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-	~~Lse7d6 Thanks~~ for ~~sharing~~, this is a ~~fantastic blog article~~.~~Thanks Again~~. ~~Really Great~~.	+	==<center>Chapter <br>The Head of State</center>==
		+	'''Section 1.''' The head of state of _____ shall be the President.
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		+	'''Section 2.''' (1) The President shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of the Senate and the National Assembly, at a meeting to be called in accordance with the provisions of this section and presided over by the Chief Justice of _____ or a judge of appeal designated by him.
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		+	(2) The election of a President shall be held at a time and place to be fixed by the Speaker of the National Assembly or (in his absence) the Secretary to Parliament and made known by notice in the ''Gazette'' not less than fourteen days before such election.
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		+	(3) The date so fixed shall be a date not less than one month and not more than three months before the termination of the period of office of the President then holding office: Provided that if the President dies or for any other reason vacates his office a date within three months after the office became vacant shall be so fixed.
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		+	(4) No person may be elected or serve as President unless he-
		+	<br>(a) is at least thirty-five years of age;
		+	<br>(b) is a natural-born citizen of _____;
		+	<br>(c) has resided for ten years within the limits of the Republic;
		+	<br>(d) is in full enjoyment of his political and civil rights.
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		+	(5) Any person holding any public office in respect of which he receives any renumeration or allowance out of public funds, who is elected as President, shall vacate such office with effect from the date on which he is elected.
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		+	'''Section 3.''' (1) Nominations of candidates for election as President shall be called for at the meeting at which the election is to take place, by the person presiding thereat.
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		+	(2) Every nomination shall be submitted in the form prescribed and shall be signed by two members of the electoral college and also by the person nominated, unless he has in writing signified his willingness to accept nomination.
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		+	(3) The persons duly nominated as provided in sub-section (2) shall be announced at the meeting at which the election is to take place by the person presiding thereat, and no debate shall be allowed at the election.
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		+	(4) If in respect of any election only one nomination has been received, the person presiding at the meeting shall declare the candidate in question to be duly elected.
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		+	(5) Where more than one candidate is nominated for election, a vote shall be taken by secret ballot, each member of the electoral college present at the meeting in question having one vote, and any candidate in whose favor a majority of all the votes cast is recorded, shall be declared duly elected by the person presiding at the meeting.
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		+	(6) (a) If no candidate receives a majority of all the votes so cast, the candidate who received the smallest number of votes shall be eliminated and a further ballot taken in respect of the remaining candidates, this process being repeated as often as may be necessary until a candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast and is declared duly elected.
		+	<br>(b) Whenever two or more candidates being the lowest on the poll have received the same number of votes, the electoral college shall by separate vote, to be repeated as often as may be necessary, determine which of those candidates shall for the purposes of paragraph (a) be eliminated.
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		+	(7) (a) Whenever-
		+	<br>(i) only two candidates have been nominated; or
		+	<br>(ii) after the elimination of one or more candidates in accordance with the provisions of this section, only two candidates remain,
		+	<br>and there is an equality of votes between those two candidates, a further meeting shall be called in accordance with the provisions of section two, and the provisions of this section shall apply as if such further meeting were the first meeting called for the purposes of the election in question.
		+	<br>(b) At the third meeting called in connection with any particular election, the person presiding at the meeting shall in the event of an equality of votes between any two candidates under the circumstances described in paragraph (a), have and exercise a casting vote.
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		+	(8) (a) The Speaker of the National Assembly shall make rules in regard to the procedure to be observed at a meeting of the electoral college, including rules prescribing the form in which any nomination shall be submitted, and rules defining the duties of the presiding officer and of any person appointed to assist him and prescribing the manner in which the ballot at any such meeting shall be conducted.
