“ If a member of the Diet accepts a paid public office in the Confederation, or in a Federal State, or enters into an office in the Federal or State service, to which a higher rank or a higher salary is attached, he loses his seat and vote in the Diet, and can only recover his place by a new election. ”

“ All the existing Consulates of the separate countries will be abolished so soon as the organization of the Federal Consulates is so far completed in that the representation of the separate interests of all the Federal States is recognized by the Federal Council as secured through the Federal Consulates.
Section XI.—Military Affairs of the Confederation.
LVII. Every North German is liable to military service, and cannot perform that service by substitute. ”

“ The Presidency has to attend to the issue of definitive regulations and general administrative directions, as well as to the exclusive care of the relations with other German and foreign post and telegraph authorities.
All the functionaries of the Postal and Telegraph administration are bound to obey the orders of the Presidency of the Confederation. ”

“ XLIII. Corresponding working arrangements are therefore to be adopted as speedily as possible, and especially similar railway police regulations are to be introduced. The Confederation has to take care that the railway directors keep the lines in such a state of repair as to afford the necessary security at all times, and that they provide them with such working material as the necessities of the traffic require. ”

“ With reference to foreign countries every one belonging to the Confederation has an equal claim to its protection.
IV. The following matters are subject to the supervision of the Confederation and to its legislation.
1. The regulations on freedom of expatriation, on domiciliation and settlement, right of citizenship, passports, and police for foreigners, also on matters of business, including the system of insurance, in so far as these subjects are not already settled by Article III of this Constitution, likewise on colonization and emigration to other than German countries ”

“ They have namely, the right of inspection at any time, and they receive, besides the regular reports and announcements concerning alterations that occur, for the purpose of the requisite sovereign publication, communications in due time of the promotions and appointments affecting the respective bodies of troops. ”