Government of the Ottoman Empire

“ One or several persons belonging to the Ottoman nationality have the right of presenting petitions to the competent authority on the subject of infractions of the laws or regulations committed either to their personal prejudice or the prejudice of the public welfare and may in the same way address in the form of a complaint signed petitions to the Ottoman General Assembly to complain of the conduct of the State functionaries or employes. ”

“ A draft of a law is not considered as adopted unless voted successively by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate by the majority of votes article by article and unless the whole of the project has obtained a majority of votes in each of the two chambers. ”

“ His Majesty the Sultan has the exclusive power of expelling from the territory of the Empire those who in consequence of information worthy of confidence collected by the administration of police are recognized as being injurious to the safety of the State. ”

“ The officials who shall have given proof of good conduct and honesty, as well as those whose suspension shall be deemed indispensable by the Government, shall have the right either to advancement or to a retiring pension or to the salary of officers on the waiting lists according to the dispositions which shall be determined by a special regulation. ”

“ In case of the dissolution of the Chamber by an Imperial Irade the general elections must commence in time necessary for the Chamber to meet again at latest six months after the date of the dissolution.
ART. 74.
In case of death, judiciary condemnation, prolonged absence, or loss of quality of deputy resulting from condemnation or the acceptance of a public office a new election shall be held conformably to the prescriptions of the electoral law within such a time that the new deputy may enter upon his duties at latest in the following session. ”

“ The reference to the Chamber of judgment is pronounced by the Chamber of accusation by a two-thirds majority of its members.
The members belonging to the Chamber of accusation cannot take part in the deliberations of the Chamber of judgment.
ART. 95. ”

“ Those of notoriously bad character.
(8) Individuals who have been judicially condemned so long as they are not pardoned.
(9) Those who do not enjoy their civil rights.
(10) Those who claim to belong to a foreign nation. ”