		+	<br>(b) Any such rules shall be made known in such manner as the Speaker of the National Assembly may consider necessary.
		+
		+	'''Section 4.''' (1) (a) The President shall hold office for a period of six years from the date upon which he takes the oath prescribed in section six, and shall not on termination of his period of office be eligible for re-election.
		+	<br>(b) He shall cease to hold office on a resolution passed by the Senate and by the National Assembly during the same session declaring him to be removed from office on the ground of misconduct or inability to perform efficiently the duties of his office.
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		+	(2) (a) No resolution shall be taken under paragraph (b) of sub-section (1), except after consideration of a report of a joint committee of the Senate and the National Assembly appointed in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly which has been concurred in by the Senate.
		+	<br>(b) The National Assembly shall not adopt a resolution that such a committee be appointed, unless there has previously been submitted to the Speaker of the National Assembly a petition signed by not less than one-fifth of the members of the National Assembly and requesting that such a committee be appointed.
		+	<br>(c) In connection with any resolution contemplated in paragraph (b) no debate shall be allowed either in the Senate or in the National Assembly.
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		+	(3) The President may resign by lodging his resignation in writing with the Prime Minister.
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		+	(4) The President shall not be absent from the Republic except with the prior consent of the Senate.
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		+	'''Section 5.''' Whenever the office of President is vacant or the President is for any reason unable to perform the duties of his office, the Chairman of the Senate shall serve as Acting President, and, if the office of Chairman of the Senate is vacant or the holder of that office is unable to act, the Speaker of the National Assembly or, if his office is vacant or he is unable to act, a person appointed by the Government shall serve as Acting President.
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		+	'''Section 6.''' The President and any Acting President shall before assuming office make and subscribe an oath of office in the following form before the Chief Justice of _____ or a Judge of the Supreme Court of _____:
		+
		+	"I, A.B., do swear (or affirm) to be faithful to the Republic of _____ and do solemnly and sincerely promise at all times to promote that which will advance it, to oppose all that may harm it, and to dedicate myself to the welfare of its inhabitants, to obey, observe, uphold, and maintain the Constitution and all other laws of the Republic, to discharge my duties with all my strength and talents to the best of my knowledge and ability and true to the dictates of my conscience, to do justice unto all and to devote myself to the well-being of my people. So help me God."
		+
		+	(In case of affirmation, the last sentence will be omitted)
		+
		+	'''Section 7.''' (1) There shall be paid to the President out of and as a charge on the Federal Treasury, in addition to any allowances appropriated from time to time by Parliament, and apart from any privileges which he may enjoy, a salary of seventy-five thousand dollars per annum.
		+	<br>(2) The salary of the President shall not be increased nor diminished during his term of office.
		+
		+	'''Section 8.''' The President shall have only such powers and duties as are conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Constitution.
		+
		+	'''Section 9.''' (1) There shall be a Public Seal of _____, showing the coat of arms with the circumscription "Republic of _____."
		+
		+	(2) The Public Seal of _____ shall be kept by the President and used for sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the Public Seal of _____.
		+
		+	'''Section 10.''' (1) The will and pleasure of the President shall be expressed in writing under his signature, and every instrument signed by him shall be countersigned by a Minister.
		+
		+	(2) The signature of the President on any instrument shall be confirmed as provided in section nine.
		+
		+	'''Section 11.''' The President shall have power-
		+	<br>(a) to appoint and to accredit, to receive and to recognize ambassadors, plenipotentiaries, diplomatic representatives, and other diplomatic officers, consuls, and consular officers;
		+	<br>(b) to enter into and ratify international conventions, treaties, and agreements;
		+	<br>(c) to proclaim and to terminate martial law;
		+	<br>(d) to declare war and to make peace; and
		+	<br>(e) to confer honors and precedence.
		+
		+	'''Section 12.''' The President may constitute such offices for _____ as may lawfully be constituted and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of any other law, the President may-
