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To be capable of receiving the appointment, it shall not be required to have been for any time a burgher of the State. The Landrosts must at the same time duly provide security before accepting their office. The jury shall be enfranchised burghers who have had no criminal sentence passed upon them to their discredit, and have reached the age of thirty years.
In the field the Commandant-General has the supervision of the war ammunition of the State. The Commandants and Field-Cornets comply with the commands of the Landrosts, so far as they, according to the regulation of the laws about the judicial administrative power, come into relation with the same.
Where such is not entrusted to a town or village council, the Landrosts are charged with the duty of overseeing a town or village, together with all subordinate functions, so that everything may take place in regular order. The income of the State and taxes of the inhabitants are regulated by the law.
The tax for each "erf" in the towns shall be regulated by the law; and no money for water rights shall be exacted from the public. The ground is conveyed from the first owner. The taxes to be paid by the people, where no other officials are appointed by law, are paid at the office of the Landrosts of the districts.
The summons of the jury must be served in such time that they have, besides the time for the journey, three free days at their disposal. The persons chosen as Landrosts shall, if they intend to make objections to the choice which has fallen upon them, send in their objections to the President within the first thirty days after the choice has fallen upon them.
In case any one is not able to carry on a case, and nevertheless thinks he has good grounds for so doing, he shall serve a written petition to that end upon the Landrost of the Court, before which he must bring his case. The sittings of the Courts of law shall be held: Those of the Landrosts every day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Notice of the contravention mentioned in Article 107 is given by the officers to the Landrosts of their districts, who will have to see that the fines are called in. A month after the expiration of a commando the President shall, by means of the Landrost, take care that the assigned share of the booty comes to the seriously wounded, the widows and orphans of the dead.
The ballot-boxes for the election of officers shall be attended to by the Landrosts, who shall be bound to send them up to the Executive Council. The Executive Council shall be obliged to give notice to the chosen Commandant-General of the choice which has fallen upon him.
If within that time they send in no objection, they are considered to accept that office. The juryman who does not comply with the summons, mentioned in Article 120, is fined in Rds. 100, unless he can allege matter of excuse as mentioned in Article 35. The Landrosts, before taking their office, take the following oath before the President and members of the Executive Council:
The law regulates the manner in which the discharge shall be granted them, either honourably or the reverse, in case of misconduct or incapacity. The Landrosts are appointed by the Executive Council on every occasion on the occurrence of a vacancy.
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