Article 2. Persons who intend to organise a public meeting must give notice thereof, three days at least in advance, to the governorate, to the mudiria or to the police authority of the markaz if the meeting is to take place outside the sphere of the governorate or of the mudiria. This period is reduced to twenty-four hours when it is a question of an electoral meeting. Article 3. The notice must indicate the day, composition The notice must bear the signature of five and Article 4. The Governor, the mudir or the police authority of the markaz may prohibit the meeting if they consider that it is likely Article 2. Persons who intend to organise a This period is reduced to twenty-four hours The person to whom the notice is given must give the bearer a receipt showing the date and time at which the notice was presented to him. Article 3. The notice must be given by two persons at least; it must indicate the date, the time and the place of the meeting and specify its object. The notice must bear the signatures of the persons who wish to organise the meeting. The signatories, who must enjoy civil and political rights, will specify in the notice their name, description, profession and address. The period of notification is reduced from three days to forty-eight hours with regard to public meetings. The shorter period is, however, ample from a police point of view. The Bill provides that the notice is to be signed by two persons only in each case. The right of the local authority to prohibit meetings if they see that the meeting would involve disturbance of public order and Text (Translation) of Text (Translation) of the Bill regarding Public Meetings and Demonstrations, submitted to Parliament in December 1927 in compliance with the Chamber of Deputies' decision of November 22, 1927. Changes contemplated by the Bill. to disturb public order or tranquillity, whether Notice of the prohibition will be given to This notice will be displayed on the door of The organisers may protest against the pro- Electoral meetings may never be prohibited. They may not be continued beyond 11 o'clock at night without special police authorisation. security is abolished in the Bill. Deletion of this article is opposed to the This article is abolished in the Bill, except The administrative authorities consider it It is very undesirable that meetings should be held in State and religious edifices, The Article 6. Each meeting must have a com- In default of election by the Assembly, the right to be present at the meeting for the (1.) If the committee is not appointed or (2.) If the meeting does not preserve the (3.) If the meeting gives rise to seditious (4.) If other misdemeanours take place in the course of the meeting; (5.) In case of serious disorders. Article 4. Each meeting must have a com- or a police officer may always be present at (2.) In cases of serious disorder. If calm In no case may meetings be prolonged beyond number of these buildings would make control a matter of great difficulty, and in the case of a place of worship it would not be possible to dissolve a meeting by force. Article 6 of Law No. 14/1923 and article 4 of the Bill are identical. The right of the police to dissolve meetings resumed. It is obvious that article 7 of the old law Text (Translation) of Article 8. For the purpose of the present For the purpose of the present law any (1.) Having for its object the choice or hearing of the candidate or candidates for public elective functions; (2.) Limited to electors, candidates and (3.) Taking place between the date of the |