		+	<br>(a) make appointments, to be held during pleasure, to any office so constituted; and
		+	<br>(b) dismiss any person so appointed or take such other disciplinary action in relation to him as the President may think fit.
		+
		+	'''Section 13.''' (1) The President may, subject to such lawful conditions as Parliament may fix:
		+	<br>(a) grant to any person concerned in or convicted of an offense against any law a pardon; or
		+	<br>(b) grant to any person a respite, either indefinite or for a specified period, from the execution of any sentence passed on that person for such an offense; or
		+	<br>(c) substitute a less severe form of punishment for that imposed by any sentence for such an offense; or
		+	<br>(d) remit the whole or part of any sentence passed for such an offense or any penalty or forfeiture otherwise imposed on account of such an offense.
		+
		+	(2) Where a person resident in _____ has been convicted in a country outside _____ of an offense against a law in force in that country, the President may declare that that conviction shall not be regarded as a conviction for the purposes of this Constitution or any other law in force in _____.
		+
		+	'''18.''' (1) The President may, at any time the public safety requires it, by proclamation published in the ''Gazette'', declare that:
		+	<br>(a) a state of public emergency exists; or
		+	<br>(b) a situation exists which, if it is allowed to continue, may lead to a state of public emergency.
		+
		+	(2) A declaration in terms of subsection (1), if not sooner revoked, shall cease to have effect:
		+	<br>(a) in the case of a declaration made when the National Assembly is meeting for the transaction of business, at the expiration of a period of seven days beginning with the day of the publication of the proclamation in the ''Gazette'';
		+	<br>(b) in any other case, at the expiration of a period of thirty days beginning with the day of the publication of the proclamation in the ''Gazette'';
		+
		+	unless, before the expiration of that period, the decision is approved by a resolution passed by the National Assembly:
		+
		+	Provided that, if Parliament is dissolved during the period of thirty days referred to in paragraph (b), the declaration, unless sooner revoked, shall cease to have effect at the expiration of a period of sixty days beginning with the day of the publication of the proclamation in the ''Gazette'' unless, before the expiration of that period, the declaration is approved by a resolution passed by the National Assembly.
		+
		+	(3) Where a declaration in terms of subsection (1):
		+	<br>(a) is not approved by a resolution passed by the National Assembly in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (2), the President shall forthwith after the National Assembly has considered the resolution and failed to approve it or, if the National Assembly has not considered the resolution, on the expiration of the appropriate period specified in subsection (2), by proclamation published in the ''Gazette'', revoke such declaration;
		+	<br>(b) is approved by a resolution passed by the National Assembly in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (2), such declaration shall, subject to the provisions of subsections (4) and (5), continue in force for a period of twelve months beginning with the day of the publication of the proclamation in the ''Gazette'':
		+
		+	Provided that, where the National Assembly has in the resolution in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (2) specified that such declaration shall continue in force for a period of less than twelve months, the President shall, by proclamation published in the ''Gazette'', declare that the declaration shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (4), be revoked at the expiration of the period specified in the resolution.
		+
		+	(4) If the National Assembly resolves that it considers it expedient that a declaration in force in terms of this section should be continued in force for a further period not exceeding twelve months, the President shall forthwith, by proclamation published in the ''Gazette'', extend such declaration for such further period as may be so resolved.
		+
		+	(5) The National Assembly may at any time resolve that a declaration in force under this section should be revoked and the President shall forthwith, by proclamation published in the ''Gazette'', revoke such declaration.
		+
		+	(6) A declaration in terms of this section may be continued in force in terms of this section notwithstanding that such declaration has previously been continued in force in terms of this section.
		+
		+	(7) For the purposes of this section the National Assembly shall be regarded as meeting for the transaction of business during a period:
		+	<br>(a) beginning on the day the National Assembly first meets after a prorogation or an adjournment in pursuance of the passing of a resolution such as is referred to in paragraph (b) and;
		+	<br>(b) ending on the day the National Assembly next adjourns in pursuance of a resolution the purpose of which is that the National Assembly shall stand adjourned for more than thirty days or on the day the National Assembly is dissolved or prorogued, whichever is the sooner.

