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London, England, 1832-04-11 00:00:00

CONSTITUTION OF POLAND.

" By the grace of God, we, Nicholas 1., Emperor and Auto.
;;rat of all the 'lttigskas, king of Poland, &c. &c.
" In our constant solicitude for the happiness of the nati‘ts
Providence hal confided to our government, we are
oe-uPied in fixing The`f+afi's for the future organization ^'
ki,gdonz of reAnd having regard to the tr.- - the
pwititlits of the country, and to the, and ts and
tto inhabitants, manners of

" And seeing the haispiensahtd YlecesSity of restoring the
welfare and trantlid4iftY bf Poland, *by're2imiting it to the em-
pire by an indissoltble 'bond, we hive flamed the following
fundamental Lice, which we grant thls country through the
effact of our mere benevolence

" eiENERAL DISPOSITIONS.

" Art, I. The kingdom of Poland is for ever to be re-united
to the Russian empire, and form an inseparable part of that
empire. It shall have a particular admint.t.ation conformably
to its local necessities, as well as a thil and military code. The
statutes and the laws of cities and towns remain in full vigour.
" Att. 2. The cian be the kingdom of Poland is hereditary
in out relstn iintl in our heiis and snceess,ors, ,_greeably to the
di fet bf succession to the thrOne Prei..lklied by all the Russias.
" Art. 3. The coronatif3h 'th` The Emperors of all the Russias
and Kings of Pola&! shall be one and the same ceremonial,
which shall tale place at Moscow, in the presence of a deputa-
tion 'ttoni the kingdom of Poland, which shall assist at that so-
lemnity with the deputies from the other parts of the empire.
" Art. 4. In the possible event of a regency in Russia, the
power of the Regent or Regentess of the empire will extend
over the kingdom of Poland.

" Art, 4. Tht freedom Of worship is guaranteed ; every one
at l'ibe'rty to exercise his igigiOn openly, under the protec-
tbh dGovernMerit, and ;Vitt 611 Terence of Christian faiths shall
never prove a pretext for the violation of the right's and pri.
vileges *Mit are allowed to all the inhabitants-. rzie Roman
Cathote religion, being that of the majoritY bf our Polish sub-
eels, shall be the object of especial prnection of the Government.
" Art. 6. The funds whith the Roman Catholic clergy pos-
sess, and those of the viTeek church united, shall be considered
as the common and inviolable property of the hierarchy of each
of them ""reeds.

Art. 7. The protection of the laws is assured to all the in-
habitants, without distinction of rank of Clase. Each shall be
empowered to assume dignities of to exercise public funetions,
according to his peftohal merits or talents.
" Art S. Itdividual liberty is guaranteed and protected by
the eklsting laws. No one shall be deprived Of his liberty, or
balled to justice, if he be not a trshstressor of the law in all the
forms prescribed. Every Wife detained shall be apprised of the
motive of arrest .

" Art. 1. P.ach person arrested must submit to a delay of
thtee days to be heard and judged of, according to the forms of
law, before competent tribunals: if he he found Innocent, he
will instantly obtain his liberty. He will he equally restored
to liberty who shall furnish a sbfEcient surety.
" Art. 10. The form Of judicial inquests directed against the
superior ftinctiotiaries of the kingdom, and against persons AC-
cused of high treason, shall be determined by a part:Cuter law,
the foundation of which shall be accordant *ith the other laws
Of our empire.
" Art. 11. The right Of ploperty of individuals, and of cor.
porations, is detflfed sacred and inviolable, inasmuch as it
will be renfOrtnable to the existing laws. All the subjects of
the kingdom of Poland are perfectly free to quit the country,
and to carry away their goods, provided they conform to the
regulations published to that effect.
" Art. 12. The penalty of confiscation shall not be enforced
but against dtte crimes of the first class, as may be hereafter
deterelined by particular laws.
" Art. 13. Publication of sentiments, by means of the press,
shall be subjected to restrictions which will protect religion,
the inviolability of-superior out hority, the interests of morals,
and personal considerations. Particular regulations, to this
affect, will be published according to the principles which serve
as a beis to this object in the other parts of our empire.
" Art. 14. The kingdom of Poland shall proportionably con.
tribute to the general expenditure and to the wants of the em-
pire. The proportion of taxes will be stated hereafter.
" Art. la All cOntributions and all taxes which existed in
November, MO, shall be levied after the manner formerly
settled, till the new fixing of taxes.
" Art. 16. The treasury of the kingdom of Poland, and all
the other branches of the administration, shall be separated
from the administration of the other parts of the kingdom.

