Article XXXIII.—Each and every one of the provisions contained in the preceding Articles of the present chapter, that are not in conflict with the laws or the rules and discipline of the Army and Navy, shall apply to the officers and men of the Army and of the Navy.
Chapter III.—Imperial Diet
Article XXXIII.—The Imperial Diet shall consist of two Houses, a House of Peers and a House of Representatives.
Article XXXIV.—The House of Peers shall, in accordance with the Ordinance concerning he House of Peers, be composed of the members of the Imperial Family, of the orders of nobility, and of those persons who have been nominated thereto by the Emperor.
Article XXXV.—The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members elected by the people, according to the provisions of the Law of Election.
Article XXXVI.—No one can at one and the same time be a Member of both Houses.
Article XXXVII.—Every law requires the consent of the Imperial Diet.
Article XXXVIII.—Both Houses shall vote upon projects of law submitted to them by the Government, and may respectively initiate projects of law.
Article XXXIX.—A Bill, which has been rejected by either the one or the other of the two Houses, shall not be again brought in during the same session.
Article XL.—Both Houses can make representations to the Government, as to laws or upon any other subject. When, however, such representations are not accepted, they cannot be made a second time during the same session.
Article XLI.—The Imperial Diet shall be convoked every year.
Article XLII.—A session of the Imperial Diet shall last during three months. In case of necessity, the duration of a session may be prolonged by Imperial Order. The duration of an extraordinary session shall be determined by Imperial Order.
Article XLIV.—The opening, closing, prolongation of session and prorogation of the Imperial Diet, shall be effected simultaneously for both Houses.
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