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10 except auxiliaries against hostile invasion, must be called into the Kingdom without the consent of the National Assembly.

The King has right to assemble troops, declare war and conclude peace, to make and dissolve alliances, to send and receive embassadors.

Government has no right to employ military power against members of the state, except in cases determined by the law, unless any assembly should disturb the public tranquillity and it should not instantly be dissolved after the articles of the civil law concerning riot have been thrice audibly read by the civil magistrate.

The King himself elects a Council of Norwegian Citizens whose members must not be younger than thirty years. This Council shall consist of five members at least. Besides them the King may, on extraordinary occasions, call other Norwegian citizens, except members of the National Assembly, to take place in the Council of State. He distributes the affairs among them in such a manner as he thinks most proper.

Father and son or two brothers must not at the same time take seat in the Council of State.