Articles 34 and 35 shall be sent into the President and be decided upon
by the Executive Council. Provision shall be made as soon as possible to
fill in the places open in consequence.

ARTICLE 37.--The members of the Volksraad shall, before taking
up their official duties, be sworn by the members of the Volksraad who
are present on the day of the session; their oath shall be of the nature
of the following:--

"As elected member of the Volksraad of this Republic, I declare,
believe, and swear solemnly, that I have neither made nor promised gifts
to anyone to reach this office; that I shall be faithful in this office
to the people; that I shall act in accordance with the Constitution and
other laws of this country, according to the best of my knowledge and
conscience, and consider only the furtherance of the happiness and
welfare of the public at large."

ARTICLE 38.--The members of the Volksraad present choose their
Chairman after the opening of the session, and before the annual
business.

ARTICLE 39.--All deliberations shall be settled by a bare
majority of the votes of the members voting.

ARTICLE 40.--The Volksraad does not separate before all matters
of business which must be treated of are finished, and the session is
closed by the President of the Volksraad. A member can obtain leave of
absence from the Volksraad, if he is in such case as mentioned in No. 2,
Article 35.