e law or
resolution as communicated before the First Volksraad for consideration,
and the First Volksraad has not on its own part thought it necessary to
take said law or resolution into consideration, the President shall,
unless with the advice and consent of the Executive Council he thinks it
undesirable in the interests of the State, be bound to have that law or
resolution published in the first succeeding Volksraad, unless within
the said fourteen days the First Volksraad may be adjourned, in which
case the publication in the _Staats Courant_ shall take place after the
lapse of eight days from the commencement of the first succeeding
session of the First Volksraad.

ARTICLE 31.--The law or resolution adopted by the Second
Volksraad shall have no force, unless published by the President in the
_Staats Courant_.

ARTICLE 32.--The legal effect of a law or resolution published
by the President in the _Staats Courant_ may not be questioned, saving
the right of the people to make memorials about it.

ARTICLE 33.--This law comes into operation two months after
publication in the _Staats Courant_.

S.J.P. KRUGER,
_President._
DR. W.J. LEYDS,
_Secretary of State._

GOVERNMENT OFFICES,
PRETORIA, 23rd June, 1890.

CHAPTER III.

FULL TEXT OF THE FRANCHISE LAW. PUBLISHED JULY 26, 1899. LAW NO. 3.

WHEREAS, It has appeared desirable to amend and amplify certain
provisions of the laws with reference to naturalization and the
obtaining of the full franchise; and

WHEREAS, These amendments will not permit of delay by being
published three months beforehand in terms of Article 12 of the
Grondwet, and as they have already been accepted by the people in
principle; it is hereby enacted that:

ARTICLE 1.--Each white male stranger, who has reached the age
of sixteen years, and who settles or has settled in the South African
Republic with the intention of residing there, shall in future be able
to obtain letters of naturalization, provided that he fulfills the
following provisions and enactments--

(_a_) The applicant shall produce a certificate from the Field-Cornet
and the Landrost of his ward and district, countersigned by the
Commandant of the district, to show that he was, during the
time--required in his case--preceding the naturalization, continually
registered on the Field-Cornet's list; was during this time domiciled in
the South African Republic; and during this time obeyed the laws of the
land and comm