Switzerland; Switzerland -- Politics and government -- 1815-
5. In case of internal disturbance, or when danger threatens from
another Canton, the authorities of the Canton threatened shall
immediately notify the Federal Council, in order that it may take
the necessary measures within the limits of its power, or may summon
the Federal Assembly. In urgent cases the authorities of the Canton
notifying the federal government of its action, may ask the aid of
other Cantons, to which the latter are bound to respond. If the
cantonal government is unable to call for aid, the federal authority,
having the power, may, and if the safety of Switzerland is endangered
shall, intervene without requisition. In case of federal intervention,
the federal authorities shall take care that the provisions of the
constitution guaranteeing the sovereignty of the Cantons be observed.
The expenses shall be borne by the Canton asking the aid or occasioning
federal intervention, except when the Federal Assembly otherwise
decides on account of special circumstances.
6. In the cases mentioned (Sections 4 and 5), every Canton is bound to
afford undisturbed passage for the troops. The troops shall immediately
be placed under federal command.
7. The Cantons may require proofs of competency from those who desire
to practise the liberal professions; federal legislation may provide
for certificates of competency valid for the whole Confederation.
8. Cantons, under the supervision of the Confederation, shall enforce
the federal laws relating to weights and measures.
9. Every citizen of a Canton is a Swiss citizen. As such (after
furnishing evidence of his right to vote) he can take part at his
place of residence in all federal elections and votes. No one shall
exercise political rights in more than one Canton. Every Swiss citizen
shall enjoy where he is domiciled all the rights of the citizens of
the Canton, as also all the rights of the citizens of the Commune. He
shall, however, have no share in the common property of the citizens or
of the corporation; nor shall he exercise the right to vote in matters
pertaining purely to such affairs unless the Canton by legislation has
otherwise provided. In cantonal and communal affairs he gains the right
to vote after a residence of three months. The cantonal laws relating
to the right of Swiss citizens to settle outside the Cantons in which
they were born, and to vote on communal questions, are subject to the
approval of the Federal Council.
10. No Canton shall expel from its territory one of its own citizens,
nor deprive him of his rights, whether acquired by birth or settlement
(_origine ou cité_).
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