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The New German Constitution

Note 70 — Chapter VI · THE ECONOMIC CONSTITUTION AND SOCIALIZATION

Joseph Gollomb translation

These sixty members are divided as follows:

3 representatives of states;

15 representatives of colliers’ organizations;

15 representatives of mine workers;

1 employer and 1 worker in gasworks;

2 salaried employés of the technical service of the mines;

1 salaried employé of the commercial service of the mines;

5 coal merchants;

1 employé in the wholesale coal trade;

2 employers and 2 workers in industries using coal;

2 representatives of consumers’ societies;

1 user of coal in the cities, 1 in the country;

2 representatives of small industries using coal;

1 user of coal for railroads;

1 user of coal for maritime navigation;

1 user of coal for river navigation;

3 mine and boiler experts.

The representatives of the states are named by the Reichsrat from among the municipal administrations and consumers of coal. The representatives of employers and employés in the mining industries as well as the twelve representatives of the colliers’ associations are elected by the mine groups of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft. Two representatives are named by the Prussian Minister of Commerce and Industry. The representatives of the coal trade are named by the German Congress of Commerce and Industry. The representatives of the employers and employés of the industries using coal, and the representatives of the employés of gasworks are elected by their Arbeitsgemeinschaften. The representatives of the small industries using coal are elected by the German Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The other representatives are appointed, on the advice of those they represent, by the Minister of Public Economy of the Reich.

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