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every one as a pledge.to tne.rredlors or the btate, to •
personal security,- and to.liberty of con fence.
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". Qonformably to this Declaration,
.we have de-, •
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creed and do decree as folrOws : . . ,
" i.. Our Minister- of . the: Marine and the .finaCes, ap-
pointed this day, shall immediately enter .upob their func-
tions
; the other Ministers shall continue in the dfschargeof
their funalons till turther orders..., -' • ' •- • -,
" 11. All itte COnstithted Authorities, civil and Military,
shall continue in their •funaiorts. till further orders, or till
other.appolntmeritS shall take place.
Ili. The .Constitutional Laws of the State, With the
Treaty Ctincludekl at Pans on the ,24th.of Nlav,rlS66, between
his
„lviajestii the..Epperor and King and the flataVian-Repub-
;lie, ~%;,itli lite piesent Decree,shall la e iinniediately announced
in the,inosi public etanner.
. `" We i;ceerailiklY charge and command, that the present be
proclaimed.and posted ue .eVery.where in all -.pubfie places,
charging those to whom-It belongs to take.care that .the con-
tents of the same be strialy observed.
" Given at Paris, June i, 1306, being the first year
of our reign, " LOUIS. ,
. ' " On behaltolthe\King, " VERIigUI L."

In consequence of this Prodamation, a discharge
of the artillery in the C6w Camp took place, and the
flags were hoisted on the To'wer of the Great Church,
aud'on the 'Observatory of the Hotel in the Inner
Court.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL Lflll'.

GENERAL DISPOSITIONS.

Altnerx 1. The Constitutional Laws a&ually
in force, .especially the Constitution of 1805, as the
civil, political, and religious laws, the exercise of
Which- is conformable to 'the regulations of the
Treaty concluded on the 24th of May of the present
year, shall be preserved inviolate, with the exception
of thOse only which shall be abolished by the present
*Constitutional Laws.
" 2. The Administration of the Dutch Colonies,
is regulated by particular laws, and the expellees of
the Colonies shall be estimated as a part of the reve-
nues of the State.

3. The Public Debt. is guaranteed by the pre-
sent laws.

cc 4. The Dutch Language shall, continue to be
employed exclusively in the laws, the pnblications,
Ordonnances, judgments, and all public ads, With-
out distindion.

" 5. There shall be no changes made in the name
or the value of the current- coin, unless it shall be
authorised by. a particular law. .

‘‘. '6. The ancient Colours of the State shall be

preserVell.•
• q 7. -The Council of State shall be composed of
thirteen Members. The Ministers shall hold their
rank, their sitting, and their votes of deliberation in'
the said Council. - • . .

OF RELIGION.

The King and the Law grant equal protec-
tion to all Religions which are professed in the State.
By their authority every thing necessary for the or-
ganization, the proteaion, and the exercise of every
kind of ivOrship, is to be determined. The exercise
of every kind of rcAigion is to be confined to the in-
terior of the Churches belonging to the ditferent
Communions.

' P'.' 2. The King shall enjoy the public exercise of
his.religion in his Palace, and in-every other place
where 'he shall reside.

OF VIE KING.

" 1. The King shall have, exclusively and with-
out restriction, the complete exercise of the Govern- •
Ment, and all the power necessary to secure 'the
execution of the laws, and to cause them to he re-
SpeEted.• He has the•nominazion to all the Charges
and OtficeS; civil and military;
.which, according to
anterior laws, were-vested in the Grand Pensionary.
He likewise enjoys the pre-eminence and the prero-
gatives. hitherto attached to that dignity. The coin
of the State shall bear his, image. Justice shall be
administered in his name. • •He 'has the right of
granting pardon, abolition, or the 'mitigation of the
pains pronounced by judiciary awards; nevertheless,
lie shall not be-authorized to exercise his right, but
after having heard the Members of the ational
Court in his Privy Council. •
s. Upon.the death of the King, the office of
Guardian to the Minor King 'shall be vested in the
.Queen Dowager ; and, in case of her death; in= that
person who shall be norninated for the purpose by
the Emperor of -the:French. •
3. The 'Regent shall be assisted'by a Council of
Natives, the qualifications and privileges of Avhom
shall:be determined. by a particular: law. The Re-
gent shall not be peßsonally responsible for the Acts
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of his Governthent. •

The-Government of, the_ Colonies, and every
thing relative to their internal regulation, belong ex-.
elusively to the King., • •
" The. getteral.Administration of the kingdom is
confided to the immediate direction - of 'four
sters-- of• State,, nominated .by the King, vii.• The
.Minister of Foreign Affairs., the Minister.. of War
and Marine, a.'Minister of the Finances, and a
nister of the Interior.

.- OF THE LAW.

. The Law is established in Holland by -the
concurrence of the Legislative Body,. formed of the
Assembly of tbeir_High Migfitinesses, • and by the
Kibg. The. -Legislative Corps is composed of 38
Members,- elealed for five years, and nominated as
follows :—For • the Department of Holland 17
Members ; Guelderland 4-; Brabant 4; Friesland 4 ;
.OverySsei 3 ; Zealand 2 Groningen 5.".-;‘ Utrecht,
2 ; Drenthe ,1. But the ,number of their High
Mightinesses may be augmented by a. Law, in case
of aacrraindisement of 4erritQry.
Q. $ complete the• number. of Members au-
thorised 'l, shall
the foregoing Article, their High Mighti-
nesses an present to his Majesty a list of two
candidates for each of the.vacant places: The King
shall take the-eledion out of the candidates pro-
posed.
" a. The present Grand Pensionart shall take the
title of President of their High Mightinesses, and_'
exercise his funalion in this quality during life,
choice of his successor'shall take place in the manner
determined by the Constitution of 1805.
" 4. The Legislative Body shall chuse a Recorder
;out •of its own body, by a plurality of votes. .
f‘ 5. The Legislative Corps shaWassemble in ordi-
nary twice in the year, 17,-z. from the 15th 'of April (
-to the Ist of June, ancrfrom the 15th of -;November 11
to the 15th of January.. On the 15th of November a
fifth of the oldest Members shall go out from the
body. The. first Members shall go oncon the rstji
of November,-1.807. Such Members, notwithstand-
ing, may be re-ele4ed.. •