Designed for today's businesses, clubs, unions, boards, societies, churches, and other organizations, Robert's Rules of Order will help readers conduct meetings with civility and efficiency.

Henry M. Robert published his first Robert's Rules of Order in 1876, and literally within days of its printing, began making changes for future printings.

Now, a professional parliamentarian has continued this tradition by updating Robert's classic manual for today's needs. Easy to read, understand, and apply, this new edition eliminates outdated footnotes and...

It has been said by one of the greatest of English writers on parliamentary law: "Whether these forms be in all cases the most rational or not is really not of so great importance. It is much more material that there should be a rule to go by, than what that rule is, that there may be a uniformity of proceeding in business, not subject to the caprice of the chairman, or captiousness of the members. It is very material that order, decency and regularity be preserved in a dignified public body." This work is the classic edition of Robert's Rules of Order. Originally published in 1875, Roberts...

"Original classic rules for your meeting"--Cover.

Reprint. Originally published 1876 under title: Pocket manual of rules of order.

A concise and user-friendly guide to the essentials for conducting a meeting from the original Robert's Rules of Order.