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Robert's Rules of Poker state that the last player to take aggressive action by a bet or raise is the first to show the hand — unless everyone checks ( or is all-in ) on the last round of betting, then the first player to the left of the dealer button is the first to show the hand.
The stated clerk is the chief ecclesial officer and serves as the presbytery's executive secretary and parliamentarian in accordance with the church Constitution and Robert's Rules of Order.
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised describes certain characteristics of a deliberative assembly, such as each member having an equal vote and the fact that the group meets to determine actions to be taken in the name of the entire group.
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised identifies several types of deliberative assemblies, including:
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised ( 10th ed .).
Robert's Rules of Order is the short title of a book, written by Brig.
Currently in its eleventh edition and published under the name Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised ( and often referred to using the initialism RONR ) it is the most widely used parliamentary authority in the United States, according to the National Association of Parliamentarians, a professional association of approximately 4, 000 members which provides education and accreditation certifications for parliamentarians.
Cover of the original 1876 EditionThe first edition of the book, whose full title was Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies, was published in February 1876 by then U. S. Army Colonel Henry Martyn Robert ( 1837 – 1923 ) with the short title Robert's Rules of Order placed on its cover.
As Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies ( cover short title: Robert's Rules of Order )
As Robert's Rules of Order Revised
As Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
Robert himself published the first four editions before his death in 1923, the last being the thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition published as Robert's Rules of Order Revised in May 1915.
Through a family trust, and later through the Robert's Rules Association, several subsequent editions of Robert's work have been published, including another major revision of the work.
The seventh edition, published in February 1970 on the 94th anniversary of the publication of the first edition, was the first under the title Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
The current edition of the series became effective on September 23, 2011, and entitled Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, Eleventh Edition ( 2011 ) ( hardback ISBN 978-0-306-82021-2 ; paperback ISBN 978-0-306-82020-5 ; leatherbound ISBN 978-0-306-82022-9 ).
In addition, since the Tenth Edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, a shorter reference guide, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, has been published to coincide with the main edition.
The most recent edition of this shorter guide, the Second Edition, coincides with the current Eleventh Edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
Since the copyrights for several of the original editions have expired, numerous other books and manuals have been published incorporating " Robert's Rules of Order " as part of their titles, some of them based on those earlier editions.
The existence of multiple editions and other variations all published as " Robert's Rules of Order " can sometimes cause confusion, as the various publications may differ in some details.

Robert's and Order
If an organization that has adopted " Robert's Rules of Order " does not wish RONR to be considered its reference authority, it should adopt another version explicitly, as RONR is generally considered by parliamentarians to be the definitive source on the subject.
In those cases in which the bylaws or other governing documents of an organization refer to " Robert's Rules of Order ," the book may be subordinate to other rules, including ( in descending order of authority as applicable ) law, corporate charter, constitution and / or bylaws, special rules of order and then Robert ’ s Rules of Order Newly Revised.

Robert's and Newly
The most common procedural authority in use in the United States is Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
In American civic groups and other organizations, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the most used parliamentary authority.
The 11th edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised states, " If it is desired to elect by mail, by plurality vote, by preferential voting, or by cumulative voting, this must be expressly stated, and necessary details of the procedure should be prescribed ( see 45 ).
According to Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, Tenth Edition, the " requirement for a quorum is protection against totally unrepresentative action in the name of the body by an unduly small number of persons.
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised ( 10th edition ) provides that:
Under Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised ( RONR ), if no time or method has been fixed to reconvene the assembly, adjournment has the effect of dissolving the body.
* Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, tenth edition, 2000, pp. 389-90
The U. S. manual Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 10th edition, p. 402 describes various forms of illegal ballots, which are ballots which do not count for any candidate.
The first part is a timed test to find the page numbers for 5 statements in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
The written examination contains multiple choice, short answer and essay questions on parliamentary procedures covered in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, and Cannon's Concise Guide to Rules of Order.
* Certified Professional Parliamentarian ( CPP )-must be a Certified Parliamentarian in good standing, must obtain a grade of 90 or above on an oral examination, covering the current editions of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, The Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure, Cannon's Concise Guide to Rules of Order, and Parliamentary Opinions II, Additional suggested reading includes Parliamentary Law, Parliamentary Opinions I, Demeter's Manual of Parliamentary Law and Procedure, and Riddick's Rules of Procedure.

