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Article XXXVII.—In the following cases sittings of either House may be held with closed doors:
- Upon the wish of the President or of not less than ten members, the same being agreed to by the House.
- Upon the demand of the Government.
Article XXXVIII.—When a motion to go into secret sitting is made either by the President or by not less than ten members, the President shall cause the strangers to withdraw from the House, and then shall proceed, without debate, to take votes upon the motion.
Article XXXIX.—The proceedings of a secret meeting shall not be made public.
Article XL.—When the Budget is brought into the House of Representatives by the Government, the Committee on the Budget shall finish the examination of the same within fifteen days of the day on which it received it, and report thereon to the House.
Article XLI.—No motion for an amendment to the Budget can be made the subject of debate at a sitting of the House, unless it is supported by not less than thirty members.
Article XLII.—The Ministers of State and the delegates of the Government shall be allowed at any time to speak; but the speech of no member shall be interrupted that they may do so.
Article XLIII.—When a Bill has been referred in either House to a Committee, the Ministers of State and the delegates of the Government may attend the meetings of the Committee and there express their opinions.
Article XLIV.—A Committee in meeting may, through the President, demand explanations from the delegates of the Government.
Article XLV.—The Ministers of State and the delegates of the Government, except such of them as are members of the House, shall have no vote in the House.
Article XLVI.—When a meeting of a Standing or of a Special Committee is to be held, the chairman thereof shall every time report the fact to the Minister of State and to the delegates of the Government concerned in the matter to be considered.