" Art.l7. The public debt of Poland, acknowledged by us,
shall be guaranteed, as formerly, by the Government, and in-
dtthnified by the receipts of the kingdom.
" Art. 19. The Bank of the kingdom of Poland, and the
laws respecting credit, shall continue under the protection of
Government.

" Art. 19. The movie commercial transactions between the
Russian empire and the kingdom of Poland shall be regulated
accOrding to the respective interests of the two countries.
" Art. 20. Our army in the empire and in the kingdom shall
compose one in common, without distinction of Russian or
Polish troops. We shall reserve to ourselves a future deci-
sion of this, by an especial law, In which arrangement, and
upon whose batis-, the kingdom of Poland shall participate
with our al-my. The number of troops which shall serve as
the military defence of the kingdom will be also ultimately
determined upon by a law.
" Art. 21. Those of our subjects of the empire of Russia who
are established in the kingdom of Poland, who possess, or
shall possess§ real property in that country, shall enjoy all
the rights of natives. It shall be the same with those of
our subjects of the kingdom of Poland who shall establish
themselves, and shall possess property, in the other provinces
of the empire. We reserve to Ourselves to grant hereafter
letters of naturalisation to other persons, as well to strangers '
as to 'Russians, who are not yet established there. Those of
our subjects of the Russian empire who may reside for a
certain time in Poland, and those of our subjects of the king.
dom of Poland who sojourn in the other parts of the empire,
are subject to the law of the country where they reside.
" Art. 22. The superior administration of the kingdom of
Poland is confided to a council of administration, which shall
govern the kingdom in our name, under the presidency of the
governor of the kingdom.
" Art. The Council of Administration is composed of
the governor of the kingdom, of superior directors, who super-
intend the commissions, and among whom are divided the in-
terests of the administration, of comptroller, presiding over the
supreme Chamber of Finance, and of other members whom we
shall appoint by special orders.
" Art. 24. The members of the Council of Administration
there express at large their opinions, and each of them has
the right to require that mention may be made of his opinion in
the protocol of the sittings. The interests are decided by a plu -
rality of voices. When a division ensues, the voice of the:go-
vernor of the kingdom preponderates.
" Art. 25. When the majority of the members partake not
the opinion of the governor of the kingdom, and that he has
declared that their recision will produce serious inconveniences,
he is authorized to suspend the execution of that decision, and
is bound immediately to give us a knowledge of the fact, and to
submit to us the protocol of the sittings of the council.
" Art. 26. Conformably to particular instructions, which will
be henceforth giyen on this subject, the council of administra-
tion shall choose the candidates for the vacancies of archbishops,
bishops, directors-general, counsellors of state, members of
the Chamber of Finance, and other departments, the nomi-
nation of whom to civil or administrative functions belongs to
us. The lists of the candidates shall be examined and compared
atter other documents; then the nomination of persons whom
we shall deem worthy to fill vacant functions, as well among the
inhabitants of the kingdom of Poland as among those of other
provinces of the empire.
" Art. 27. In case of death, of Illness prolonged, or in the
absence of the governor of the kingdom, or in case of all other
lawful hindrance, the authority of the governor shall be re-
ferred to the oldest of the members of the council of administra-
tion, who will exercise it till our pleasure may be known.
" Art. 28. With respect to the interests adverted to in the
29 subsequent articles, with regard to which the Council of Ad-
ministration shall not be competent, we will establish in the
kingdom of Poland a Council which shall in like manner be
presided over by the Governor ofthe kingdom. In this Coun-
cil shall have seats, the Directors-General and the Comptroller.
General, members of the Council in right of office; the official
persons invested with the titles of Counsellors of State; and
others whom we may think proper to appoint, be it perma-
nently or fur a short period. In case of the Governor's ab-
sence, the Presidency devolves upon one of the Counsellors of
State, specially named by us for that purpose.
" Art. 29. Functions of the Council of State of the kingdom
of Poland

