The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-13 00:00:00

THE MUNICH THREE KINGS' LEAGUE.

The Sehlesisdle Zeitung publishes the following u
containing " the literally correct substance of the
Three Kings' League,' concluded at Munich on the
27th of February
Taking into consideration that the revision of the Gu-
am is constitution contemplated by the Federal Acts of
30th March and 7th April, 181 S, is of urgent neceeiy, but
the: the atterndt to combine a new constitu'ion with the
national assem,,ly summoned fur this purpose, and that tbe
negotiations sutwequently ins;:tutcd with various German
frvernments to prepare a draft of a constitution embracing
all members of the confederation, have also failad ; the
royal goverements of Bavaria, Saxony, and Wurierewrg,
have held it a duty they owe their respective states .ts well
as their comm'n country, to eorne to an ogre ement on s
echento fur carryin:e the Federal Acts referred to into ffect.
To this end the uodenired, Ludwig von der Pforten,
Minister of Foreign Affairs in Bavaria; A !calf Count Ho-
hental, Chorgei d'Affaires for Saxony; and Ferdinand
Count Degenteld-Schomberg, Mini-ter Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary for Wurtemberg, have met this day, and,
on the basis of the confidential negotiations carried en by
their respective governments, and subject to their orproval,
aereed to the following utters, which form the groundwork
of a plan jointly propose.' by them, to be submitted fir the
revision of the Germanic Confederation, as a m ions of put-
ting an end to the destructive divisions of Germany, and
fulfilling the promises made to the 'Lena is the above-
named federal see.

Article I. The common affeirs to the confederation are:
1. The representation of Germany in its foreign rrl %nous.
(The right of appointing special ambassadors is re-
served to each state.] 2. The authority to decide
upon war and peace. 3. Tee supreme c =mond of arm.,
ments by sea and land. 4. The maintenance of iatanal
tranquillity and order. 5. The superintendence of commer-
cial and customs affairs. 6. The superintenami t:f
institutions 14 the promotion of intercourse, natiatiori,
poets, railways, and telegraphs. 7. The Introduction of a
common standard of money, weights, and measures. S.
The raising of a revenue for defraying the expenses of the
confederation. 9. The protection of the constitutional right.
of all (Semen citizens_ 10. The legislative authority is the
common affairs of the confederation without prejudice to the
autonomy of each state. 11. Jurisdiction in the common
affairs of the confederation.

Art. L. The crawl, of government for the c nf,l,raticn
are:-1. The central feArrAl government. 2. Toc
repymentatirea,
.3. The federal tribunal.

Art, 3. The federal government Is to conaut of , members,
nominated by the following states:-1. Austria ;2. Prussia;
3. Bavaria; 4. S.ixony; 5. Hanover ; 6. Wurtemburg ;
7. The two Hemel. The remaining members of the c u.
federation are allowed to attach Oemselv.s to any of thug
states they prefer. The Diviner in which they are to concur
in the nomination of a member of the government is lett to
be arranged by themselves.
Art. 4. The seat of the federal government is Frankfort-
on-the-Maine ; it is to exercise every function ot govern-
ment except the jadicial, partly alone, partly in colitis xi:it
with the national representatives. Its intercourse with the
state governments is to be kept up by plenipotcntiari.s or
corresrndeows.
Art. S. The resolutions of the federal government are is
general to be decided by a Heide majority ; butt nque:•ioas
relating to any alteration of the constitution, se uminun_us
vine will be required.
Art. G. The members of the federal government are to t e
bound by the instruction, of their :Invective state.. But
they are not to be allowed to decline to vote on the plea of
not having received instructions. A reasonable time, how-
ever, will be allowed to &vie and obtain instructions.
Art. 7. The federal government appoints to all federal
edicts,.

Art. 8. The national representation is to consist ut 300
sleeted aumben. Of these 100 are W be elected by Aus-
tria, 100 by ri nada, and 100 by the other .fates. The Fro-
portion is w be the now' whether Atutria and Pflaiil ht ing
all their territories into tivt union or not. Evety state alma
have at least one representative.
Art. 9. The representatives an to be elected by the 'ewe-
latne chanaben of each stew.

Art. 10 The federal government convenes the mire-
mutative assembly, prorogues, or dissolves it. In the event
Ma dieaolution, a nor election must take place, and the
assembly be convened within six weeks.
Art. 11. The national representation is to co-operate with
tho federal sovernment. No federal law can be ensetod
without its concurrence. The nat'onsl rqueseutatiou has
the initiative in legislation affecting the drake ut the con-
federation. . _

Art. 12. A vote of the national repreeentation is rerptired
to impose taxes. A budget must be submitted to it by the
federal government once in three years. The quota of taxa-
tien contributed by each state will be in preportion to the
Lumber of its representatives.

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Att. 13. The tat/oral representation has the privilege of
submitting its wishes rat j. et. t., the b•cieni government.
Art. 14. In the foil bier eases a nujority of two-thirds
lei I be n glared to carry • rote in the nati‘inal repriornta-
tioa :-1. When it is proposed to alter • fundamental law of
theoosfederation. 2. When i: is p-riposed to admit new mem
bus into the confederation. 3. la qa.s.inie pertaining to
relicts&
Art 16. There shall be • supremo tribunal of the co&
Sedreadon.
Att. 16. As nos cc all the members of the existing Ger
=anis confederation have given their assent to the preceding
articles, the federal government will be constitutedin con-
formity to article 3. and take the place of the interior Metal
comonsicon appointed by the oonvention of 30th September,
1849.
Art. 17. This federal government shall forthwith prepare
• federal constitution, which, after twice approved of by the
collective members of the eonfederaUtss, shall supersede the
Federal Aet of Bth Jane, 1815, and the supplementary Act
of Vienna of 13th May 1830.
• Aa. 13. Ttit tottetitotipo will be communicated W the
governments of the confederation to their respective
Wra, vial an invitatim to proceed to the election of mes
ben of the federal representative body.
Art. 19. As soca as the 'helms are completed the aa-
Mould representation will be convened, and the mustitution
presented kr their seas ptaata.
As Wan SS these s have been ratified by oar rupee.
tire governmints they will be intimated to the Austrian and
Prussian govemmenu, and the Interim Federal Commis' -
@ion.
Three collated copies of this Act are to be pupated.
Concluded at Munich, in the office of the Mutisu7 of the
Hotel Household, this ttith February, 1830.
(signed) Lrowio run Dalt PFOUPTIN, Aisot.rx Count
notiENTUAL, KDINAND Coast DLOUITILD SCIION
BIRO.