The members of both Houses shall be elected according to
law.
Art. 25. In no case shall one person be a member of both Houses
simultaneously.
Art. 26. No member of either House shall hold any official post,
civil or military during his term.
Art. 27. The qualifications of the members of either House shall
be determined by the respective Houses.
Art. 28. The term of office for a member of the Senate shall be
six years. One-third of the members shall retire and new ones be
elected every two years.
Art. 29. The term of office for a member of the House of
Representatives shall be three years.
Art. 30. Each House shall have a President and a Vice-President
who shall be elected from among its members.
Art. 31. The National Assembly shall itself convene, open and
close its sessions, but as to extraordinary sessions, they shall
be called under one of the following circumstances:
(1) A signed request of more than one-third of the members of each
House.
(2) A mandate of the President.
Art. 32. The ordinary sessions of the National Assembly shall
begin on the first day of the eighth month in each year.
Art. 33. The period for the ordinary session of the National
Assembly shall be four months which may be prolonged, but the
prolonged period shall not exceed the length of the ordinary
session.
Art. 34. (Eliminated.)
Art. 35. Both Houses shall meet in joint session at the opening
and closing of the National Assembly.
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