Collection and administration of customs and excise may, on their demand, be left to the Lands for a reasonable transition period.
Article 170.
The postal and telegraph departments of Bavaria and Würtemberg shall be transferred to the Realm at latest on April 1st, 1921.
In so far as agreement concerning the terms of the transfer has not been reached by October 1st, 1920, the Supreme Court of Judicature shall decide.
Existing rights and responsibilities of Bavaria and Würtemberg shall remain in force until the transfer. Nevertheless, postal and telegraphic communication with foreign countries shall be exclusively regulated by the Realm.
Article 171.
State railways, waterways, and marine lights shall be transferred to the Realm at latest on April 1st, 1921.
In so far as agreement concerning the terms of transfer has not been reached by October 1st, 1920, the Supreme Court of Judicature shall decide.
Until the law constituting a Supreme Court of Judicature comes into force its functions shall be carried out by a Senate of seven members, of whom four shall be chosen from among their own members by the Reichstag and three by the Supreme Court. It shall regulate its own procedure.