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In such matters the opinion of the Norwegian Government ought
also to bo obtained, unless the business requires to be disposed of
in such haste, that time will not allow of it [1].
39. If the King dies, and the Heir to the Throne is still under
ago, the Norwegian and Swedish Councils of State shall at once
assemble, in order jointly to summon a meeting of the Storthing
in Norway and of the Riksdag in Sweden [2].
40. Until the representatives of both kingdoms are assembled
and have taken measures for the government during the King’s
minority, a Council of State consisting of an equal number of Norwegian
and Swedish members shall conduct the governments of the
kingdoms, with due regard to the different constitutions of the two
kingdoms.
The Norwegian and the Swedish Minister of State, who have
seats in the aforesaid joint council, shall cast lots as to which of
them shall be President
41. The provisions laid down in the preceding §§ 39 and 40
shall also be operative on every occasion when, according to the
Swedish form of government, it devolves on the Swedish Council of
State to carry on the government [3].
On such occasions, as it has hitherto devolved upon the interim
Government of Norway and Sweden, in accordance with the
Constitutions of Norway and Sweden, and with the provisions of the
Act of Union, to conduct the government of the kingdoms, when
the King is prevented, either by being on travel outside his
kingdoms or by illness, from carrying on the government, the Prince
next entitled to succeed to the throne shall, provided he has
attained the age fixed for the King’s majority, conduct the government
as the temporary executive of the Royal power, with the same rights
as devolve on the interim Government.
42. As to the further provisions necessary in the cases
mentioned in 39, 40, and 41, the King is to introduce in the next
Storthing in Norway and in the next Riksdag in Sweden, a bill framed
on the principle of complete equality between the two kingdoms.
43. The election of guardians, who shall administer the
government of the King, when he is under age, shall take place according
to the same rules, and in the same manner as before prescribed in
§ 7 for the election of a successor to the Throne [4].
44. The persons, who in the cases mentioned in §§ 40 and 41
are conducting the government, shall take the following oath:
«I promise and swear to carry on the government in accordance
with the Constitution and the laws, so truly help me God and His
Holy Word!»
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