Article 28
Any person, at least one of whose parents was a citizen of Liberia at the time of
the Person’s birth, shall be a citizen of Liberia; provided that any such person shall
upon reaching maturity renounce any other citizenship acquired by virtue of one
parent being a citizen of another country. No citizen of the Republic shall be
deprived of citizenship or nationality except as provided by law; and no person
shall be denied the right to change citizenship or nationality.
CHAPTER V THE LEGISLATURE
Article 29
The legislative power of the Republic shall be vested in the Legislature of Liberia
which shall consist of two separate houses: A Senate and a House of
Representatives, both of which must pass on all legislation. The enacting style shall
be: "It is enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of
Liberia in Legislature assembled."
Article 30
Citizens of Liberia who meet the following qualifications are eligible to become
members of the Legislature.
a. for the Senate, have attained the age of 30 years and for the House of
Representatives, have attained the age of 25 years;
b. be domiciled in the country or constituency to be represented not less than
one year prior to the time of the election and be a taxpayer.
Article 31
Each member of the Legislature, before taking his seat and entering upon the
duties of office, shall take and subscribe to a solemn oath of affirmation, before
the presiding officer of the House to which such person was elected and in the
presence of other members of that House, to uphold and defend the Constitution
and laws of the Republic and to discharge faithfully the duties of such office.
Article 32
a. The Legislature shall assemble in regular session once a year on the second
working Monday in January.
b. The President shall, on his own initiative or upon receipt of a certificate signed
by at least one-fourth of the total membership of each House, and by
proclamation, extend a regular session of the Legislature beyond the date for
adjournment or call a special extraordinary session of that body to discuss or act
upon matters of national emergency and concern. When the extension or call is at
the request of the Legislature, the proclamation shall be issued not later than
forty-eight hours after receipt of the certificate by the President.