Commandos on occasion of rebellion among the natives: bringing
Kaffir chiefs to their duty.

(_c_) Commandos for the suppression of disorders among the white
population: dispatching sufficient force to the district where disorder
has broken out; and by

(_d_) Defence of the country and carrying on war: carrying out martial
law and taking the field at the head of the army.

ARTICLE 104.--All subordinates receive orders from the officers
and officials placed above them.

ARTICLE 105.--All the officers except the Commandant-General
shall be, before taking up their office, sworn by the President in
accordance with Article 77. The Commandant-General shall be sworn by
the Volksraad, according to Articles 90 and 106.

ARTICLE 106.--This oath shall be of the following contents:

"I promise and swear solemnly allegiance to the people of this Republic;
that I shall act in my office according to the law, right, and justice,
according to the best of my knowledge and conscience, without respect of
person; that I have made or promised to no one gift or favour to reach
this office; that I shall receive from no one any gift or favour if I
can suspect that this should be done or shown to persuade me in the
duties of my office in favour of the giver or favourer; that I shall
obey the commands of those placed over me according to the law, and
consider only the prosperity, welfare, and independence of the country
and people of this Republic."

ARTICLE 107.--The Field-Cornets shall, lawful prevention being
excepted, give a report every three months to the Landrost of events
among their subordinates in the wards in the past months, and as often
besides that time as a report is required of them. With regard to
military matters, the Field-Cornet is also obliged to report to the
Commandant placed over him, besides the Landrost. If he does not comply
therewith, or in case of negligence, he shall be fined in Rds. 10.

ARTICLE 108.--The Commandants send the three-monthly reports of
the Field-Cornets, with the addition of their own report, besides their
remarks, to the Commandant-General. The latter acts in the same way with
the reports of the Commandants in sending his report to the President,
and without delay these reports must be sent to the President.

ARTICLE 109.--The Field-Cornets shall keep a list of those in
their wards who are liable to duty, and must draw up that list in such a
way that it appears therefrom who must be summon