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The Norwegians shall take the oath before the Storthing of
Norway; the Swedes before the Estates of the kingdom of Sweden.
If the Storthing or the Riksdag is not sitting at the time, the oath
shall be delivered in writing to the Council of State, and be repeated
afterwards to the next Storthing or Riksdag.

45. As soon as their administration of the State ceases, they
shall render to the King and the Storthing an account of the same.

46. If the persons in question neglect at once to summon the
Storthing in accordance with 39 and 40, it becomes the absolute
duty of the Supreme Court, as soon as four weeks have elapsed, to
cause this summons to be issued.

47. The conduct of the King’s education during his minority shall
be determined in the manner prescribed in 7 and 43, unless his
father has left some directions in writing.

It shall be an invariable rule that the King during his minority
he given sufficient instruction in the Norwegian language.

48. If the Royal family in the male line becomes extinct, and
no successor to the Throne has been elected, then shall a new
Royal house be chosen in the manner prescribed in § 7. Meanwhile
the executive power shall continue to be exercised according to § 43.

C. CITIZENSHIP AND THE LEGISLATIVE POWER.

49. The people shall exercise the legislative power through the
Storthing, which consists of two divisions, a Lagthing and an
Odelsthing.

50. The right of voting shall belong to every Norwegian citizen
who has completed his twenty-fifth year, has resided in the country
for five years, and is residing there.

51. A register of all inhabitants who have a vote shall be kept
in every town by the burgomaster and in every parish by the foged [1]
and the parson. The changes which it may undergo from time to
time shall be entered in it forthwith.

Every one shall, before he is entered on the register, swear
publicly in Court, or, if he by law is exempted from taking the
oath, solemnly affirm allegiance to the Constitution.

52. The right to vote shall be suspended:

a) By indictment for criminal offences that may carry with
them such punishments as are mentioned in § 53 (a);

b) By being declared incapable of managing one’s own affairs;

c) By assignment of one’s estate to one’s creditors or by
bankruptcy which is not caused by accidcntal fire or other non-imputable
or provable mischance, until the debtor, either by payment in full
to the creditors or by composition with them, shall regain control
of his estate;

[1] See page 187.

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