Chapter 7 Section 21

The purpose of the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to establish a (an)

• adjourned meeting.

• annual meeting.

• regular meeting.

• special meeting.

Which motion below has the effect of setting the time, and sometimes the place, for another meeting to continue the business of the meeting?

• Adjourn

• Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

• Recess

• Call for the Orders of the Day

The motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is a privileged motion only if it is made

• when a member rises to a Question of Privilege and makes a

  motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn.

• if no question is pending.

• and the maker of the immediately pending motion agrees to

  have it considered.

• while a motion is pending.

Depending on the circumstances, the motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn may be proposed as a privileged motion or a (an)

• incidental motion.

• subsidiary motion.

• subsidiary motion.

• question of privilege.

If a motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is made when no question is pending,

• the chairman should rule it out of order.

• it should be voted on immediately after a second.

• it is subject to all the rules applicable to a main motion.

• a two-thirds vote is necessary for its adoption.

Which statement below is false regarding the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn?

• It affects the time when the present meeting will adjourn.

• An amendment may be applied to it.

• It is out of order when another member has the floor.

• It can be reconsidered.

The privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn

• may be applied to any motion.

• is not debatable

• does not require a second.

• cannot be amended as to the date.

MEMBER:-(After obtaining the floor) "I move that when this meeting adjourns, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. next Wednesday." The adoption of this motion establishes a (an)

• postponed meeting.

• adjourned meeting.

• recessed meeting.

• special meeting.

The effect of adopting the privileged motion to Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn is to

• adjourn the present meeting.

• recess immediately.

• establish a continuation of the present meeting.

• set a time for adjourning the next meeting.

Assume that the assembly is debating a main motion and the hour is getting late. You want to make sure that the assembly meets again tomorrow to complete the agenda. What could you do?

• Obtain the floor and say, "I move we table the remaining agenda and adjourn until tomorrow."

• Obtain the floor and say, "I move we recess until tomorrow at 9:00 a.m."

• Obtain the floor and say, "I move that when this meeting adjourns, it adjourns to meet again at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow."

• Obtain the floor and say, "I move we adjourn."