Art. 62
To cover the outlay necessary for the entire German army and the arrangements appertaining thereunto until 31 December 1871 there are yearly to be placed at the disposal of the Emperor as many times 225 thalers (in words, two hundred and twenty-five thalers) as the poll number of the peace strength of the army amounts to, according to Art. 60. See Section XII.
After 31 December 1871 these contributions must continue to be paid to the Reich Treasury by each State of the Federation. For the calculation thereof the effective peace-time strength, as provisionally settled in Art. 60, will be taken as the basis until it is altered by legislation of the Reichstag.
The expenditure plan of this sum for the entire army of the Reich and its arrangements will be determined on by the Estimate Law.
In settling the estimates of the military expenses the legal organisation of the Reich army, as laid down in this Constitution, will be taken as the basis.
Art. 63
The entire land force of the Reich will form a single army which in war and peace is under the command of the Emperor.
The regiments, etc., bear running numbers for the entire German Army. For their clothing, the ground colours and fashion of the Royal Prussian army are to be the model. It is left to the chiefs of the respective contingents to determine the insignia (cockades, etc.).
It is the duty and the right of the Emperor to take care that all the divisions of troops within the German army are numerically complete and utilisable for war, and that unity in the organisation and formation, in the armament and command, in the training of the men, as well as in the qualifications of the officers, be established and maintained. For this purpose the Emperor has the right to convince himself of the condition of the separate contingents at all times by inspection, and to order the reformation of any defects thereby discovered.
The Emperor determines the effective strength, the division and arrangement of the contingents of the Reich army, as well as the organisation of the Landwehr; he also has the right to determining the garrisons within the territories of the Federation and to order the embodiment of any part of the army in a state of preparation for war.
For the purpose of keeping up the indispensable uniformity in the administration, maintenance, armament and equipment of all the divisions of troops of the German army, the orders issued thereon in future for the Prussian army will be communicated in a suitable manner, through the committee for the land army and fortresses mentioned in Art. 7 (1), to the commanders of the other contingents for observance.
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