Among the established rules and customs which constitute parliamentary law are the following elementary ones that every one should know:
(1) Only one question can be considered at a time. It must be put in the form of a proposition or motion, to be proposed or moved by one member and seconded by another, and must then be stated by the presiding officer, after which it is open to debate and amendment.
(2) No one can make a motion or speak in debate until he has risen and addressed the presiding officer by his proper title and has been "recognized" by him, and thus has "obtained the floor."
(3) No one can speak unreasonably long (over ten minutes in ordinary societies), or more than twice on the same question on the same day, without permission of the assembly.
(4) No member can speak a second time on the same question provided any one desires to speak who has not spoken on that question.
(5) No one in speaking can address his remarks to another member or use another member's name when it can be avoided, but his remarks must be addressed to the presiding officer.
