Rules of Order for Nauvoo City Council, 22 January 1842, as Published in Times and Seasons
Source Note
, Rules of Order, for Nauvoo City Council, , Hancock Co., IL, 22 Jan. 1842. Version published in “Rules of Order of the City Council,” Times and Seasons, 1 Feb. 1842, 3:683–686.
38th. All motions for amendment of the rules, shall be submitted one month previous to a final determination thereof, unless three-fourths of the members present shall assent that it shall be finally acted on the day on which it is submitted.
Of Balloting.
39th. In balloting for committees, a plurality of votes shall be sufficient to make a choice, but in other cases a majority of the whole number of votes shall be required to decide.