Article 17.—Each Volksraad chooses its own chairman from among its own members.
Article 18.—Each Volksraad appoints, from outside its members, its own secretary on proposal of the Executive Council.
Article 19.—Each Volksraad shall have to judge if elections and the qualifications of its own members are according to law.
Article 20.—Each Volksraad shall establish its own arrangement of order, shall regulate the process of its transactions, and the power of the Chairman shall be defined by itself.
Article 21.—The President and the members of the Executive Council shall sit in both Volksraads, with right to take part in the discussions, but without a vote.
Article 22.—The quorum of both the First and the Second Volksraad shall consist of twelve members. If there is no quorum present in the Second Volksraad, its secretary shall at once give notice of the same to the First Volksraad.
Article 23.—The sessions of both Volksraads shall be held in public, unless the majority in special cases resolve to revoke the publicity.
Article 24.—Each Volksraad shall keep minutes of its transactions. It shall have these published regularly in the Staats Courant, except the notes of the secret sittings, which shall only be partly published with the consent of the First Volksraad.
Article 25.—Each Volksraad has the right to punish its own members for disorderly conduct. Each Volksraad has, in addition, the right to suspend a member with two-thirds of the votes given.