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C. If a motion, of which notice is duly inserted in the
Agenda paper, be not moved at the meeting when it is reached,
unless postponed by leave of the Vestry, such motion shall be
considered as dropped, and shall not be again moved without
fresh notice.
D. When a motion has been considered and negatived
by the Vestry, it shall not be competent for any member of
the Vestry to introduce the same motion, or a motion, which
in the opinion of the chairman, is substantially the same,
within a period of six months next ensuing.
12.
LIMITATION OP SPEECHES.
A Whenever a member has addressed the Vestry for eight
minutes, it shall be competent for the Chairman to inform the
Vestry that in his opinion it is the evident sense of the Vestry
that the member has addressed the Vestry at sufficient length
upon the question under consideration, and any two members
may then propose and second a motion (without remark or
debate) "That the speaker be no longer heard," and thereupon
the Chairman shall put it to the vote, and it shall be decided
by show of hands, and no division shall be taken unless at
least ten members vote against the motion.
B. No member other than the mover of an original motion
included in the printed Agenda paper shall be permitted to
speak a second time on the same motion.
13.
CLOSING A DEBATE.
Whenever it shall appear to the Chairman that a motion
(or an amendment) has been adequately discussed, and that it
is the evident sense of the Vestry that the question be now
put, he may so inform the Vestry, whereupon it shall be competent
tor any two members to propose and second a motion,
but without remark or debate, "That the debate on that
motion (or that amendment) be now closed;" and thereupon
the Chairman shall put it to the vote, and it shall be decided
by show ot hands, and no division shall be taken unless at least
ten members vote against the motion.