The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-25 00:00:00

EXPIRE.

" Clause 13. The Council of the Empire consists of a
president, councillors, and temporary members. A rc-
presentative of the president will be nominated by us
from the body of councillors.
" Clause 14. All personal appointments emanate from
us. The appellation of Councillor of the Empire cannot
be conferred as an honorary title.
" Clause 15. The number of couneillors will depend
upon the amount of business, and upon the proposal of
the president of the council submitted to our decision.
In the selection of councillors the different parts of the
empire will be taken into consideration.
" Clause 16. Men of all classes and from every part of
the monarchy can be elected temporary councillors for
the discuiion and consideration of individual projects
of law, if qualified for such by their learning or earls-
rienca in respect of the matter to be discussed.
" Clause 17. We reserve to ourselves the right of de-
ciding upon the propriecy or necessity of convoking the
Council, and.pu the subjects to be discussed, as also upon
the electi,,n or members in e%ch individual case.

‘` SEG. AND PRIVILEGES OF THE COUNCIL.

•* Clause. 18. Tho attributes and organization of the
Council of the Empire define the duties of this body and
of its members.

" In all its labours, dia.egarding every other considera-
tion, the Council of thd -Empire is t) keep in view the
wenre of the Throne and of the State. It i 3 its duty,
witnout regard to praise or censure, after a conscientious
xamimazion and manly conviction, to express its frank
and unreserved opinion, and the reasons upon which that
opinion is founded, with the shortest possible delay, in
the clearest manner possible.
"Clause 19. The President and Councillors take an oath
to as to do this; the temporary members take a similar
oath before the ?resident, and at the same time they
take an oath of secrecy as regards the deliberations.

" Clsik.e 23. We re-serve to ourselves to invite the Pre-
sident of the Council of the Empire alone, or with in-
dividual members, to take part in our Cabinet Council.
On such occasions the members of the Council of the
Empire have not a deciding vote.
" Clause 24. The President of the Council of the Em-
pire ranks immediately after the President of the Ministry.
" Clause 28. The President, councillors, and members
of the Council cannot held any other overnment ap-
pointment at the same time, or be members of represen-
tative elective bodies.

66 SEC. IV.—GENEBAL REGULATIONS.
" Clause 30. The deliberations of tho Council of the
Empire are not public.
" Clause 31. The regulations for the fo • ati
committees will be drawn up by the president.rz on
of
" A member may belong to one or more sections or
committees. All the committees rank equally.
" Clause 35. Except in cases of illness or urgent pri-
vate business, no member can be exempted from attend-
ing the deliberations of the Council.
" Clause 36. The order of business will determine
which subjects are to be discussed in plenary assembly
and which in committee.
" Clause 37. By the convocation of temporary mem-
ber 3, the preliminary labours to which they are invited
are to be first submitted to their own consideration,
under the presidency of the president or his repre-
sentative.
l
tsoptial for the councillors to be present at these
deliberations.
," The procis verbal of the result of the deliberations
of
the temporary members are then to be submitted to
the Council,
wh
the order of theerdeaythey will be discussed according to
preCdliarataleWCe- 'reserve to ourselves the right of
of which
we
shall
for the discussion of subjects
uheach time give due notice to the Pre-
eident of the Council cil of the Empire.
The " Clauso 39.
Council
of the Ministry and the
President of the
taking
of the Empire (Baron Kiibeck)
are entrusted with
in ngthe preliminary steps in con-
cert or respectively
garde theira own departments for the
execution of this or
" Given at our capital of Vienna on the 13th of April,
1851, in the third year year of our reign.
" Signed,
s‘ countersigned, ScuwAßu
BRUCK, Tu
FRANCIS JOSEPH.
enxao, KRAUsS, BACH,
K. KRAUse, Eso RICH,