Article XXX. Japanese subjects may present petitions, provided that they observe the proper form of respect, and comply with the rules specially provided for such matters.
Article XXXI. The provisions contained in the present chapter shall not interfere with the exercise, in times of war or in case of national emergency, of the supreme powers which belong to the Emperor.
Article XXXII. Each and every one of the provisions contained in the preceding articles of the present chapter shall, in so far as they do not conflict with the laws or the rules and discipline of the army and navy, apply to the officers and men of the army and of the navy.
CHAPTER III. THE IMPERIAL DIET
Article XXXIII. The Imperial Diet shall consist of two Houses: the
House of Peers and the House of Representatives.
Article XXXIV. The House of Peers shall, in accordance with the Ordinance concerning the House of Peers, be composed of members of the Imperial Family, of Nobles, and of Deputies who have been nominated by the Emperor.
Article XXXV. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members elected by the people, according to the provisions of the Law of Election.
Article XXXVI. No one can at one and the same time be a member of both Houses.
Article XXXVII. Every law requires the consent of the Imperial Diet.
Article XXXVIII. Both Houses shall vote upon projects of law brought forward by the Government, and may respectively bring forward projects of law.