“ However, the member who exercises the functions of the Speaker may not participate in the debates or voting, nor propose anything other than that which is required for the execution of the fundamental laws, of the several decisions of the Riksdag or the houses, or in general of the rules and regulations which have been adopted for the consideration of the business of the Riksdag. A Speaker does not have the power to adjourn a meeting of a house without its approval. ”

“ The Swedish people are represented by the Riksdag, divided into two houses, the Upper House and the Lower House, which in all matters shall have equal competence and authority. In the exercise of their duties members of the Riksdag (Riksdagmen) can not be bound by other instructions than the fundamental laws of the realm. ”

“ If a common list is presented at an election which shall take place in a house, and the list contains the names of as many persons as shall be elected, and if the list has been approved by those members of the house elected by it to the Speakers' Conference, the Speaker shall put the question to approve the list, and declare the listed persons elected, unless election by secret ballot is requested by at least as many members as corresponds to the number which is obtained if the number of all the members entitled to vote is divided by the number of the persons to be elected, increased by one. ”

“ When election of a King or heir apparent is to take place a delegation shall be constituted, consisting of sixty-four persons, of which each house shall select thirty-two from among its members, with the duty of performing the election in case of a disagreement between the houses. The day after the selection of the delegation the houses shall proceed to the election of a King or heir apparent. If the houses are agreed on one and the same person he is to be regarded as chosen. ”

“ A proposal to enact, amend, interpret or repeal a fundamental law can be rejected by the Riksdag at which the proposal was presented, but it can not be finally adopted or assented to at that Riksdag as more than a proposal which shall be pending, to be considered again by the first Riksdag meeting after the next general election to the Lower House. If the proposal is then accepted by both houses it shall constitute the decision of the Riksdag. The houses shall not have the right to make changes in a pending proposal. ”

“ Open voting shall be used in the committees. If the votes are evenly divided, the chairman shall place in an urn used exclusively for this purpose a yes-ballot and a no-ballot, both exactly alike in size and appearance, printed and unmarked and each closed and rolled up, and the result of the voting is determined by the ballot which one of the members of the committee draws. ”

“ When a standing committee considers it necessary to meet with another standing committee to consider a matter, a meeting shall be held, comprising representatives of the committees, in the manner agreed upon by the committees. ”

“ Elections which are held by the committees, delegations and electors of the Riksdag shall be held by secret ballot when that is requested by a member or by an elector; and it shall be observed in such cases that to be valid the ballots shall be separate, rolled up, unmarked and free from all ambiguities relative to the names of persons listed as well as from incorrectness relative to their number. When persons receive an equal number of votes the decision shall be made by lot if necessary. ”

“ Election provided for in this Section shall be proportional and in accordance with specifications set forth in legislation enacted jointly by the King and the Riksdag.
Where a county councilman who has been selected an elector is unable to perform his duties a substitute shall be called in the order generally applicable in cases of unavoidable absence on the part of councilmen. If a city councilman who has been selected an elector is similarly incapacitated he shall without delay inform the court in the city which shall call the proper substitute to participate in the election. ”

“ If the realm is at war or in danger of war the King and the Riksdag jointly may decide, if it is found absolutely necessary, that election to the Riksdag shall be postponed for one year at the most from the time the election would normally have been held, and that the election period which would have expired shall be extended by one year. ”

“ The provisions of The Instrument of Government govern the right and duty of the Committee, after inspection of the minutes, to report criticisms to the Riksdag arising from this inspection or to take such other action as may be necessary with reference to reported censure, and, also, when a question has been raised by a Riksdagman or a committee other than the Committee on the Constitution that the Council of State or one of its members has exercised his office in an unauthorized manner, to report on the matter before it is decided upon by the Riksdag. ”

“ The Committees on Laws shall make reports and present proposals with regard to matters which, not being subject to the jurisdiction of another committee, are referred to them from the houses concerning the enactment, amendment, interpretation or repeal of civil, criminal or ecclesiastical law or other laws and statutes, which are enacted jointly by the King and the Riksdag. ”

“ The Committee, furthermore, either jointly, in the manner prescribed by Article 47, or otherwise after consultation with the other committees handling budgetary matters, shall estimate the income of each of the several taxes and, after the needs of the administration have been investigated and determined, recommend the manner in which the budget may be balanced by means of taxation. The Committee may also recommend such measures relating to matters of taxation as it considers just, reasonable and useful. ”

“ Propositions from the King, and also private members' motions on subjects under the jurisdiction of a standing committee, can not be decided by the house before they have been reported on by a committee. Questions which concern one house only may be decided immediately. ”

“ No one shall indulge in personally insulting remarks or otherwise conduct himself in a manner inconsistent with good order. Should this happen and the offender not mend his ways on the Speaker's admonition, the Speaker shall have the right to deprive him of his right to speak. ”

“ For a valid decision of the Riksdag according to the first paragraph it is necessary that a division be taken and that at least three-fourths of those voting in each house concur in the decision. The extension of the period of election does not curtail the right of the King to order new elections. ”

“ No one shall prevent a Riksdagman from exercising his duties as a representative; however, in wartime an exception may be made for military personnel, when they are ordered by the King into the service of the realm. ”

“ Each constituency shall elect one Riksdagman for every full number of its population corresponding to one one hundred and fiftieth part of the population of the realm.
4. For the purpose of attaining a number of Riksdagmen of one hundred and fifty, where the number of Riksdagmen to be elected after the application of the provisions in Section 3 does not reach that figure, those constituencies whose population most exceeds the number which according to the same Section governs the distribution of Riksdagmen among the constituencies, shall be entitled to elect an additional Riksdagman. ”