Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Demeter, George

Demeter's manual of parliamentary law & procedure for the legal conduct of business in all deliberative assemblies Manual George Demeter - Blue Book Edition Revised, expanded and updated - Boston, Mass Little, Brown & Co. 1969 - 375 p.

Includes Index

Contents
Note on this edition
Introduction
Essentials of meetings
Basic procedures
The presiding officer's role in meetings
Class and rank of motions
Main motions and resolutions
The subsidiary motions
The privileged motions
Incidental motions
Restoratory motions
Incidental main motions
Renewal of motions
Motions grouped by rules and functions
Constitution and bylaws
Court citations
Parliamentary principles in action
Nominations and elections



This manual is the most effective and helpful book for four all-important functions: as a self-instruction manual; as a textbook for group or classroom instruction; as a reference book for both on-the-spot consultation and extended study; and as a parliamentary authority for organizations of all kinds.


parliamentary law

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