	==<center>Chapter <br>The Government</center>==		==<center>Chapter <br>The Government</center>==

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	(7) Any person appointed under this section shall, before entering upon his office, take before the President or some person authorized by the President in that behalf oaths of loyalty and for the due execution of his office in the forms set out in the First Schedule.		(7) Any person appointed under this section shall, before entering upon his office, take before the President or some person authorized by the President in that behalf oaths of loyalty and for the due execution of his office in the forms set out in the First Schedule.
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	2. In the event that the Government does not counter-sign any such act, the said act shall		2. In the event that the Government does not counter-sign any such act, the said act shall
	be legally invalid.		be legally invalid.
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		+	'''Section 1.''' (1) The executive government of the Republic in regard to any aspect of its domestic or foreign affairs is vested in the President, acting on the advice of the Executive Council.
		+
		+	(2) Save where otherwise expressly stated or necessarily implied, any reference to the President shall be deemed to be a reference to the President acting on the advice of the Executive Council.
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		+	(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not be construed to affect the exercise by the President of his powers under section twenty, in so far as it relates to the appointment of Ministers, or section twenty-five, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section thirty-three or section forty-seven, or the constitutional conventions relating to the exercise of his functions by the President.
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		+	'''Section 2.''' The Executive Council shall consist of the Ministers appointed under section twenty for the time being holding office.
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		+	'''Section 3.''' (1) There shall be a Public Seal of _____, showing the coat of arms with the circumscription "Republic of _____."
		+
		+	(2) The Public Seal of _____ shall be kept by the President and used for sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the Public Seal of _____.
		+
		+	'''Section 4.''' (1) The will and pleasure of the President shall be expressed in writing under his signature, and every instrument signed by him shall be countersigned by a Minister.
		+
		+	(2) The signature of the President on any instrument shall be confirmed as provided in section three.
		+
		+	'''Section 5.''' (1) The President-
		+	<br>(a) acting in his discretion in the manner prescribed in provisio (ii) to subsection (1) of section fifty-seven shall appoint a Prime Minister;
		+	<br>(b) acting on the advice of the Prime Minister-
		+	<br>(i) shall appoint other Ministers of the Government and may assign functions to such Ministers, including the administration of any Act or of any department of government; and
		+	<br>(ii) may appoint Deputy Ministers of any specified department of government or of such other description as the President may determine.
		+
		+	(2) A Deputy Minister may be appointed to exercise or perform on behalf of a Minister any of the powers, functions, and duties entrusted to such Minister under any law or otherwise which may, subject to the directions of the President, be assigned to him from time to time by such Minister.
		+
		+	(3) A Minister or Deputy Minister appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) shall hold office during the pleasure of the President and may be removed from office by the President acting on the advice of the Prime Minister.
		+
		+	(4) A person who holds office as a Minister or a Deputy Minister for any period of three consecutive months without also being a member of the National Assembly or of the Senate shall cease to be a Minister or a Deputy Minister, as the case may be, at the end of that period:
		+
		+	Provided that if that period expires at a time when Parliament is dissolved, he shall cease to be a Minister or a Deputy Minister, as the case may be, on the day when Parliament first meets after the dissolution, unless he is-
		+	<br>(a) elected as a member of the National Assembly at the general election following such dissolution; or
		+	<br>(b) appointed as a member of the Senate immediately following that general election.
		+
		+	(5) A person who holds office as a Minister or a Deputy Minister and who is at no time while holding that office also a member of the National Assembly or of the Senate shall be ineligible for reappointment as a Minister or a Deputy Minister before Parliament is next dissolved after he ceases to hold that office, unless in the meantime he has become a member of the National Assembly or of the Senate.
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		+	(6) A Minister or a Deputy Minister may at any time by notice in writing addressed to the President and delivered to the Prime Minister resign his office.
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		+	(7) Any person appointed under this section shall, before entering upon his office, take before the President or some person authorized by the President in that behalf oaths of loyalty and for the due execution of his office in the forms set out in the First Schedule.
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	'''Section 8.''' The President shall have only such powers and duties as are conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Constitution.		'''Section 8.''' The President shall have only such powers and duties as are conferred or imposed upon him by or under this Constitution.

