shall be valid if more than half of all the members are present, if a 50 per cent majority be obtained, and if the vote be taken by roll call.
§ 76.
Evary motion for a vote of lack of confidence shall be signed by not less than a hundred deputies and shall be referred to a Committee which must report thereon within eight days.
§ 77.
The Government may bring forward before the Chamber of Deputies a proposal for a vote of confidence. Such proposal shall be acted upon without being referred to a Committee.
§ 78.
1. Should the Chamber of Deputies vote lack of confidence in the Government or should it reject the Government’s proposal for a vote of confidence, the Government shall resign to the President. The President shall then determine who shall direct Government affairs until a new Government be formed.
2. Should the Government resign at a time when there is no President or Vice-president, the decision as to the resignation and as to the direction of Government affairs shall be referred to the Committee defined under § 54.
§ 79.
1. Should the Prime Minister or any other member of the Government either consciously or from gross neglect violate the Constitution or other Laws while acting in his official capacity, he shall be responsible at Law.
2. The right of prosecution shall be reserved to the Chamber of Deputies (§ 34). The trial shall be conducted by the Senate.
3. Details shall be determined by Law.
§ 80.
The Government shall be competent to act as a body if in addition to the Prime Minister or his Deputy more than half the Ministers be present.
§ 81.
The Government shall decide in session:
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