It is provided that the duties of Secretary to the Federal Assembly and Federal Council shall be performed by a Federal Chancellery under the direction of a Chancellor of the Confederation. The Chancellor shall be chosen for the term of three years by the Federal Assembly at the same time as the Federal Council. The Chancellery shall be under the special supervision of the Federal Council.
5. Miscellaneous provisions.
These are three in number:
1. All that relates to the location of the Federal authorities is a subject to be determined by the Confederation.
2. The three principal languages spoken in Switzerland—German, French, and Italian—shall be considered national languages of the Confederation.[23]
3. The officials of the Confederation shall be responsible for their conduct in office. Federal law shall define this responsibility and the means of enforcing it.
The third chapter directs the method by which the Constitution can be amended.
CHAPTER III.
1. The Federal Constitution may at any time be amended.
2. Each revision shall take place by the ordinary method of Federal legislation.