tion along these special lines of government it is urgent that the honors of the main places in each demonstration should not fall upon the same heads each time.

It is of insistence, however, that the Speaker should be acquainted with the procedure of conducting such a large body as a House of Representatives. The Speaker shall preserve decorum and order, may speak to points of order in preference to other members, and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House. He shall declare all votes subject to verification. In all cases he may vote. He shall rise to put a question, or to address the House, but may read sitting. If the legislature of the state in which this chapter is being produced is in session it would be well for the person chosen Speaker, and in fact, those in all of the important parts, to pay several visits to the State House and learn first hand the important details which it is difficult for the authors to give because of the lack of space.

The clerk should be one who has had experience in taking the minutes of meetings, preferably the secretary of the organization or the class.

Although the daily session of a House is always opened with prayer by the chaplain it is not absolutely imperative that such a part enter into the demonstration.

There should be several pages who pretend to run here and there to carry a message from one representative to another; or to go out into the lobby or imaginary committee rooms.

Monitors are appointed, the number depending on the size of the class. Each represents one division of the House; they must see that the rules are observed by the members in their respective divisions, and they must

return the number of votes when called upon to do so by the speaker.

A special table may be reserved for real or imaginary representatives of newspapers.

No member shall stand up, to the inconvenience of others, while a member is speaking; or pass unnecessarily between the Speaker of the House and the member speaking, or stand in the passages, or in the area in front of the chair, or stand in front of the clerk's desk while a roll call is in progress. A member, when about to speak, shall rise and respectfully address the Speaker; he shall confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid personalities. No member shall interrupt another while speaking, except by rising to a point of order.

A motion need not be seconded, and may be withdrawn by the mover if no objection is made. A motion to adjourn shall always be first in order, and shall be decided without debate; and on the motions to lay on the table, for the previous question, to close debate at a specified time, to postpone to a certain time, to commit or recommit, a period not exceeding ten minutes shall be allowed for debate, and no member shall speak more than three minutes.

No appeal from the decision of the Speaker shall be entertained unless it is seconded; and no other business shall be in order until the question on the appeal has been disposed of.

The article which the authors chose for the class to feature is the one numbered No. 766 on the model calendar. It must be remembered that this resolution has supposedly had its first, second and third readings, has just returned from the Committee on Engrossed Bills,

and comes now before the House for enactment. Several bills have been placed upon the calendar, but as they are only samples none of them need be used. In fact the class does not have to use the feature resolution of the session that of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment, but this was chosen because of its timely interest and as offering a fine opportunity for debate.

MODEL PETITION 1

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled.

(Accompanied by bill, House, No. ......)

1 The petition should be a four page pamphlet 10" x 8" with the above greeting, and all the space below the greeting should contain, in substance, that for which the petitioners pray and the legislation sought, together with the signature of cach petitioner, with his address. Additional leaves may be inserted if needed.

The whole pamphlet should be folded twice with the greeting and name remaining on the inside, and the outside bearing the data to be filled in.

MODEL BLANK ACT 1

(Same size pamphlet as petition, and to be folded the same) (Inside when folded)

Accompanying the petition

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

In the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and

(State)

(Seal)

AN ACT

WHEREAS,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1

The Bill is backed as follows:

HOUSE BILL, NO.

MODEL CALENDAR

No. 39

House of Representatives

Calendar

For Tuesday, March 16, 1920

Orders of the Day

Unfinished Business

763. Bill relative to the drawing of compensation by injured employees. (Question on ordering to a second reading)

(Chairman of Committee)

764. Bill to abolish the office of chief of police in the city of Relmose. (Chairman of Committee) (No. of reading)

765. Bill to authorize city of Poorfield to borrow money for purpose of additional schoo! facilities.

1 Use one side of paper only. Insert additional leaves if necessary. Dates and numbers (except section numbers) should be written in words.

(Chairman of Committee) (No. of reading) (Committee recommends ought to pass)

766. Resolution relating to the ratification of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to extending the Right of Suffrage to Women. (Chairman of Federal Relations Committee) (No. of reading) (Question on enact

ment of resolution)

767. Report of the Committee on Harbors and Waterways, reference to next General Court, on the petition (accompanied by Bill, House No. 436) of F. Saltwater for protection by the Department of Public Works of the shores in the Town of Rivermouth.

MODEL JOURNAL (10" x 6")

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE

Wednesday, June 2, 1920.

Met according to adjournment, at half past ten o'clock

A. M. Prayer offered by the Chaplain.

Message from the Governor-Veto.

The following message was received from His Excellency the Governor:

ANNUAL REPORTS

The following annual reports received from the Secretary of the Commonwealth were severally placed on file:—

ORDER

The following order, offered by Mr. Oldman of Easton was referred under the rule, to the committees on Rules of the two branches acting concurrently:

Ordered, that

Papers from the Senate

Reports of Committees

Engrossed Bills

Orders of the Day

Adjournment and Hour of Meeting

L. ED. PENCIL, Clerk.