-	'''Section 9.'''	+	'''Section 9.''' (1) There shall be a Public Seal of _____, showing the coat of arms with the circumscription "Republic of _____."

-	'''Section 10.''' The will and pleasure of the President shall be expressed in writing under his signature	+	(2) The Public Seal of _____ shall be kept by the President and used for sealing all things whatsoever that shall pass the Public Seal of _____.
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		+	'''Section 10.''' (1) The will and pleasure of the President shall be expressed in writing under his signature, and every instrument signed by him shall be countersigned by a Minister.
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		+	(2) The signature of the President on any instrument shall be confirmed as provided in section nine.

	'''Section 11.''' The President shall have power-		'''Section 11.''' The President shall have power-

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	'''Section 12.''' The President may constitute such offices for _____ as may lawfully be constituted and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of any other law, the President may-		'''Section 12.''' The President may constitute such offices for _____ as may lawfully be constituted and, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and of any other law, the President may-
-	(a) make appointments, to be held during pleasure, to any office so constituted; and	+	<br>(a) make appointments, to be held during pleasure, to any office so constituted; and
-	(b) dismiss any person so appointed or take such other disciplinary action in relation to him as the President may think fit.	+	<br>(b) dismiss any person so appointed or take such other disciplinary action in relation to him as the President may think fit.

	'''Section 13.''' (1) The President may, subject to such lawful conditions as Parliament may fix:		'''Section 13.''' (1) The President may, subject to such lawful conditions as Parliament may fix:

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	'''Section 7.''' Parliament shall not make anything but gold and silver coin legal tender.		'''Section 7.''' Parliament shall not make anything but gold and silver coin legal tender.

		+	==<center>Chapter <br>The Judiciary</center>==
		+	'''Section 1.''' (1) The judicial authority of the Republic shall be vested in the Supreme Court of _____.

		+	(2) The Supreme Court shall be independent of the executive and the legislature. Each judge shall, in the exercise of his duties and functions, be subject only to the Constitution.

		+	'''Section 2.''' The Supreme Court shall enjoy fiscal autonomy. Appropriations for the Supreme Court may not be reduced by the legislature below the amount appropriated for the previous year and, after approval, shall be automatically and regularly released.

		+	'''Section 3.''' The Supreme Court shall be composed of:
		+	<br>(a) three judges appointed by the National Assembly, but from the members thereof;
		+	<br>(b) three judges appointed by the Senate, but from the members thereof; and
		+	<br>(c) three judges appointed by the President.

		+	'''Section 4.''' No person shall be qualified to be a member of the Supreme Court unless he-
		+	<br>(a) is at least thirty-five years of age;
		+	<br>(b) has been for fifteen years or more, a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in _____;
		+	<br>(c) is a person of proven competence, integrity, probity, and independence; and
		+	<br>(d) is a natural-born citizen of the Republic in full enjoyment of his political and civil rights.

		+	'''Section 5.''' Every judge of the Supreme Court shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, make and subscribe before the President, or some person authorized by him, an oath in the following form:

