SECTION IV

1. The first sitting of the Senate shall be convened by the President by the deadline defined in the Constitution.

2. The Senate Chancellery shall inform Senators about the order of the President in this matter.

1. The first sitting of the Senate shall be opened by the President of the Republic of Poland who shall appoint, as Chairman, the eldest Senator (the Marshal-Senior). Should the President be unable to carry out this function, the first sitting of the Senate shall be opened by the Marshal-Senior (the eldest Senator).

2. In case of impediment, the function of chairman of the sitting shall be assumed by the next oldest Senator.

3. The Marshal-Senior shall take an oath and call from among the youngest Senators, three secretaries for the first sitting.

4. The Marshal-Senior, with the assistance of the secretaries of the first sitting, shall receive the senatorial oath and conduct the election of the Marshal of the Senate.

5. The Senators shall take the oath in the following manner: after the senatorial oath is read out aloud, they are each called out in alphabetical order, each stand and say "I vow". The oath can be made with the addition of the words “So help me God”.

6. The Senator elected as Marshal of the Senate shall declare his acceptance of the function of the Marshal of the Senate and then take over the presidency of the sitting from the Marshal-Senior.

The Marshal of the Senate, with the assistance of the secretaries of the first sitting, shall conduct the election of Deputy Marshals of the Senate and of Secretaries of the Senate.