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**[Armenian text]** Art. 61. The General Assembly convenes: A. According to ancient custom, once every two years, at the end of the month of April, to hear the report on the two-year course of the National Administration, and to inspect and examine the general accounts of the sums collected and expended by the hands of the financial officers; to change all the members of the Religious and Political Assemblies and elect others; and to determine how the national dues are to be administered in the subsequent two years. This biennial Assembly, lasting up to two months from the day it begins, concludes its sessions. In these sessions of the General Assembly, Deputies who are at the same time members of the Assemblies of the National Administration may speak on every matter, but they may not cast a vote on matters other than those of dues and elections. B. To participate in the election of the Catholicos. C. To elect the Patriarchs of Kostandnupolits [Constantinople] and Erusaghēm [Jerusalem]. D. To remove discord that has occurred between the Religious and Political Assemblies, or between the Patriarch and the Assemblies. In such cases, the parties subject to the disagreement have only the right to speak in the General Assembly, and not to vote. E. For the revision of the National Constitution. And finally, for such questions... *** **[Armeno-Turkish text]** Article sixty-one. The General Assembly: Firstly, as has been the practice from ancient times, convenes once every two years at the end of the month of Nisan [April], and hears the report on the administration of affairs that has taken place during the elapsed two years, and inspects and examines the general accounts of the sums collected and expended by the agency of the assigned officials. It elects anew all the members of the National Assemblies. And it decides upon the manner of administration of the national dues for the two-year period, and is adjourned at the end of two months. In this convocation of the General Assembly, while the members of the said two Assemblies are also members of the General Assembly, they may engage in discussion on every question, but they cannot cast a vote on matters other than dues and elections. Secondly, the said Assembly convenes to take part in the election of the Catholicos; And thirdly, to elect the Patriarchs of Der-i Sa‘adet [Constantinople] and Quds-i Şerif [Jerusalem]; And fourthly, to eliminate the dispute arising between the said two Assemblies, or between the Assemblies and the Patriarch. In this event, although the two dissenting parties may make statements of the case, they cannot cast a vote; Fifthly, when it becomes necessary to amend the Fundamental Regulations [*Nizamname*] without affecting its basic principles; and [for questions reserved for] the General Assembly...