ARTICLE 84.—­The President shall be Chairman of the Executive Council, and in case of an equal division of votes have a casting vote.  For the ratification of sentences of death, or declarations of war, the unanimous vote of the Executive Council shall be requisite for a decision.

ARTICLE 85.—­Regularly once a month, and at such other times as the President shall judge necessary, the Executive Council shall sit at his office.

ARTICLE 86.—­The President with two members form a quorum.

ARTICLE 87.—­All resolutions of the Executive Council and official letters of the President must, besides being signed by him, also be signed by the Secretary of State.  The latter is at the same time responsible that the contents of the resolution, or the letter, is not in conflict with the existing laws.

ARTICLE 88.—­The two enfranchised burghers or members of the Executive Council contemplated by Article 82 are chosen by the Volksraad for the period of three years, the Commandant-General for ten years; they must be members of a Protestant Church, have had no sentence in a criminal court to their discredit, and have reached the age of thirty years.

ARTICLE 89.—­The Secretary of State is chosen also by the Volksraad, but is appointed for the period of four years.  On resignation or expiration of his term he is re-eligible.  He must be a member of a Protestant Church, have had no sentence in a criminal court to his discredit, possess fixed property in the Republic, and have reached the age of thirty years.

ARTICLE 90.—­Before the members of the Executive Council and the Commandant-General receive their office, they take the official oath before the Volksraad and sign the same.  That oath shall be of similar contents to that of the President, as modified to the title or office of the person sworn, and that of the Commandant-General to the contents of Article 108.

ARTICLE 91.—­Before the Secretary of State receives his office he takes a similar oath to the members of the Executive Council, with a small modification suitable to the nature of his office.

ARTICLE 92.—­In case the Volksraad decide to give effect to the complaints mentioned in Article 31, it shall put the complaint in the hands of the State Attorney with a view to its examination.  If it appears from such examination that the complaint is well founded, then the Volksraad shall send the complaint to the High Court, or the Court contemplated in Article 61, with notice of such sending to the said Attorney.  This Court, which then will have to deal with the case, shall take cognizance of the case, and in the last resort pronounce sentence.

OF THE MILITARY FORCE AND MILITARY COUNCIL.

ARTICLE 93.—­The military force consists of all the men of this Republic capable of bearing arms, and if necessary of all those of the natives within its boundaries whose chiefs are subject to it.