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5. Legislative Organisation A Legislative Council, elected by adult residents of the city, irrespective of nationality, on the basis of universal and secret suffrage and proportional representation, shall have powers of legislation and taxation. No legislative measures shall, however, conflict or interfere with the provisions which will be set forth in the statute of the city, nor shall any law, regulation, or official action prevail over them. The statute shall grant to the Governor a right of vetoing the Bills inconsistent with the provisions referred to in the preceding sentence. It shall also empower him to promulgate temporary Ordinances in case the Council fails to adopt in time a Bill deemed essential to the normal functioning of the Administration. 6. Administration of Justice The statute shall provide for the establishment of an independent judiciary system including a Court of Appeal. All the inhabitants of the -city shall be subject to it. 7. Economic Union and Economic Regime The City of Jerusalem shall be included in the Economic Union of Palestine and be bound by all stipulations of the undertaking and of any treaties issued therefrom, as well as by the decisions of the Joint Economic Board. The headquarters of the Economic Board shall be established in the territory of the city. The statute shall provide for the regulation of economic matters not falling within the regime of the Economic Union, on the basis of equal treatment and non-discrimination for all members of the United Nations and their nationals. 8. Freedom of Transit and Visit; Control of Residents Subject to considerations of security, and of economic welfare as determined by the Governor under the directions of the Trusteeship Council, freedom of entry into, and residence within, the borders of the city shall be guaranteed for the residents or citizens of the Arab and Jewish States. Immigration into, and residence within, the borders of the city for nationals of other States shall be controlled by the Governor under the directions of the Trusteeship Council. 9. Relations with the Arab and Jewish States Representatives of the Arab and Jewish States shall be accredited to the Governor of the city and charged with the protection of the interests of their States and nationals in connection with the international administration of the city. 10. Official Languages Arabic and Hebrew shall be the official languages of the city. This will not preclude the adoption of one or more additional working languages, ;as may be required.