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Show CHAPTER V A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTION As in a result of "bast", revolts, and agitation in all the Iran, the king, Muzaffaru'd-Din Shah, granted which ordered the establishment of the "House of bly or the regulations governing the Assembly Based Majlis) on on August 5, 1906. On a cities form of Constitution Representatives" (Assem Septmeber 9, as large 1906 the king signed drafted in the Electoral Law. Article 19 of the Electoral Law, the Assembly was to. begin after-the election in Tehran without waiting for the provincial representa tives. The leaders wrote, this Article because and his supporters might have new "they feared that tricks up their sleeves and under favorable circumstances, revoke the new instrument of Furthermore, because of poor roads ties it would probably be long a and Therefore, The first, which Assembly, was the the time before the Assembly -began was (Malekzadeh, 1961:235). might, government. provinces could complete on capital (Ramazani, October 7, 1906. the most important and difficult ,- drafting [king] inadequate transportation facili their elections and send their representatives to the 1966:85). the duty of the of the Fundamental Laws of the' Constitution The Assembly lost its unity and was divided .... |
