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aX., CIVIL RIGHTS.

Art. 3, Every Greek is equal in the eye of the
and shall contribute without distinction to the bu'rdens of
the state, in proportion to his property: Greek citizens
only shall be capable of holding public office. Citizens
are such as hie acqttieed or are acquiring the qualifica-
tions of citizeas, according tO the laws of the realm.
Ark. 4. Personal fri.edom is inviolable • no individual
eatthglitose.euted, arrested, or imprisoned or molested,
other wi§e than as the law directs.

t 1.4. Lxcept, in case of Sagrante delicto, no indivi-
dual shall- I.te arrested er imprisont-d but by warrant,
stating the. caw of comidaint, and communicated at the
time of arrest or detention.
Art. 6. No punishment shall be enforced without a law
existing'as to the case in question.
Art. 7. Individuals, whethersingly or in a body, have
the right of petitioning the authorities, provided they ob-
serve the laws of the realm.

Art. 8. The dwelling of every individual is inviolable;
no search shall take place in dwelling-houses, other-
wise than as the Jaw directs.
Art. 9. In Greece man shall neither be bought or
sold ;. the slave, whether- by birth or purchase, of every
race Or religion, shall be free from the moment when he
sets his foot on the ,Soil of Greece. -

Art. JO. Every one has the right of publishing his
ideas by
_word of mouth, by writing, or by Means of the
press ; provided he observe the laws of the realm. The
press is free, and censorship interdicted. The respon-
sible editors, publishers, and printers of newspapers
shall not be obliged to furnish any sums by way of
caution money, and all publishers of public journals
must be Greek citizens.

Art. 11. The higher branches of public education shall
be provided for at the expense of the State, the educa-
tion in the Demi by contributions in aid made by the
State according to the necessities of the. Demi. Every
individual has the right to form an educational estab-
lishment, provided he conform to the laws ofthe realm.
Art. 12. No individual shall be deprived of his pro-
perty except for the public good, especially demonstrated
in each case and as the law shall direct, and in all cases
the indemnification shall be first paid.
Art. 13. Torture and confiscations are interdicted.
Art. 14. The secresy of letters is inviolable.
ON THE STATE.
Art. 15. The legislative power belongs to the Sove-
reign, the Chamber of Representatives, and the Senate.
Art. 16. The initiative of laws is in the Sovereign, the
Chamber, and the Senate. Every law regarding the annul
budgets, the income and expenditure of the State, the dis-
posal of national property, the annual regulation of the
land and sea forces, and enlistment for the army and
navy shall first be brought before, and be voted by, the
Chamber of Representatives.
Art. 17. Every motion for the augmentation of the
budget, or tbe the pay or pension, or in general for any
personal. emolument, shall emanate from the Chamber
or the Senate. •
Art. 18. In the case of any bill being rejected by any
one of the three legislative powers, it shall not be ppm
moved during the same session.
Art. 19. The official interpretation of all laws belOn.gs
to the legislative body.
Art. 20. The executive power is in the King', and is
.exercised by his ministers.
Art. 21. The judicial authority is exercised by the
courts Of law: nevertheless, their sentences shall be exe-
cuted in the name of the King.

THE KING.

Art. 22. The person of the King is sacred and invio=
lable, his ministers being responsible.
Art. 23. No act of the King has force, or shall be exe-
cuted, unless it be countersigned by the minister of the
proper department, who by his signature becomes re
sponsible. In case of. a complete change of ministry, and
if no one of the ministers retiring shall consent to sign

the decrees of dissolution of the old ministry, and the
formation of the new one, the new President of the Coun-
cil shall sign them.
Art. 24. The King shall appoint and dismiss his mi-
nisters.

Art. 25. The "King is the supreme authority of the
State, commands the land and sea forces, declares war,
makes treaties of peace, alliance, and commerce, but shall
communicate them to the Chamber and to the Senate,
accompanied by the necessary explanations, as soon as
the interest end safety of the State shall require, and
with regard to treaties of commerce and others, which
contain cessions which, according to the other articles of
the present constitution, cannot be enforced without a
law ; also treaties by which personal injury may accrue
to any Greek, shall have no force without the consent of
the Chamber and Senate. _

Art. 26. No cession or exchange of territory shall 'be
made without a law, nor shall any secret articles of a
treaty contravene the power of the open articles.
Art. 27. The r..in shall appoint and promote all mi-
litary and naval ofheers, shall appoint all civil officers,
with the exception of those determined by law, but he
can make no appointment unless previously determined
by law.
Art. 28. The
King gives the necessary decrees for the
execution of the laws ; he cannot, however, defer -the
execution, nor except any one from their execution. •
Art. 29. The King confirms and publishes the laws.
Art. 30. The King shall assemble regularly once a
year the Chamber and the Senate, but he may assemble
them as often as he judges expedient, and shall open and
close the session either in his own person or by proxy;
and he has the right of dissolving the Chamber ; but
the order for its dissolution shall contain, at tha same
time, the period for its next meeting—that of the upper
house within two months, that of the lower within three
months.
Art. 31. The King has the right to put off the meeting
of the Chambers, or to prorogue them during their
annual cession; but this prorogation shall not endure
longer than forty days, nor can the Chambers be pro-
rogued more than once during the session, without the
consent of the Chamber and the Senate.
Art. 32. The King has the right of pardoning, Chang.
ing, or diminishing the punishments by sentence of

Art:36. The King, Otho, after signing the present
Constitution, shall take the following oath, in the pre-
sence of the President and the National Assembly:— '
" I swear, in the name of the consubstantial and undi-
vided Trinity, that I will defend the Establish;-al Church
(predominant religion) of the Greeks. I will preserve
the constitution and laws of the Greek nation ; that I
will maintain and support the na!ional independence and
the integrity of the Greek State."

' • 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 (kilo, 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 Ch tuber and S2nate, for that purpose
called together ; two-thirdi at least of the members of
each shall be present, and the tkcision 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 ; b"fore he ascends the
throne he shall swear in the pr. sence of the ministers,
the holy synod, the senators, the representatives, and
others of the highest authority, the oath contained in
the 36th article. The Ring 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 exercised 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 for 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 widowhood 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 t© 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
ofsfive, 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 tilldress 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 hare 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 opening 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 his 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 wh©n taken inflagrante delieto. 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 :
—" 1 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 in 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 fur 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 to any 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.
A.rt. 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 allowance 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-
',mance.

Art. 75. The Royal children, or heir-presumptive of
the Throne, shall be of right Senators when they shall
have attained their 18th year; but shall not be entitled
to vote till the expiration of their 25th year.
Art. 76. The session of the Senate shall commence
and terminate with that of the Chamber.

Art. 77. Every sitting t,f the Senate beyond the period
of the sitting of the Chamber, is contrary to law ; and
every act done in such sitting-is and without legal
force, except when the Senate acts in its indicial caps-
'city, then only those judicial acts authorised by the Con-
stitution shall have the force off' law.

Art. 78. The King shall appoint triennially tho Pre-
sident of the Senate from among its body, but the Senate
shall elect in each session, from among its members, two
Vice-Presidents and two Secretaries.
Art. 79. Each Senator shall receive an allowance of
500 drachmas a month, during the continuance of his
legislative and judicial duties. The senators receiving
Fly for political and military, or any other such office,
shall rect ive only the difference between their pay and
allowances.