What motion puts aside a Main Motion until a later, unspecified time, placing the pending question in the secretary's care?

• A. Lay on the Table
• B. Take from the Table
• C. Postpone
• D. Recess

Answer: (A)

Puts aside a Main Motion until a later, unspecified time by laying it on the table, which means pausing action and keeping the matter out of immediate consideration. This move places the pending question in the secretary’s care, effectively removing it from the current discussion while it remains alive and can be resumed later. It’s used when something more urgent comes up or when more information is needed, and it preserves the motion to be picked up again without defeating it.

Think of it as a temporary shelf for the business: it won’t be debated or decided now, but it isn’t disposed of either. When you’re ready to revisit, you’d use a separate motion to take it from the table. By contrast, postponing takes the motion to a specific future time, a recess is just a break in the meeting, and taking from the table simply revives something that was already laid on the table.