Robert's and which
Henry I was crowned after Robert's death in 1031, which is quite exceptional for a French king of the times.
It was originally attached to a cycle of prose versions of Robert's poems, which tells the story of the Holy Grail: brought from the Middle East to Britain by followers of Joseph of Arimathea, the Grail is eventually recovered by Arthur's knight Percival.
Niue has a sea port, Sir Robert's Wharf in Alofi, which can be used only by flat-bottomed smaller vessels.
The editiones principes which issued from Robert's press were eight in number, viz.
Also, the quick-reaction soldiers reported fighters wearing Robert's gear and finding " a helmet with a bullet hole in it, which it was clear the last person to wear it had been shot in the head.
Robert's military successes against Edward II were due to a number of factors, not the least of which was the Scottish king's strategy.
Gilbert's first purchase of land was in the spring of 1884 when he bought the Grammar farm, which was known as Robert's Choice.
Robert's followers included the Benedictine monks Alberic, a former hermit from the nearby forest of Colan, and Stephen Harding, a member of an Anglo-Saxon noble family which had been ruined as a result of the Norman conquest of England.
Of the 99 state legislative chambers in the United States ( two for each state except Nebraska, which has a unicameral legislature ), Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure governs parliamentary procedures in 70 ; Jefferson's Manual governs 13, and Robert's Rules of Order governs five.
His personality reflects more modern, pragmatic attitudes and progressive ethics than those of his time, which often puts him in conflict with his brethren, particularly with his superior Prior Robert and Robert's clerk Brother Jerome, who disapprove of Cadfael for his casual attitude toward rules and for the privileges that are allowed him by their Abbot.
Robert's early ambition was to be an artist rather than architect, and the style of his early sketches in the manner of Salvator Rosa are reflected in his earliest surviving architectural drawings, which show picturesque gothic follies.
There were three reasons given for Stigand's deposition: that he held the bishopric of Winchester in plurality with Canterbury ; that he not only occupied Canterbury after Robert of Jumièges fled but also seized Robert's pallium which was left behind ; and that he received his own pallium from Benedict X, an anti-pope.
David's accession kindled the second independence war which threatened Robert's position as heir.
William Whitworth was resident engineer during this period and, upon Robert's departure, he became engineer until the canal's completion, for which he was paid £ 255, 262.
These disputes over the estates and revenues of the archbishopric contributed to the friction between Robert and Godwin, which had begun with Robert's election.
One is the so-called Missal of Robert of Jumièges, actually a sacramentary with thirteen surviving full-page miniatures, which bears an inscription apparently in Robert's own hand recording its donation to Jumièges when he was Bishop of London, and the other the so-called Benedictional of Archbishop Robert, actually a pontifical with three remaining full-page miniatures and other decoration ( respectively Rouen, Bibliothèque Municipale, Manuscripts Y. 6 and Y. 7 ).
There are many such systems, of which one of the best-known is probably Robert's Rules of Order, which is applied in parliamentary debate and corporate meetings in many English-speaking countries.
Neckam also wrote Corrogationes Promethei, a scriptural commentary prefaced by a treatise on grammatical criticism ; a translation of Aesop into Latin elegiacs ( six fables from this version, as given in a Paris manuscript, are printed in Robert's Fables inedites ); commentaries, on portions of Aristotle and Ovid's Metamorphoses, which remain unprinted, on Martianus Capella, which has recently received an edition, and on other works.
Robert's Rules provides that " in the absence of a quorum, any business transacted is null and void ," except for actions which can be legally taken: To fix the time to which to adjourn, adjourn, recess, or take measures to obtain a quorum.

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