▁to ▁this ▁Parliament ▁his ▁very ▁best ▁wishes ", ▁which ▁suggests ▁that ▁both ▁the ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁and ▁the ▁Ce ann ▁Com h air le ▁were ▁content ▁to ▁consider ▁this ▁body ▁one ▁conven ed ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁rather ▁than ▁D á il ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republic . ▁ ▁En act ment ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁– ▁two ▁systems ▁become ▁one ▁The ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁provided , ▁within ▁its ▁own ▁articles , ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁come ▁into ▁effect ▁until ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁adopted ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament ▁and ▁the ▁Third ▁D á il , ▁which ▁it ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" const itu ent ▁assembly ". ▁The ▁Third ▁D á il ▁adopted ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁The ▁document ▁was ▁then ▁en act ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament ▁by ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State ▁Constitution ▁Act ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁came ▁into ▁force ▁on ▁ 6 ▁December . ▁Under ▁British ▁law , ▁the ▁term ▁D á il ▁was ▁legit imate ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Free ▁State . ▁The ▁new ▁constitution ▁used ▁the ▁name ▁D á il ▁É ire ann ▁for ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁represent atives ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁parliament ▁called ▁the ▁O ire acht as . ▁However ▁it ▁provided ▁that ▁until ▁the ▁first ▁elections ▁to ▁this ▁new ▁lower ▁house ▁the ▁" const itu ent ▁assembly " ▁would ▁exercise ▁" all ▁the ▁powers ▁and ▁authorities " ▁con ferred ▁on ▁the ▁' new