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of State, whom the King, if he is present, and, if not, the presiding
member of the Council of State in conjunction with the other
Councillors of State, shall appoint for the purpose.
If so many are prevented by lawful excuse from attending that
not more than half of the fixed members are present, other officials
shall in like manner bo deputed to take seats in the Council of
State, in which case a report thereon shall forthwith be made to the
King, who decides whether they shall continue to discharge this function.
30. All the proceedings of the Council of State shall be entered
in the minutes. Every one that has a seat in the Council of State
is in duty bound fearlessly to express his opinions, to which the King
is bound to listen. But it remains with the King to take a resolution
according to his own judgment. If any member of the Council of
State finds that the King’s resolution is at variance with the form
of government or the laws of the kingdom, or apparently prejudicial
to the kingdom, it is his duty to make strong representations against
it, and also to record his opinion on the minutes. A member that
has not thus protested, is regarded as having been in accord with
the King, and is answerable therefor in such manner as is
subsequently decided, and can be impeached by the Odelsthing before
the Rigsret [1].
31. All commands drawn up by the King himself, with the
exception of military orders, shall be countersigned by one of the
Ministers of State.
32. The resolutions that are taken by the Government in
Norway in the King’s absence, shall be drawn up in the King’s name,
and signed by the Council of State.
33. All reports on Norwegian affairs, as well as the dispatches issued
in connection therewith, must be written in the Norwegian language.
34. The nearest heir to the Throne, if he is the son of the reigning
King, shall bear the title of Crown Prince. The other persons
entitled to succeed to the crown are to be called Princes, and the
daughters of the Royal House Princesses.
35. As soon as the Heir to the Throne has completed his eighteenth
year, he is entitled to take a seat in the Council of State, but
without vote or responsibility.
36. No Prince of the Blood may marry without the sanction
of the King. If he acts contrary to this rule, he forfeits his right to
the Crown of Norway.
37. The Royal Princes and Princesses shall not, personally, be
answerable to any other person than the King, or to such person as
he may ordain to be judge over them.
38. The Norwegian Minister of State, as well as the two
Norwegian Councillors of State who are in attendance upon the King, shall
have seats and a deliberative vote in the Swedish Council of State,
when affairs that affect both kingdoms are being transacted there.
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