The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-02 00:00:00

GERMANY.

The following is an abstract el the conatito
jod ism (1 at Balla. It is progadod by an address
lo the collective governments of Oormany, and signed
by the miniatty :
DRAFT OF THERMAN EMPIRE. CONSTITUTION FOR THE
GE
SECTION I.—TER EMPIRE.
Awrim.s I.
1. The German smpho cocain of the territory of them
Maim (,1 the previous Osman Confederation recognislog
as soastitutioa of the empire.—Ths regulation of the
esiationstip a which Austria remains to the Genus
despise is reserved for mutual agressamit.
1. if a Go rman land has the suss Mee with a land that
Is set yet Osman, the German land shall have its own con-
stitution, irovernmeat, and political machinery distinct from
the ether Only German citizens eat be celled to take part
le Sr! government sad noting of the German land. The
imperial eonstitulase and legislation has in Inch a German
had the same validity se la the other German countries.
• 3. If a Owego sway, has, with one that is not, the same
Itter, he must either adds in his German country, or a re-
seal mint '.e castimtionally appolated there, to which
only German- are eligible.
4. Satan./ aside the liens already mining between German
and smell rman lands, so ruler of a non-German country
shall succeed at one and theism. time to the government of
a German country, nor may a ruling prince in the empire,
without missing his German government, accept a foreign
Crown.
6. The individual German states preserve their independ-
ence as far as the acne is not limited by the imperial con-
stitution ; they hays all their national prerogatives and
*lre, in es NT as these are not expressly delivered over to
the imperil rower.
SECTION 11.—THE IMPERIAL POWER.
ARTICLI I.
f. The imperial power tinders towards foreign countries
the rational r.pronentation of the empire and the individual
German states.—The imperial power nominates the imperial
amhataa4lon, ant the consuls. It carries on diplomatic
intercourse. C ncludes alliances and treaties with foreign
stake especi i ly ; also treaties of trade and navigation, as
well as tr. at ies of surrender. It regulates all national
memoir,.
7. The individual German grammes% have handed
over to the imperial power the right of receiving or main-
tattling resident ambassadors. Also the same will maintain
no eapeoisl t! nsuls. The counts of foreign states receive
their exequatur from the imperial power. The sending of
Senipotentiaries to the chief of the empire or to other
German governments is not taken away from the individual
illoVeirommte.
IL The individual German government. are qualified to
esaclude treaties with other German governments. Their
, right of concluding treaties with non-German governments
is limited to objects which do not come within the scope of
the imperial power.
9. All contracts of a nature strictly appertaining to private
right, which one German government concludes with another
Getman or son-German government, are to be brought to
the eoerniAvnee of the imperial power, and, as far as the into-
ruts of the empire are concerned, therein: require its °m-
inutia.
AIITICLI 11.
10. The right of war and raft belongs exclusively to the
imperial power.
Awncut 111.
11. In war, or in cams when maasuros of security are
Seeesaws, the holleetiee armed Sane of the empire stands at
the dietseol of the imperial power.
12. Ths imperial army consists of the collective land form
of the individual °moan states, as it is destined for the ob-
jects or war. These States that hays Ism than 600,000 in-
habitants ate to be aoltod tkohrial power to greater
or
military wholes, bs nailte7 to a neighbouring greateretats.
Censersing the tondltiens of suck coalescing, the govern-
ments la wakes have Se mita thalami,'" ander the media-
tion sad appeoval of tho Imperial poem
13. The imperial pow has the Accusal Welshes it Ibis
easy sad AnteMe essrliag oat ot the wee hi hie fa&
vital states by a seasbeat email. To the lairdiael
Mattspertsitts the hniolisa of *Yr mules as the beds et
the imperial laws, the esmelkedes he litsase. mei alibis
the limits of the mks*. as repieled.
12. They have their sea areal paver at their own db.
peal, Ina. fora the mss is at" repaired by See. 11, ter his
service of the empires
14. The entasasailer-hoehistairsed by the imperial power
lad thole generate wireseirrekovelaled by his to the inde-
pendent eommaad of waykoswoll as the governors,
alesaluatlabee, sail blew haler offisials of imperial
heteessee, SWIM *Silty le the chief of the empire and its
unatituton.
H. All musses Maas heat the employment of troops
Re imp( Oaf peeps's'. aad- which wpm the bed motet
le sinktl by the aspire, ill epos the mph*.

24. The imperial power alone has the laghlation or the
navigation. And the floatage on those rivers, tinge, and
lakes, which flow through, or bound round German stater'
in a navigable or floatable condition. It superintends th.-
eneestkia oldie laws breed thereupon. It has the supe.in-
temdesse el the water-channels alaove-mentioned, and th•
mouths el distributary streams flawing into the same. It is
the province date said power, in the interest of the collec-
tive German Intercourse, to keep the individual states to the
proper maintenance and repairs of the navigability of such
weer channels and river months. The choice of measures
for main, and for the execution of them, remains to the in.
dividual states. For the collecting of the requisite means
a definition is to be laid down by a standard imperial law.
All other riven, canals, and lakes are intrusted to the care
0 the individual states. (The remaining paragraphs of
Art. VI. dawn to 32 inclusive, refer to the above subject
and to railways.

