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together, he brought in times of peace into the one kingdom from
the forces of the other kingdom.
The Norwegian troops and flotilla may not be used for offensive
war without the sanction of the Storthing.
The Norwegian Navy shall have its wharfs, and in times of
peace its stations or harbours, in Norway.
The warships of the one kingdom may not be manned by the
seamen of the other, except in so far as such seamen sign articles
of their own free will.
The Landvern and the other Norwegian troops who cannot be
classed among the line troops, may never be employed beyond the
borders of Norway.
26. The King shall have the right to assemble troops, to
commence war and to conclude peace, to enter into and to break off
alliances, to send and to receive ambassadors. When the King
proposes to commence war, he shall communicate his views to the
Government in Norway, and procure its opinion thereon, together
with a full report as to the condition of the kingdom with regard to
its finances, means of defence, and so forth.
This having been complied with, the King shall summon the
Norwegian Minister and Norwegian Councillors of State, as well as
the Swedish Minister and Councillors, to an extraordinary Council
of State, and shall then explain the reasons and the circumstances,
which in this case have to be taken into consideration. At the same time
the report of the Norwegian Government on the condition of this
kingdom, as well as a similar report on that of Sweden, shall be
laid on the table. The King shall ask their opinion on these
subjects, which they, each for himself, shall enter upon the minutes,
under the responsibility which the Constitution imposes upon them,
and then the King shall have the right to take and to carry into
effect, such resolution as he deems to be for the best interests of
the State.
27. All Councillors of State shall, unless they have a lawful
excuse, be present at the Council of State, and no resolution may be
taken there unless more than half the number of members be
present. In the Norwegian business that under § 15 is transacted in
Sweden, no resolution may be taken unless either the Norwegian
Minister of State and one Norwegian Councillor of State or else
both the Norwegian Councillors of State, are present.
28. Reports on the subject of appointments to offices and
other matters of importance — with the exception of diplomatic affairs,
and of matters relating strictly to the military command — shall be
brought forward at the Council of State by the member to whose
department they belong, and such matters are to be carried out in
accordance with the resolution taken at the Council of State.
29. If a Councillor of State is prevented by a lawful excuse
from attending the meeting and introducing the matters that belong
to his department, these shall be introduced by another Councillor
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