- Income of 792 pounds or ownership of property of value of 1 650 pounds.
- Income of 528 pounds or ownership of property of the value of 1 100 and completion of a course of primary education.
- Income of 330 pounds or ownership of property of value of 550 pounds and four years secondary education.
- Appointment to the office of chief or headman.
B roll
- Income of 264 pounds or ownership of property of value of 495 pounds.
- Income of 132 pounds or property of the value of 275 pounds and two years secondary education.
- Over 30 years of age, income of 132 pounds and property of the value of 275 pounds plus primary education.
- Over 30 years of age, income of 198 pounds or ownership of property of the value of 385 pounds.
- Kraal heads with a following of 20 or more heads of family.
- Minister of religion.
One of the principal provisions of this Constitution was the increasing of membership from 30 to 65. Of these 65 members 50 were elected from 50 constituencies by voters on the higher or ‘A’ electoral roll and 15 elected from 15 electoral districts by voters on the lower or ‘B’ electoral roll.
Provision was made for a Declaration of Rights to prevent discriminatory legislation and to safeguard from laws infringing civil liberties of every person of any race. If the provision of Bill of Rights were contravened the wronged person could apply to the High Court for redress. A Constitutional Council whose function was to scrutinize legislation in terms of the Declaration of Rights was also set up. The Council comprised of 11 elected members of which at least 2 were to be Europeans, 2 Africans, 1 Asian, 1 person of the Coloured community, and 2 persons were either advocates or attorneys of the High Court of Southern Rhodesia of not less than 10 years’ standing. Section 111 of the Constitution provided that full power and authority would be reserved for Her Majesty by Order in Council to amend, add to or revoke the provision of the constitution. Hence, the Governor , who represented the Queen, had powers conferred upon him by this constitution or any other such powers as Her Majesty may please to assign him (Young, 1967: 54)