hold office for the full period of twelve years, the
remaining fourteen shall hold office for the period of six years.

(f) Of the twenty-eight elected members the first fourteen elected
shall hold office for the period of nine years, the remaining
fourteen shall hold office for the period of three years.

(g) At the termination of the period of office of any such members,
members shall be elected in their place in manner provided by Article
31.

(h) Casual vacancies shall be filled in manner provided by Article
33.

(i) For the purpose of the election of members for any University
under this Article, all persons whose names appear on the register
for the University in force at the date of the coming into operation
of this Constitution shall, notwithstanding anything in Article 14,
be entitled to vote.

ARTICLE 79.

The passing and adoption of this Constitution by the Constituent Assembly
and the British Parliament shall be announced as soon as may be, and not
later than the sixth day of December, Nineteen hundred and twenty-two, by
Proclamation of His Majesty and this Constitution shall come into
operation on the issue of such Proclamation.

SCHEDULE

ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT FOR A TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
DATED THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE.

1. Ireland shall have the same constitutional status in the Community of
Nations known as the British Empire as the Dominion of Canada, the
Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, and the Union of
South Africa, with a Parliament having powers to make laws for the peace
order and good government of Ireland and an Executive responsible to that
Parliament, and shall be styled and known as the Irish Free State.

2. Subject to the provisions hereinafter set out the position of the Irish
Free State in relation to the Imperial Parliament and Government and
otherwise shall be that of the Dominion of Canada, and the law, practice
and constitutional usage governing the relationship of the Crown or the
representative of the Crown and of the Imperial Parliament to the Dominion
of Canada shall govern their relationship to the Irish Free State.

3. The representative of the Crown in Ireland shall be appointed in like
manner as the Governor-General of Canada, and in accordance with the
practice observed in the making of such appointments.

4. The