Volksraad of the Orange Free State

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The Volksraad of the Orange Free State was the unicameral legislative assembly of the Orange Free State Boer republic, responsible for making laws and governing the state in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Volksraad of the Orange Free State canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative assembly
unicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Orange Free State NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Orange Free State NERFINISHED
countryTypeGoverned Boer republic NERFINISHED
dissolutionCause British annexation of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED
establishedFor self-government of Boer settlers in the Orange Free State
function approval of legislation
governance of the state
lawmaking
oversight of the executive
governedBy Boers NERFINISHED
governingDocument constitution of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasAuthorityOver defence policy of the Orange Free State
foreign relations of the Orange Free State
public finance in the Orange Free State
taxation in the Orange Free State
hasMembers elected representatives
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasRole supreme legislative authority of the Orange Free State
historicalPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
houseType unicameral
legalSystemContext Roman-Dutch law NERFINISHED
legislativeBodyFor Orange Free State NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bloemfontein NERFINISHED
Orange Free State NERFINISHED
locatedInPresentDay South Africa NERFINISHED
meetsIn Volksraad chamber in Bloemfontein
partOf government of the Orange Free State NERFINISHED
politicalIdeologyContext Boer republicanism
politicalSystem republic
relatedTo Orange Free State NERFINISHED
Volksraad of the South African Republic NERFINISHED
replacedBy legislature of the Orange River Colony NERFINISHED
selectionMethod election by enfranchised burghers
usedLanguage Afrikaans
Dutch

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Marthinus Theunis Steyn memberOf Volksraad of the Orange Free State
Volksraad of the South African Republic relatedTo Volksraad of the Orange Free State