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 Article 10. Constitution 1. The Constitution of the Free Territory shall be established in ac- cordance with democratic principles and adopted by a Constituent Assembly with a two-thirds majority of the votes cast. The Constitution shall be made to conform to the provisions of the present Statute and shall not enter into force prior to the coming into force of the Statute. 2. If in the opinion of the Governor any provisions of the Constitution proposed by the Constituent Assembly or any subsequent amendments thereto are in contradiction to the Statute he may prevent their entry into force, subject to reference to the Security Council if the Assembly does not accept his views and recommendations. Article 11. Appointment of the Governor 1. The Governor shall be appointed by the Security Council after consultation with the Governments of Yugoslavia and Italy. He shall not be a citizen of Yugoslavia or Italy or of the Free Territory. He shall be ap- pointed for five years and may be reappointed. His salary and allowances shall be borne by the United Nations. 2. The Governor may authorize a person selected by him to act for him in the event of his temporary absence or temporary inability to perform his duties. 3. The Security Council, if it considers that the Governor has failed to carry out his duties, may suspend him and, under appropriate safeguards of investigation and hearing, dismiss him from his office. In the event of his suspension or dismissal or in the event of his death or disability the Security Council may designate or appoint another person to act as Provisional Governor until the Governor recovers from his disability or a new Governor is appointed. Article 12. Legislative Authority The legislative authority shall be exercised by a popular Assembly consisting of a single chamber elected on the basis of proportional representa- tion, by the citizens of both sexes of the Free Territory. The elections for the Assembly shall be conducted on the basis of universal, equal, direct and secret suffrage. Article 13. Council of Government 1. Subject to the responsibilities vested in the Governor under the present Statute, executive authority in the Free Territory shall be exercised 1432 TREATIES [61 STAT.

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