		+	"I, A.B., do hereby swear (or affirm) to be faithful to the Republic of _____, to hold my office with honor and dignity, to respect and uphold the Constitution and all other laws of the Republic, to consecrate myself to the service of the nation, and to perform the duties of my office conscientiously and to the best of my ability. So help me God."
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		+	(In case of affirmation, the last sentence will be omitted)
		+
		+	'''Section 6.''' (1) A judge of the Supreme Court shall compulsorily retire when he attains the age of seventy years.
		+
		+	(2) A judge of the Supreme Court may at any time resign his office by notice in writing to-
		+	<br>(a) the Speaker of the National Assembly, if he was appointed by the latter body; or
		+	<br>(b) the Chairman of the Senate, if he was appointed by the latter body; or
		+	<br>(c) the President, if he was appointed by the latter.
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		+	(3) Nothing done by a judge of the Supreme Court shall be invalid by reason only that he has attained the age at which he is required by this section to vacate his office.
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		+	(4) Whenever the seat of a member becomes vacant, from any cause whatever, the vacancy shall be filled within ninety days. The judge appointed to fill the vacancy shall be appointed by whomever appointed the previous occupant of the vacant seat.
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		+	'''Section 7.''' The Supreme Court shall, before proceeding to the dispatch of any other business, choose a member of the Supreme Court to be the Chief Justice.
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		+	'''Section 8.''' Each member of the Supreme Court shall hold office for a period of fifteen years from the date upon which he takes the oath prescribed in section six, and shall not on termination of his period of office be eligible for re-appointment.
		+	<br>(b) If a member of the Supreme Court attains the age at which he is required by section six to vacate his office, he shall vacate his office, regardless of the length of the remainder of his period of office.
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		+	'''Section 9.''' (1) The power of the Supreme Court shall extend to:
		+	<br>(a) all cases arising under this Constitution
		+	<br>(b) the law of the Republic
		+	<br>(c) treaties made, or which shall be made, by the Republic;
		+	<br>(d) all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;
		+	<br>(e) all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;
		+	<br>(f) controversies to which the Republic shall be a party;
		+	<br>(g) controversies between two or more States;
		+	<br>(h) controversies between a State and citizens of another State, where the State is plaintiff;
		+	<br>(i) controversies between citizens claiming lands under grants of different States; and
		+	<br>(j) controversies between a State or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens, or subjects.
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		+	(2) No State shall be sued by a citizen or subject of any foreign state.
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		+	(3) In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a State shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction both as to law and fact, with such exceptions and under such regulations as Parliament shall make.
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		+	(4) The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury, and such trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the trial shall be at such place or places as Parliament may by law have directed.
		+
		+	'''Section 10.''' (1) Treason against the Republic shall consist only in levying war against it, or in adhering to its enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
		+
		+	(2) Parliament shall have power to declare the punishment of treason; but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.
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		+	'''Section 11.''' (1) A judge of the Supreme Court may be removed from office by-
		+	<br>(a) the National Assembly, if he was appointed by the latter body; or
		+	<br>(b) the Senate, if he was appointed by the latter body; or
		+	<br>(c) the President, if he was appointed by the latter,
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		+	but only for inability to discharge the functions of his office, whether arising from infirmity of body or mind or any other cause, or for misbehavior and shall not be so removed unless the question of the removal of that judge from office has been referred to an independent tribunal and that tribunal has recommended that the judge be removed from office for inability as aforesaid or misbehavior.
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		+	(2) (a) A tribunal referred to in subsection (1) shall consist of members appointed by the State judiciaries. Each State judiciary shall appoint five members.
		+	<br>(b) No person shall be qualified to hold membership in the tribunal unless he is, and has been for not less than ten years, qualified to practice law in _____.
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		+	(3) (a) A tribunal appointed in terms of subsection (1) shall inquire into the matter and and report on the facts thereof to the National Assembly or the Senate or the President, whichever the case may be, and recommend to the relevant authority whether or not the judge concerned should be removed from office.
		+	<br>(b) For the purpose of this subsection, "the relevant authority" means whomever appointed the judge being investigated by the tribunal.
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		+	'''Section 12.''' All questions in the Supreme Court shall be determined by a majority of votes of members present other than the Chief Justice, who shall, however, have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
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		+	'''Section 13.''' (1) No decision shall be rendered by the Supreme Court without expressing therein clearly and distinctly the facts and the law on which it is based.
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		+	(2) No petition for review or motion for reconsideration of a decision of the Supreme Court shall be refused due course or denied without stating the legal basis therefor.
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		+	'''Section 14.''' The salary of members of the Supreme Court shall be fixed by law. During their continuance in office, their salary shall not increased nor diminished.
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		+	'''Section 15.''' The Supreme Court shall, within thirty days from the opening of each session of Parliament, submit to the President and Parliament an annual report on the operations and activities of the Court.
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65.103.3.185: /* Part VI: Limitations on Parliament */

65.103.3.185 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:01:07 GMT

<center>Part VI: Limitations on Parliament</center>

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	'''Section 1.''' No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.		'''Section 1.''' No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.

