Germany -- History -- Revolution, 1918; Germany -- Politics and government -- 1918-1933
The number of votes shall be determined afresh by the Reichsrat after
each general census.
ARTICLE 62.
No Land may have more than one vote on Committees formed by the
Reichsrat.
ARTICLE 63.
The Lands shall be represented in the Reichsrat by members of their
Governments. But one-half of the Prussian votes shall be held by the
Prussian provincial administrations; and further provision therefor
will be made by Prussian legislation.[28]
ARTICLE 64.
The Government of the Realm is bound to summon the Reichsrat should
one-third of the members of the Reichsrat demand it.
ARTICLE 65.
A member of the Government of the Realm shall preside over the
meetings of the Reichsrat. The members of the Government of the Realm
may take part in the proceedings of the Reichsrat and of its
Committees; they are bound to do so if summoned. They are entitled to
be heard at their request at any time of the proceedings.
ARTICLE 66.
The Government of the Realm, and also each member of the Reichsrat may
propose resolutions there.
The Reichsrat shall regulate its procedure by Standing Orders.
The plenary sessions of the Reichsrat are public. Publicity may be
suspended by standing order in particular discussions.
The voting shall be decided by simple majority.
ARTICLE 67.
The Reichsrat shall be kept informed of the course of current business
by the Ministers. The competent Committees of the Reichsrat shall be
consulted by the Ministers in matters of importance.
SECTION V
LEGISLATION OF THE REALM
ARTICLE 68.
Bills shall be introduced by the Government, or from the body of the
House.
Acts of the Realm shall be passed by the Reichstag.
ARTICLE 69.
Bills proposed by the Government require the consent of the Reichsrat.
Should the Government and the Reichsrat fail to come to an agreement,
the Government may nevertheless introduce its Bill, but must append
the dissenting opinion of the Reichsrat. Should the Reichsrat pass a
Bill from which the Government dissents, the Government must introduce
such Bill in the Reichstag together with an exposition of its own
views.
ARTICLE 70.
The President of the Realm shall have laws, constitutionally passed,
properly engrossed, and shall proclaim them, within a month, in the
Gazette of the Realm.
ARTICLE 71.
Acts of the Realm, unless otherwise provided, come into force on the
fourteenth day after the date of publication of the Gazette in the
capital of the Realm.[29]
ARTICLE 72.
Proclamation of an act of the Realm shall be deferred for two months
on request of one-third of the Reichstag. Laws which the Reichstag
and the Reichsrat declare to be urgent may be proclaimed by the
President of the Realm notwithstanding this request.
ARTICLE 73.
An Act passed by the Reichstag must, before being proclaimed, be
submitted to a plebiscite, should the President of the Realm so decide
within a month.
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