" Ist. The examination of all propositions of new laws and or-
dinances affecting the general administration of the kingdom.
"2. Decision of difficulties and questious which may arise
between the civil and administrative authorities upon matters of
their respective jurisdictions.
"3. Examination of representations and grievances submit-
ted by the provincial Assemblies and waiwode Councils rela-
tive to the wants and the welfare of the country, and to form a
decision upon these representations.
"4. The revision of the annual budget of receipts and dis-
bursements prepared by the care of the Council of Adminis-
tration, as well as the report of the Comptroller. General on the
examination of the expenses of the several branches of the Ad-
ministration.

" 5. The examination of the reports of the heads of the se-
veral branches of administration respecting the interests con-
fided to them.

" Art. 30. All the dispositions of articles 24 and 23, on the
sittings and decisions of the Council of Administration, appl),
equally to the affairs of the Council of State of Poland.
" Art. 31. Affairs relating to legislation and others of great
importance, with regard to which it will appear to us necessary
to make preliminarily an exact combination with the laws in
force in other parts of the empire, and with the general good,
and also the annual budget of the kingdom of Poland, which
will be submitted to us by the Council of State, shall be in the
last resort submitted to the Council of State of Russia. A iipe-
cial section, composed of such subjects of our empire and king-
dom as we shallname, shall be appointed for this purpose, under
the title of the Section of the Kingdom of Poland.
" Art. 32. The Secretary of State for the kingdom of Po-
land, attached to our person, will communicate with us on all
affairs which come to him from the governor, and will transmit
our imperial and royal wilL

" Art. 33. All the orders, ordinances, and laws respecting
Poland shall be signed by the Secretary of State, and inserted in
the Bulletin of the Laws.

" Art. 34. All civil and adminiArative affairs of Poland
shall be4ransacted in Polish.

" Art. 3.5. The affairs of the administration shall be confided
to commissions of government, placed under directors-general.
Mese commissions are three-1. Commission of affairs of the

interior, ecclesiastical interests, and public instruction. 2. Com-
mission of justice. 3. Commission of finances and mint.

" Art. 36. Besides these commissions, there shall be esta-
bli=hed a Supreme Chamber of Accounts, Ws'

revise all the receipts and d'''•
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Comptrolk—
—...rsements Of the kingdom. The
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"" t 77. i4iuestidns abobt oinpetericy of the Directors-
General and She commissions shall be decided by the Council
of Administration : such as cannot be properly presented to the
Council of Administration shall be submitted to ourselves,
through the intervention of the Secretary of State.

" Art. 38. The Directors-General, the Comptroller-General,
the members of the Council of Administration, and of the
Council of State of the kingdom of Poland, and those holding
commissions of government, shall be responsible for every in-
fraction of our orders and decrees: The crime of infraction
being proved and preshnied in the fohni prescl•ibed by the
Council of State,of the Jcingclom, this council shall immediately
prepare a memorial to facilitate our decision, and to obtain a
judicial inquest 'Against the guilty.
" Art. 39. The existing division of the kingdom into wai-
wodes, districts, circles, towns, and communes, shall remain in
force; each of these several parts shall preserve its ancient
limits, until a new division shall be found indispensable.
" Art. 40. In each waiwode, a waiwode commission shall be
established. It shall consist of a president and commissioner,
whose dtity it will be to execute the orders which shall be
specially transmitted to them by the superior commission of
government. •

" Art. 41. The administration of the government of towns
shall be confided to an authority named by the assemblies of the
towns, and that of the communes to mayors; in the towns the
burgomasters shall eiecute the Orders of government; in the
villages, this duty is confided to the mayors.