-	'''Section 2.''' No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.	+	'''Section 2.''' No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.
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		+	'''Section 3.''' No law granting a title of royalty or nobility shall be enacted.
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		+	'''Section 4.''' No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
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		+	'''Section 5.''' No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.
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		+	'''Section 6.''' No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another.
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		+	'''Section 7.''' Parliament shall not make anything but gold and silver coin legal tender.
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-	~~'''Section 3.''' No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any State.~~

-	~~'''Section 4.''' No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over those of another.~~

-	~~'''Section 5.''' Parliament shall not make anything but gold and silver coin legal tender.~~

-	~~'''Section 6.''' No law granting a title of royalty or nobility shall be enacted.~~

65.103.3.185: /* Chapter
The Head of State */

65.103.3.185 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:52:40 GMT

<center>Chapter <br>The Head of State</center>

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	(7) For the purposes of this section the National Assembly shall be regarded as meeting for the transaction of business during a period:		(7) For the purposes of this section the National Assembly shall be regarded as meeting for the transaction of business during a period:
	<br>(a) beginning on the day the National Assembly first meets after a prorogation or an adjournment in pursuance of the passing of a resolution such as is referred to in paragraph (b) and;		<br>(a) beginning on the day the National Assembly first meets after a prorogation or an adjournment in pursuance of the passing of a resolution such as is referred to in paragraph (b) and;
-	<br>(b) ending on the day the National Assembly next adjourns in pursuance of a resolution the purpose of which is that the National Assembly shall stand adjourned for more than thirty days or on the day the ~~Parliament~~ is dissolved or prorogued, whichever is the sooner.	+	<br>(b) ending on the day the National Assembly next adjourns in pursuance of a resolution the purpose of which is that the National Assembly shall stand adjourned for more than thirty days or on the day the National Assembly is dissolved or prorogued, whichever is the sooner.

	==<center>Chapter <br>The Government</center>==		==<center>Chapter <br>The Government</center>==

63.225.151.4: /* Part II: The Senate */

63.225.151.4 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:24:40 GMT

<center>Part II: The Senate</center>

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	(2) Until Parliament otherwise provides there shall be ten senators for each State. Parliament may make laws increasing or diminishing the number of senators for each State, but so that equal representation of the several States shall be maintained and that no State shall have less than ten senators.		(2) Until Parliament otherwise provides there shall be ten senators for each State. Parliament may make laws increasing or diminishing the number of senators for each State, but so that equal representation of the several States shall be maintained and that no State shall have less than ten senators.

-	'''Section 2.''' (1) The senators shall be chosen for a term of ~~six~~ years, and the names of the senators chosen for each State shall be certified by the Governor to the President.	+	'''Section 2.''' (1) The senators shall be chosen for a term of eight years, and the names of the senators chosen for each State shall be certified by the Governor to the President.

	(2) If the seat of a senator becomes vacant, the legislature for the State concerned shall appoint a person to hold the seat until the completion of the period for which the person in whose stead he is appointed would have held the seat.		(2) If the seat of a senator becomes vacant, the legislature for the State concerned shall appoint a person to hold the seat until the completion of the period for which the person in whose stead he is appointed would have held the seat.

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63.225.144.62 at 14:04, 1 March 2009

63.225.144.62: /* Chapter The Head of State */

71.34.41.154: /* Chapter The Head of State */

65.103.3.185 at 13:34, 23 February 2009

65.103.3.185: /* Part VI: Limitations on Parliament */

65.103.3.185: /* Chapter The Head of State */

63.225.151.4: /* Part II: The Senate */

63.225.144.62: /* Chapter
The Head of State */

71.34.41.154: /* Chapter
The Head of State */

65.103.3.185: /* Chapter
The Head of State */