Article 43
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
The Chamber shall draw up its own internal rules and procedures.
Article 44
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927
And by the constitutional law of January 21, 1947,
And by the constitutional law of September 21,1990 )
Each time a new Chamber is elected, the Chamber shall meet under the presidency of
the oldest member, and the two youngest members shall serve as secretaries. It shall then
elect separately, by a secret ballot and by an absolute majority of the votes cast, the President
and the Vice President of the Chamber to hold office for the length of the Chamber's term. At
the third ballot, a relative majority shall be sufficient. Should the votes be equal, the oldest
candidate shall be considered elected.
Every time a new Chamber is elected, as well as in the October session or each year,
the Chamber shall elect two Secretaries by secret ballot according to the majority stipulated
in the first part or this article.
The Chamber may, once only, two years after the election of the President and the
Vice President, and in the first session it holds, withdraw its confidence from the President or
the Vice President by a Decision of two thirds of the Chamber, based on a petition signed by
at least ten Deputies. The Chamber, at such point, must hold an immediate session to fill the
vacant post.
Article 45
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
Members of the Chamber may only vote when they are present at the meeting. Voting
by proxy shall not be permitted.
Article 46
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
The Chamber shall have the exclusive right to maintain order in its meetings through
its President.
Article 47
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
Petitions to the Chamber may not be presented except in writing. They may not be
presented verbally or at the bar of the Chamber.
Article 48
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
The remuneration of members of the Chamber shall be determined by law.