everyone, without distinction, shall be held bound to lend his
assistance on the promulgation of martial law.

ARTICLE 24.--No treaty or alliance with foreign powers or
peoples may be ratified until the Volksraad has expressed its feelings
upon the same, the treaty requiring to be ratified and passed or else
cancelled according to the judgment of the Volksraad, with exception of
those treaties which the Government is empowered by law or Volksraad
resolution to make.

ARTICLE 25.--In case of threatening danger for the State or in
time of war, the right of judging as to whether such treaty or alliance
is advisable or not is left to the Commandant-General advised by the
Military Council, if the commandos are in the field, and there is no
time to consult the Executive Council.


OF THE VOLKSRAAD, THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY, OR THE LEGISLATIVE POWER.

ARTICLE 26.--The Volksraad shall be the highest authority of
the country, and the legislative power.

ARTICLE 27.--No civil servants are to be representatives of the
people.

ARTICLE 28.--The Volksraad shall consist of at least twelve
members, who must possess the following qualifications:--

They must have attained the age of thirty years, and be born in the
Republic, or have for fifteen consecutive years been burghers entitled