AILTICLI VII.
From 33 to 40 refers to the amalgamation of duties and
tolls ; to the removal of ell lines of demarcation ; for raising
of duties. Further, for the granting of patents and pro-
tecting alt inventions,
ARTICLI VIII.
Frees paregr►ph 41 I 43 Inclusive places the pcct and
the Ham of telegraph under the control of the imperial
pones•

Mena.' IX.
From paragraph 44 to 46 inclusive dieposes of the coinage
la the now manger, introducing one system of coins for the
whole *aspire. So likewise the right of coining imperial
seemery, of introducing one system of weights and mea-urm,
of regulating the standard of gold and silver, of super
intea.dng the banking system, and the batting of paper
nosey.
Airritu XII.
51 Reeogaisse the power of concluding pesos to the im-
perial power. Further, all .mars for internal safety and
order depend upon it.
By additional satiate, all general legislation whatever is
omMed to the imperial power.

SECTION CHIEF OF THE EMPIRE.
Awrinz I.
65. The government of the empire is carried out by a
shier', at the head of a college of princes.
66. The dignity of chief is united to the crown of Prussia.
X 67. The college of prisms consists of six votes, namely, 1.
Pruett*; 2. Bavaria; 3. Wartemburv, Baden, the two Holten
Zellers', 4. Saxony, the Scion Duchies, Reuse, Made,
Schwartzburg ; 5. Hanover, Brunswick, Oldenburg, Meck-
lenburg, Holstein, the Hansetown ; 6. Rurhessen, Heron-
Darmstadt, Nassau, Ilmeen.llomburg, Luxemburg and
Limburg, Waldeck, Lippe-Detinold, Sehaumburg-Lippe,
reemldeet. Further, the chief is to reside at the leaked the
gromemost during the sitting of the diet.
The whole of Article 111. refers to the powers to be con-
Bed oa the chief and also the College of Princes. The
hew, for instance, fume its decrees by an absolute majority
of the pleMpotentiaries present. The president ham &casting
vote.
See. IV. refers to the parliament, which consists of two
houses—a state house and a people's house. Art. 11.-84
and 85, ;settle the number of members to be sent to the state
house by the separate states, amounting to 167 in
Art. VI. settles that the parliament is to have annual sit-
tings ; 104 confers the power on the chief of dissolving the
peoples thous/ ; but, in ease of dissolution, the parliament
is to re-assemble within three months.
Art. VII. arranges that each of the two houses shall
ehooee its own president, vice•prosident, and secretaries.
The sittings of both houses are public, with the right of pri-
vate discussion on emergency.
Art. VIII. end IX. define the privileges of either house
sad the ministry.
Section V. refers to the imperial court of justice. (From
per.l23 to 127 inclusive.)
lee. VI. describes the fundamental laws of the German
peepie, similar in their general features to what has been
ales pearontulgated by the Frankfort parliament. The
t of pillory, branding, and corporal punishment
are abolished. The dwelling is sacred and inviolable. Art.
IV. declares that every German has the right of expressing
his opinion freely. Censorship is abolished. Trial by jury
to decide cress of libel and the like. Art. V. accords to
every German free liberty of belief and conscience, and the
free exercise of his religion, either private or public. Ills
rights of citizenship wholly independent of hie belief. The
state church is &banked. No one is to be compelled to any
religious ceremonial or act. The formula of the oath to ran
as follows: "So help me God."
Regarding the law of election, every independent German,
who his not been convicted of crime, and hss attained his
20th year, is an elector. Every German not convicted of
crime who has attained his 30th year, and has been for three
yeas citizen of a German state, is eligible as deputy to the
House of Representatives. Persons holding public offices do
not require a special remission to enter as members into the
House of Representatives, but have ta defray the expenses
which may arise by the employment of officers who art to
discharge their duties in their absence. Electoral districts for
every number of 100,000 souls, according to the latest official
return of the number of the population, are to be formed in
every state.
The form of election is indirect. The primitive voters
(iTrorelslee) *hems the oloetere who name the &petite..
Whoever wishee to exercise the right of voting must, at the
time the elections take place, be citizen in the electoral die.
trim, and have resided there for at least three years. He must
also, if required, prove that he is not in arrear with payment
of the state taxes.
The members of the senate are appointed one hay by
the government, and the other by the legislature In e
state.
In those states which have two brandies of legislators,
the two ambits together appoint au half of the members
of the =sate.
In these Mabee which only mad sae member the w:
meat is to puree these eamdidatm, at of which the
tele selects else.
A member of the *mate meet be oldies of the state by
whit* he is sent, hove attalacid We 30th year, sad be in full
pens eedea of all deli rights.
The members of the senate are amen lee six pan.
The members of the Home el Rereesstatives are chosen
Off km yam a .
likeriep civil act. The ?diem sarerseny may take
paw afkrwards. Art. TIL. declares that kaowloke sad all
ttoddß h floe. EvaT Gomm, Mel of competency,
ma Domestic WneWsn raWeri to no control. An
imenstion to be pasted to all ace pemeseed of adequate
pecimisry resources. Every one to dimes his own vocation,
and enemies It whoa and where he will. Art. VII. pants
thigtitt of petition sad complaint ; sad further of mikes
eirtiorities fir any breach of duty. Art. VIII. re-
tie right of assembly without arms; of forming
she, rad subject to no reetziethe imams. Art. IX.
Wields. All the nudism laws. and ail
riga paw c=i:terly eholidied. cot a
=min &Oven tkii pollee et ell
Wirt wftwiny Aft. Moan upon mak
~etpthrosposegt elerNectet owls Gnu alkers,
•pddi.
rtty of Art. XII. OM la seek shale • seneld.
mks, with reprocatatives est essporible aim&
ten. Art. pried walk!. MI laws smd
language in ehareisims=mit Pr« to every
sauce of the Germea empire oat rerdare ihr ern=
Mae. Art. XIV. deems that ivory Sawa& abroad is
Wirt the protectke der csigkei.
Bea VII., realsdas et Ilrie oda% illspoopook 188 to