Convention Journal, 10 January P. M.
Met according to adjournment Voted that another Monitor be chosen, and that the several Monitors take their divisions in the Meeting House.
The House then proceeded to the choice of a Monitor by nomination, and the Honble Abraham White Esqr. was chosen Voted, that seats be assigned for the gentlemen of the Clergy who may attend the debates, upon the lower floor, without the seats occupied by the members The Convention resumed the consideration of the report of the Committee appointed to prepare rules and orders for their regulation, which being amended to read as follows, was accepted, & ordered to be put up in a conspicuous place Rules and Orders.
1st. No person shall sit at the Table except the President and Secretary
2d. No person shall speak without first rising & addressing the President, and he shall sit down as soon as he has done speaking.
3d. No person shall be interrupted while speaking, but by being called to order or to correct a mistake
4th. No member shall speak more than once to anyone question untill any other member who has not spoken shall speak, if he desire it. nor more than twice untill any other has spoken twice that desires to speak
5th. When any member shall make a motion, and such motion shall be seconded by another the same shall be considered by the Convention and not otherwise.
6th. No member shall declare a question a vote, untill the President has declared it to be a vote or not.
7th. No member shall nominate more than one person for one committee, provided the person by him nominated shall be chosen.
8th. No vote shall be reconsidered unless there be as many members in the house at the time of the motion for a reconsideration, as there were when it passed, provided return of the House shall be called for at the time such motion is made, and in all such cases there shall be an injunction upon the members to attend untill the question shall be determined, and no other motion shall be previously determined, excepting for an adjournment9th. No member shall be permitted to stand up to the interruption of another while any member is speaking, or pass between the President and the person speaking
10th. When a vote is declared by the President, and any member rises to doubt the vote the house shall be returned, and the vote made certain without any further debate upon the question.
11th. The Monitors who are or shall be appointed shall see the due observance of the foregoing orders, one to be set in each division of the house, and if required by the President, to return the number of votes and members in their respective quarters.
12th. No member shall be considered at liberty to leave Convention without the permission of the same, unless by consent of his constituents.
Voted that Mr. Goodman and Dr. Tufts be on the committee for examining the returns, in the room of General Health and Genl. Titcomb, excused.
Adjourned to Friday morning 10. o Clk