Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There are two methods, in the existing rules, for petitions to be presented to the House. The first method is by a Member presenting a petition in the House under the item on the orders of the day entitled "petitions" where the Member will stand and present the petition to the House. When a Member does this, the Member is required to endorse his signature on the petition and then present it to the House.
There is also a provision in the rules which permits a Member to file a petition with the Clerk. Members may receive petitions they may not necessarily be endorsed and this allows a Member to not necessarily to endorse a petition, but does allow the Member on behalf of his constituents to file the petition which will then become House records and become the property of the House. There are only two ways now of filing a petition in the Assembly.