5. The highest legislative power rests with the Volksraad.
6. This Council (Raad) shall consist of a member for each Field-Cornetcy of the various districts, and of a member for each principal town of a district. This Council is chosen by majority of votes by the enfranchised inhabitants of each ward of each principal town of a district.
7. Every burgher is eligible as member of the Volksraad, who has never been declared guilty of crime by any jury, nor been declared bankrupt or insolvent, his residence being within the State, has reached an age of at least 25, who also possesses fixed property of at least £500 in value.
8. A member of the Raad ceases to be such in any of the following cases:
(a) If he neglects to come to the Raad during two successive yearly sessions.
(b) If he loses one or more of the qualifications as required in Article 7.
9. Members of the Volksraad are chosen for four successive years, and are re-eligible at the end of the period.
The half shall withdraw after two years, and the first half be regulated by lot.
10. The Volksraad in its yearly meetings chooses a Chairman out of its own members.
11. The Chairman of the Volksraad shall decide in case of an equality of votes.