Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 October 1948 — Page 21

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By ANNA CLYDE VINZANT : NO EDUCATION is complete without some knowledge of parlHamentary law. It is democracy in action and has no place in an . autocracy. No subject repays) more generously the time and effort required for its mastery. | It is as necessary for members of an organization to understand and to use parliamentary rules as it is for the Mrs. Vinzant driver of an automobile to know and obey rules of traffic. This knowledge enables one to think clearly, N speak concisely, and to enjoy * self-confidence and ease of mind in any parliamentary situation. In earliest assemblies, the presiding officer occupied the only chair, while members sat on benches. From this custom, he became known as “the chair.” The authority is invested in the office (the chair), not in the person. The man in the chair serves 88 a means through which the " assembly expresses its will. Be-

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and then be seated, listen, and protect the rights of the speaker, sllowing no unnecessary interruptions.

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® * =» WHEN TWO OR MORE rise at the same time, the chair assigns the floor to the one who submitted the motion (provided he has not spoken) or to the one who addressed the chair first. Those who were not assigned the floor should be seated until the speaker has finished his remarks and is seated. It is a breach of good parliamentary etiquet to remain . standing avhile another is speaking, and the chair is under no obligation to recognize one who is guilty of this error. The one who rises and addresses the chair first is entitled to recognition. It is well to recall that as long ago as the siege of Troy all nations bor- | dering on the Mediterranean |

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Q—Our by-laws require elections to be by ballot. We had only one nominee for each office, and the chair declared them elected. Was this in order?

A—No. A rule in the by-laws requiring elections to be by ballot cannot be suspended even by unanimous vote. Ballots should be distributed, and voting is not, limited to the nominees. Mem-, bers may vote for any eligible person. Those elected by ballot have the assurance of knowing they were chosen in the demo-| cratic manner and that the members were not deprived of their

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A—No. The chair should have stated the motion and taken a vote. If a majority of the votes cast were in the affirmative, the’ chair .then should have declared the meeting adjourned. It is unwise to adjourn a meeting too hurriedly. Once the chair has declared the meeting adjourned, there is no way to reconvene.

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