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resolutions that have not already been disposed of, by either ratifying or
rejecting them. All such as he does not expressly assent to are
deemed to he rejected by him.

81. All laws are to be drawn up in the Norwegian language
and (with the exception of those referred to in § 79) in the King’s
name, under the seal of the Kingdom of Norway, and in the
following terms; «We, N. N., make it publicly known that he
following resolution of the Storthing of [such and such a date] in
the following terms has been laid before us (here follows the
resolution). Accordingly we have assented to and confirmed, as we hereby
assent to and confirm, the same as law under our hand and seal
of the State.»

82. The sanction of the King is not required to the resolutions
of the Storthing whereby

a) It declares itself assembled as Storthing according to the
Constitution;

b) It appoints its internal police;

c) It accepts or rejects the certificates of the members present;

d) It confirms or rejects the decisions on questions arising out
of the elections;

e) It naturalises aliens;

f) And, finally, to the resolution whereby the Odelsthing
impeaches Councillors of State or others.

83. The Storthing may procure the opinion of the Supreme Court
on questions of law.

84. The Storthing shall be held with open doors, and its
proceedings are to be published in print, except in those cases where
a majority decides to the contrary.

85. Any person who obeys an order, the purpose of which is
to disturb the liberty and security of the Storthing, is thereby guilty
of treason to the Fatherland.

        

D. THE JUDICIAL POWER.



86. The members of the Lagthing, in conjunction with the
Supreme Court, shall constitute the Rigsret [the Constitutional Court
of the Realm], which in first and last instance shall pronounce
judgment in such cases as are brought by the Odelsthing either against
members of the Council of State or of the Supreme Court for crimes
committed in their respective offices, or against members of the
Storthing for such crimes as they may have committed in their
capacity of such members.

In the Rigsret the President of the Lagthing takes the chair.

87. The accused may, without alleging any reason for it,
challenge any member up to one third of the members of the Rigsret,
provided that the Court be not constituted of less than fifteen
persons.

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