States General of the United Netherlands

The States-General of the United Netherlands formed in 1814 and 1815 the people's representation in the low countries. [1]

The States General of the Netherlands were raised after the Batavian revolution in 1796. In 1813 was proclaimed the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands, after which the Dutch Constitution of 1814 took effect and new States General was formed. [2]. the term of the States General of the United Netherlands ran from 1 May 1814 to 1 september 1815. The President was from May 1 to 8 november 1814 jonkheer van Lynden from hoevelaken and of 8 november 1814 to 1 september 1815 count Van hogendorp, who often had to be replaced due to illness in 1815 by jonkheer van Lynden van hoevelaken. ==Composition[ Edit] == The States General was a single Room which consisted of 55 members. Unlike in the States General before 1795 represented the delegates the entire Dutch people. They were no longer members of the provinces and voted without charge (item) and consultation (consultation). Their title was ' Noble ' Mogende the Lord. The members would be elected provincial Council for three years, with an annual third was eligible. Because those States did not exist, took place for the first composition designations by the Sovereign Prince William I place. The minimum age for membership was 30 years. In the Constitution was the ability to use a separate law included appointment of a fixed number of nobles (at least one fourth of the 55 members) to arrange. That law came, however, will not be made.

The States General has been expanded to 55 extraordinary members for the double meeting from 8 to 19 August 1815, which was chaired by jonkheer steengracht of oosterland. This double Assembly had to decide on the constitutional revision that led to the Dutch Constitution of 1815 that the Association settled by the northern and Southern Netherlands and which the States General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was founded, with a First and Second Room[3]. That decision had to with a majority of two thirds of the members present are taken. ==Rights[ Edit] == The States General voted on all proposed law, but had no right of amendment, nor a question or survey. There was a limited budget right. The one-time regular budget was established and in addition there was an annual budget for extraordinary expenses (especially for warfare). There was a right of initiative (the right to nominations to the Frost to do).