The trump is declared. No card is turned.
a The dealer may either make the trump or pass the declaration to
his partner.
b If the declaration be passed to partner, he must make the trump.
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Should the dealer's partner make the trump without receiving permission
from the dealer, the eldest hand may demand,
1st. That the trump shall stand, or 2d. That there shall be a new
deal.
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But if any declaration as to doubling, or not doubling, shall have been
made, or if a new deal be not claimed, the declaration wrongly made
shall stand. The eldest hand is the player on the left of the dealer.
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Should the dealer's partner pass the declaration to the dealer, it shall
be the right of the eldest hand to claim a new deal or to compel the
offending player to declare the trump; provided, that no declaration as
to doubling has been made.
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If either of the dealer's adversaries make or pass the declaration, the
dealer may, after looking at his hand, either claim a new deal or
proceed as if no declaration had been made.
A declaration once made cannot be altered.
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