Accordingly, on 15 August 1950, the DPRS and the senate held a joint meeting in which Sukarno read the Charter of the Establishment of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.

Based on this constitution, the speaker of the DPRS, Sartono, held the first session of the House of Representatives at the former Sociëteit Concordia building in Jakarta.

Thus, the meetings of the House of Representatives were held at the upper level of the Hotel des Indes.

The constitution also stated that before such confirmation by the oresident, the oldest member would temporarily preside over the meeting.

[5] According to article 45 of the constitution, the president and the vice-president were elected under rules to be laid down by law.

Based on this, the DPRS held an election for the prospective vice-president to be submitted for recommendation on 14 October 1950.

[7] Unlike the previous Central Indonesian National Committee, the DPRS had a strict set of provisions regarding the membership.

According to this constitution, members of the House of Representatives had to be at least 25 years old, and their right to vote and be elected must not have been revoked.