proved to their satisfaction, they must also state the grounds upon which they have arrived at such a decision; and no Bill so reported upon shall be placed upon the Orders of the Day unless by special order of The House.

2. Private Bills otherwise reported to The House by such Committee, shall be placed upon the Orders of the Day following the reception of the Report, for a second reading, in their proper order, next after Bills referred to a Committee of the Whole House.

to sign

67. The Chairman of the Committee shall Chairman sign with his name at length, a printed copy Bills and of the Bill, on which the Amendments are Amendfairly written, and shall also sign with the ments. initials of his name, the several Amendments made and Clauses added in Commitee; and another copy of the Bill with the amendments written thereon, shall be prepared by the Clerk of the Committee, and fyled in the Private Bill Office, or attached to the Report.

ments at

68. No important Amendment may be Amendproposed to any Private Bill, in a Committee third readof the Whole House, or at the Third Reading ing. of the Bill, unless one day's notice of the same shall have been given.

amended

69. When any Private Bill is returned Bill from the Senate with amendments, the same by Senate. not being merely verbal or unimportant, such

amendments

Dispensing with

amendments are, previous to the Second Reading, referred to the Standing Committee to which such Bill was originally referred.

70. Except in cases of urgent and pressing Standing necessity, no Motion may be made to dispense with any Standing Order relative to Private Bills, without due notice thereof.

Orders.

Private
Bill Regis-

ter.

Private

mittees.

71. A Book, to be called the "Private Bill Register," shall be kept in a room to be called the "Private Bill Office," in which Book shall be entered, by the Clerk appointed for the business of that Office, the name, description, and place of residence of the parties applying for the Bill, or of their agent, and all the proceedings thereon, from the Petition to the passing of the Bill; such entry to specify briefly each proceeding in The House, or in any Committee to which the Bill or Petition may be referred, and the day on which the Committee is appointed to sit. Such book to be open to public inspection daily, during Office hours.

72. The Chief Clerk of the Private Bill

Bill Com Office shall prepare, daily, lists of all Private Bills, and Petitions for such Bills, upon which any Committee is appointed to sit, specifying the time of meeting and the room where the Committee shall sit; and the same shall be hung up in the Lobby.

Parlia..mentary

Agents.

73. Every Parliamentary Agent conducting proceedings before the House of Com

mons

mons, shall be personally responsible to The House and to The Speaker, for the observance of the Rules, Orders, and practice of Parliament, and Rules prescribed by The Speaker, and also for the payment of all fees and charges; and he shall not act as Parliamentary Agent until he shall have received the express sanction and authority of The Speaker.

pension.

74. Any Agent who shall wilfully act in Agents violating violation of the Rules and practice of Par- Rules liliament, or of any Rules to be prescribed by able to sus The Speaker, or who shall wilfully misconduct himself in prosecuting any proceedings before Parliament, shall be liable to an absolute or temporary prohibition to practise as a Parliamentary Agent, at the pleasure of The Speaker; provided, that upon the application of such Agent, The Speaker shall state in writing the ground for such prohibition.

Committees.

75. The Clerk of the House shall cause List of Committo be affixed, in some conspicuous part of tees apthe House, a list of the several Standing pointed. and Select Committees appointed during the Session.

tees of the

76. In forming a Committee of the Whole CommitHouse, The Speaker, before leaving the Chair, Whole. shall appoint a Chairman to preside, who shall maintain Order in the Committee; and

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