Rule 3.2.  Assistant Clerk

One of the desk clerks shall be designated by the Speaker as the Assistant Clerk and, in the event of the disability or absence of the Clerk or of a vacancy in the office of Clerk, shall take charge of and attend to all duties of the office of Clerk until the clerk resumes his duties or until a successor is elected.

Mason's Manual:  Sec. 584(3)

HR 3, 1973; HR 45, 1998, eff. May 20, 1998.