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London, England, 1844-04-10 00:00:00

SUCCESSION AND REGENCY.

Art. 37. The Hellenic crown and its constitutional
rights are hereditary, and are transmitted in line direct
to the true and lawful descendants of King Otho in the
order of primogeniture.
Art 38. In default of true and lawful descendants of
King Otho, the Hellenic crown, and its constitutional
rights, are transmitted to his next brother, and his
lawful heirs in line direct in order of primogeniture. In
case of his death without such heir in line direct, the
Hellenic crown And its constitutional rights shall be
transmitted to his remaining brother, and to his true
and lawful heirs in line direct in order of primogeniture.
Art. 39. In case there shall be no successor, according
to the above limitations, the King shall appoint one with
the consent of the Chamber and Senate, for that purpose
ealled together ; two-thirds at least of the members of
each shall be present, and the decision shall be by the
vote of two thirds at least of those present.
Art. 40. Every successor of the Greek throne is re-
quired to profess the religion of the Eastern Orthodox
Church of Christ.

Art. 41. In no case shall the crowns of Greece and
Bavaria be united in one sovereign.

Art. 42. The King shall arrive at majority on the
completion of his 18th year ; before, he ascends the
throne he shall swear in the presence of the ministers,
the holy. synod, the senators, the representatives, and
others of the highest authority, the oath contained in
the 36th article. The King shall call together, within
two months at farthest, the Chamber and the Senate,
and shall take the oath before them when assembled
together in one chamber.
Art. 43. In case of the decease of the King, should the
heir be a minor, or absent, or no regent should have
been already appointed, the Chamber and the Senate
shall meet without summons on the 10th day at latest
after the decease of the King. The constitutional power
shall be exerei..!ed by the council of ministers, under
their own responsibility-, until the taking of the oath by
the regent, or the succession of the heir,
Art. 44. In case of the death of the King, should his
successor be a minor, the two Chambers shall meet
together fur the purpose of choosing a guardian ; this
guardian, however, shall only be chosen when none is
appointed by the will of the deceased King, or when
the heir being minor shall have no mother, or when the
mother shall have contracted a second marriage. The
mother during her widow hood is ipso facto guardian of
her child. The guardian of the King during his mino-
rity, whether appointed by will, or chosen by the
Chamber and Senate, is required to be a Greek citizen,
and of the Eastern Church.—A separate law will re-
gulate the subject of the Regency.
Art. 46. No individual shall be at the same time
member of the Chamber and Senate.
Art. 47. The Chamber and Senate shall meet by
right annually on the 15th of November, unless the
King shall have previously called them together, or
shall have prorogued their meeting, according to arti-
cles 30 and 31. The duration of each session of the
Chamber shall not be less than two months.
Art. 48. The Chamber and Senate shall meet publicly.
They shall consult with closed doors ; the Chamber on
the demand of ten members, or the Senate on the demand
of five, after which, each shall decide by a majority whe-
ther the question debated shall be again debated after the
public is admitted.
Art. 49. Neither the Chamber nor Senate shall de-•
bate or vote on any question, unless at least one more
than the half of each body be present. In cases of equal
votes the motion falls. The voting shall be open, except
when it relates to individuals.

Art. 50. No individual shall appear uncalled before
the Chamber or the Senate, to address them verbally or
by writing ; nevertheless, petitions may be presented
through any member of either Chamber, or may be
given to the proper officer. The. Chamber and the Se-
nate have equally the right of sending the petitions ad-
dressed to them to the Ministers, who are obliged to give
explanations as often as demanded.
Art. 51. The Chamber and the Senate sits each in its
respective chamber. On the day of the openinc, of the
Chambers only, and as often as the Constitution directs,
they meet in the Chamber of Representatives.
Art. 52. No tax can be imposed or exacted unless pre-
viously voted by the Chamber and Senate, and confirmed
by the King,
Art. 53. The Chamber and Senate shall vote annually
the budget, and audit that of the past year.
Art. 54. No pension or reward can be granted from

the public treasury without a law.
Art. 55. No Member of the Chamber or Senate can
be prosecuted, or otherwise molested, for any 'opinion or
vote given by him in the performance of bis duty in the
Chambers.
Art. 56. No Member of the Chamber or Senate can
be prosecuted, arrested, or imprisoned, during the ses-
sion, without the leave of the body to which he belongs,
except when taken in flagran to &lido. Every Member
of the Chamber or Senate is excepted from personal
arrest during the session, four weeks before its opening,
and three weeks after its close.
Art. 57. The Members of the Chamber and Senate
shall make the following oath before taking their seats :
—" I swear, in the name of the consubstantial and in-
divisible Trinity, that I will be faithful to the King of
Greece, and I will be obedient to the Constitution and
laws Of the State
; and that I will conscientiously fulfil
my duties." This oath shall be taken by the representa-
tives and senators iu their respective Chambers pub-
licly assembled.
Art. 58. The Chamber and Senate determine by their
own regulations how their business shall be conducted.

ON THE CHAMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Art. 59. The Chamber is composed of representatives
chosen by the people according to the law of election.
Art. 60. The Members of the Chamber represent the
nation, and not only the province for which they are
elected.
Art. 61. The law of election shall regulate the number
of representatives, according to the population ; never-
theless, the number shall never be below 80.
Art. 62. The representatives shall be chosen triennially.
Art. 63. The qualifications of a representative are,
that he shall be a citizen of Greece, domiciled in Greece,
enjoying municipal and political rights, full thirty years
of age, and also having all the other qualifications re-
quired by the law of election.
Art. 64. The representatives appointed by the Go-
vernment tottny salaried office, and having entered upon
it, shall immediately discontinue their parliamentary
duties; nevertheless, they may resume them if re-elected.
Art. 65. The Chamber shall elect from among its
members its President, Vice-Presidents, and Secretaries,

at the beginning of every Parliamentary session.
Art. 66. The Chamber shall verify the due election of
each representative, and settle disputed points thereon.
Art. 67. The representatives shall receive during the
performance of their duties, 250 drachmas per month, by
way of Dllowance from the Treasury.
Art. 68. The representatives who are in the receipt
of pay, either in the military or civil service, shall only
receive the difference between their pay and their al-
lowance.