Religion (Art. 1)

The King and the Royal Power (Arts. 2-23)

The Rights and Duties of Citizens (Arts. 24-32)

The Senate (Arts. 33-38)

The House of Deputies (Arts. 39-47)

Provisions Common to Both Houses (Arts. 48-64)

The Ministers (Arts. 65-67)

The Judiciary (Arts. 68-73)

General Provisions (Arts. 74-81)

Transitory Provisions (Arts. 82-84)

Law of the Papal Guaranties

JAPAN.

Prerogatives of the Supreme Pontiff and of the Holy See

(Arts. 1-13)

Relation of the State to the Church (Arts. 14-19)

The Emperor (Arts. 1-17)

Rights and Duties of Subjects (Arts. 18-32)

The Imperial Diet (Arts. 33-54)

The Ministers of State and the Privy Council (Arts. 55, 56)

The Judicial Power (Arts. 57-61)

Finance (Arts. 62-72)

Supplementary Rules (Arts. 73-76)

Imperial Ordinance Concerning the House of Peers

Foreigners (Art. 33)

Mexican Citizens (Arts. 34-38)

National Sovereignty and the Form of Government (Arts.
39-41)

Integral Parts of the Nation and of the National Territory

(Arts. 42-49)

Division of Powers (Art. 50)

Legislative Power (Art. 51)

Election and Installation of Congress (Arts. 52-64)

Initiation and Enactment of Laws (Arts. 65-71)

The Powers of Congress (Art. 72)

The Permanent Committee (Arts. 73, 74)

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The Executive Power (Arts. 75-89)

The Judicial Power (Arts. 90-102)

Responsibility of the Public Functionaries (Arts. 103-8)

States of the Federation (Arts. 109-16)

General Provisions (Arts. 117-26)

Amendment of the Constitution (Art. 127)

Inviolability of the Constitution (Art. 128)

Temporary Provision

Additions to Constitution, September 25, 1873 (Arts. 1-4)

NETHERLANDS

The Kingdom and Its Inhabitants (Arts. 1-9)

The King

The Succession to the Throne (Arts. 10-23)

The Revenue of the Crown (Arts. 24-30)

Guardianship of the King (Arts. 31-35)

The Regency (Arts. 36-50)

The Installation of the King (Arts. 51-53)

The Powers of the King (Arts. 54-73)

The Council of State and the Ministerial Departments
(Arts. 74-77)

The States-General

Composition of the States-General (Arts. 78-83)

The Lower House of the States-General (Arts. 84-89)

The Upper House of the States-General (Arts. 90–92)

Provisions Common to Both Houses (Arts. 93–108)

The Legislative Power (Arts. 109-22)

The Budget (Arts. 123-26)

The Provincial Estates and the Communal Governments

Composition of the Provincial Estates (Arts. 127-32)

The Powers of the Provincial Estates (Arts. 133-41)

The Communal Governments (Arts. 142-48)

Justice

General Provisions (Arts. 149-61)

The Courts (Arts. 162–66)

Religious Worship (Arts. 167-73)

Finances (Arts. 174-79)

Defense (Arts. 180-87)

Waterstaat (Arts. 188-91)

Public Instruction and the Relief of the Poor (Arts. 192, 193)

Amendments (Arts. 194-97)

Additional Articles

NORWAY

Form of Government and Religion (Arts. 1, 2)

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The Executive Power, the King, and the Royal Family (Arts.
3-48)

Citizenship and the Legislative Power (Arts. 49-85)
The Judicial Power (Arts. 86-91)

General Provisions (Arts. 92-112)

PORTUGAL

The Kingdom of Portugal, Its Territory, Government, Dy-

nasty, and Religion (Arts. 1-6)

Portuguese Citizens (Arts. 7-9)

The Powers and the National Representation (Arts. 10-12)

The Legislative Power

The Divisions of the Legislative Power, and Their

Powers (Arts. 13-33)

The House of Deputies (Arts. 34-38)

The House of Peers (Arts. 39-44)

The Initiation, Discussion, Approval, and Promulga-

tion of Laws (Arts. 45-62)

The Elections (Arts. 63–70)

The King

The Moderative Power (Arts. 71-74)

The Executive Power (Arts. 75-77)

The Royal Family and Its Revenue (Arts. 78-85)

The Succession to the Throne (Arts. 86-90)

The Regency during the Minority or Incapacity of the

King (Arts. 91-100)

The Ministry (Arts. 101-6)

The Council of State (Arts. 107-12)

The Military Force (Arts. 113-17)

The Judicial Power

The Judges and the Courts of Justice (Arts. 118–31)

The Administration and the Government of the Provinces

The Administration (Art. 132)

The Communal Councils (Arts. 133-35)

The Public Revenue (Arts. 136-38)

General Provisions, and Guaranties of the Civil and Political
Rights of Portuguese Citizens (Arts. 139-45)

RUSSIA

The Nature of the Supreme Autocratic Power (4-26)

The Rights and Duties of Russian Subjects (27-41)

The Laws (42-55)

The Council of the Empire, the Imperial Duma, and the

Course of Their Activity (56-77)

The Council of Ministers, the Ministers, and the Heads of

Independent Institutions (78-82)

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SPAIN.

Spaniards and Their Rights (Arts. 1–17)

The Cortes (Arts. 18, 19)

The Senate (Arts. 20-26)

The Congress of Deputies (Arts. 27–31)

The Meetings and Powers of the Cortes (Arts. 32-47)

The King and His Ministers (Arts. 48-58)

The Succession to the Throne (Arts. 59-65)

The Minority of the King and the Regency (Arts. 66–73)

The Administration of Justice (Arts. 74-81)

The Provincial Deputations and the Municipal Councils

(Arts. 82-84)

Taxation (Arts. 85-87)

The Military Forces (Art. 88)

The Government of the Colonies (Art. 89)

SWEDEN

The King and the Council of State (Arts. 1-15)

Judicial Affairs (Arts. 16–27)

The Executive Power and Its Exercise (Arts. 28-48)

The Riksdag, Its Organization and Powers (Arts. 49-80)

Fundamental Laws and Their Amendment (Arts. 81-86)

Enactment and Interpretation of Laws (Arts. 87-90)

Temporary Vacancy of the Throne, Failure of Succession,

and the Regency (Arts. 91-95)

Solicitor-General of the Riksdag (Arts. 96-100)

Official Responsibility and Impeachment (Arts. 101-7)

Liberty of the Press (Art. 108)

Meetings of the Riksdag, and Privileges of Its Members and

Officers (Arts. 109-13)

Privileges of the Estates (Art. 114)

SWITZERLAND

General Provisions (Arts. 1-70)

Federal Authorities

Federal Assembly (Art. 71)

National Council (Arts. 72-79)

Council of States (Arts. 80-83)

Powers of the Federal Assembly (Arts. 84-94)

Federal Council (Arts. 95-104)

Federal Chancellery (Art. 105)

Federal Court (Arts. 106–14)

Miscellaneous Provisions (Arts. 115-17)

Amendment of the Federal Constitution (Arts. 118-23)

Temporary Provisions

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