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ARTI�CL ,21 z�uthore the Cc�iyac ► ,Lads; This Article seeks Town Meeting approval to authorize the Board of Selectmen to "convey, grant and/or release" to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the town's "title, rights, or interest" to the 11 parcels of land to be transferred to the Federal trust for the benefit of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. _1 While Article 1 seeks approval for the Inter- Governmental Agreement, Article 2 authorizes the release of Mashpee's ownership to the parcels designated in the Agreement so those parcels can be transferred to the Federal trust. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TOWN MEETINGOF ARTICLE 2. TOWN MEETING RULES AND DEFINITIONS ri 1. The conduct of Mashpee's Town Meeting is governed by State Law, the Town's Charter, Bylaws and the publication Town Meeting Time. 2. Quorum. One hundred (100)registered voters shall constitute a quorum of a Special Town Meeting. Quorum for an Annual Meeting shall be zero (0). 3. The Moderator presides over the Town Meeting, decides all questions of order and procedure, and announces the results of all votes. The results of all votes are ! announced by the Moderator, shall be final except on a voice vote which may be questioned by any voter standing in his/her place and questions any oral "yea" or "nea"vote. In such case, a hand-counted vote shall be taken without debate. 4. The main body of the house shall be reserved for registered voters; non-voters will be seated in a special section. 5. Articles in the Warrant give notice of the issues subject to discussion at a Town Meeting and establish the parameters of matters that can be debated and acted on. t k i Amendments,motions and/or debate determined by the Moderator, with the advice of Town Counsel, to be beyond the scope of the Articles may not be i permitted. ,f u 6. In order for the Town Meeting to act on or discuss an Article, a motion must be made. The Moderator will call for a motion on each Article and, if no motion is made after the second call, the Moderator will "pass over"the Article and move Y 'i on to the next Article. In order to bring back a"passed over" Article for a motion and discussion, there must be an approved"motion for reconsideration". In I }