The Sun.
London, England, 1802-08-09 00:00:00

THE SEATS,

The Senate i; to re late by a Set:arms Col:mils:no
Ist. The Constitution of the Colonies.
ad• Every tning necessary tor the CiOn*tittation, which has
not been previousl). pruvided ; and

34. It is to explain tric,e Articles of the Constitution upon
which any dOubts may arise.

The Senate by acts entitled Senatvs alwulta, may
Suspend in any Department the funcliont of Jurotsfo
fide years, if necessary. •
2d. It may declare any Department out of the prote4osi
of the Constitution, if circumstances require it.
3d, It is to determine the period at which persons who are
arrested by virtueof the: 46th Article of the Cons:lr.:49a
shall be brought before the Tribunals for trial.
4th. It, is to annul the judgments of Civil and Crinlirl4
Tribunals, when their decisions are inconsistent with the.
safety of the State.

stli. It dissolves the Legislative Body and the Tribunate.
6th. It chuses the Consuls.
The Organic Senatus Consults, and the SenatAL
Consulta, aie to be deliberated upon iq the Senate',
the proposition being first made by Qovernmenr.
A simple majority is sufficient to carry ordinary
S'enalses oonsulta, but in the case of Organic Senates
Cousulta, two,third4 of the present Members must

concur.
The Plans of Set:at:is Conru/ta are to be previous..
ly discussed in a Privy Council, .composed of the
Consuls, two Ministers, two Senators, two Coun_
sellors of State, and two grand Officers of the Legion
of Honour. The Chief Consul is to nominate the
Members who are tocompose the Privy Council.
The First Consul ratifies Treaties of Peace and
Alliance, after having taken the opinion of the
Nivy Council. He is to communicate them to the
Senate before they are promulgated.
The 4ta of nominating a Member of the Legis-
lative Body, of the Tribunate, or of .the Tribunal
of Appeal, is to be called a Decree (Arrece.)
The AEls of the Senate relative to its Police, and
Interior Administration, are to be called Deliber..
ations.

In the course of the ensuing year, the Senate will
proceed to the EleCiion of 14 Citizens to complete
the number of 80 Senators, determined by the isth
Article of the Constitution.

This nomination is to be made by the Senate on
the presentation of the First Consul...-Tliree of the
persons so presented, are to be taken from the List
of Citizens chosen by the Eleaoral Colleges.
The Ministers of the Grand Council of the
Legion of Honour are to be Members Qi the ScinAM
whatever their age may be,

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The First Consul may add to the senate (with.
out any
previous presentation by the E[ oral Col.
leges of the Departments), any Citizens distinguish_
ed for their services and their talents, provided
they have attained the age prescribed by the Con-
stitution, and that the number of Senators in no
case exceeds one hundred and twenty:
The Senators may be appointed ConSUls, Mini-
sters, Members of the Legion of Honour, Inspe6tors
of Public, Instru6lion, and may be employed in mis-
sions, tidier temporary or extraordinay.
The'Se'nate is to appoint every year two of its
Members to aft as SeCretaries.
The Ministers are to sit in the Senate, but are
not to have a deliberative voice, if they a're not
Senators.