TITLE YIL OF THE ASSEMBLIES OF THE NOBLES,
COMMUNAL ASSEMBLIES, AND WAIWODE

COUNCILS.

" Art. 42. In all the waiwodes, the assemblies of nobles, corn_
munal assemblies, and waiwode councils, shall be held as
heretofore.

" Art. 43. In each circle there shall be an assembly corn_
posed of the noble proprietors, under the presidency of a mar-
shal named in our name by the governor. This assembly
shall elect two members for the waiwode council, and shall also
present a list of the candidates, from amongst whom the Go-
vernment will make choice for vacant places.

" Art. 44. The Council of Nobles cannot be held except
upon summons from the Governor of the kingdom. This last
shall fix the day of assembling, propose the subjects for discus-
sion, and determine the length of time to be ,employed in
deliberation.

" Art. 45. No Nobleman shalt take part in the deliberations
of the Assembly of Nobles, unless his name shall be inscribed
in the registry of the circles, as enjoying civil rights in the
kingdom of Poland, unless he be of the full age of 21 years, and
shall also be th• proprietor of real property.
"Art. 4fi. The registry of the nobility of each circle shall be
preserved by the Council of each waiwode, and confirmed by
'the Council of Administration.

" Art. 47. In each district, whether of town or country,
there shall be a communal assembly ; it shall be convoked by
the governor of the kingdom, and presided over by a marshal,
whom the governor shall name. The assembly shall choose a
member for the waiwode counsel, and prepare a list of candi-
dates, to which the government will have regard in the dis-
posal of offices and employments.
" Art. 48. The persons who shall take part in the com-
munal assemblies are-1. Every burgess who, though having
no claim to nobility, shall be a possessor of real property to a
certain amount. 2. Every manufacturer and master of a ma-
nufactory, and merchant, who possesses a store of the value of
10,000 Polish florins. 3. All the curates, chiefs of religious
orders, and vicars of the church. 4. All the professors,
masters, and others who are charged with the care of edu.
eating youth in the public establishments. 5. Every artist,
who by his talent and acquirements has contributed to enrich
the nation's industry, commerce, and the liberal arts.
" Art. 49. No one shall take part in the communal delibera-
tions, if he is not inscribed in the registry of his circles, if he
does not possess civil rights in the kingdom of Poland, and if
he is not of the full age of 21 years.

Art. 50. The lists of the possessors of real property, who as
such are entitled to take part in the deliberations of the assem-
blies of nobles and of commerce [Query—Communal assem-
blies—Standard], shall be prepared by the counsellor of the
waiwode ; and the lists of the manufacturers, heads of manu-
facturing establishments, merchants distinguished burgesses,
as well as the lists of curates, church vicars, superiors of con-
vents, and persons charged with education in public establish-
ments, shall be prepared by the commission of the interior,
charged with the administration of religion and public instruc-
tion.

" Art. 51. In every waiwodeship there is to be a waiwode
council, the members of which are to be chosen by the assem-
blies of the nobles, and the district. The council is to behare-
sided over by a member appointed in•our name by the govoruer
of the kingdom. _

" Art. t 2. The principal duties of the council are-1. To
elect the judges of the Tribunals of First and Second Instance;
To take part in the drawing up and correcting the list of
candidates whom the governor has to consult for nomination to
different employments; 3. To watch over the prosperity of the
waiwodeship by communicating its petitions or representations
to the government, and making particular regulations for every
thing prescribed for this butiness.
TITLE IV.—ON THE ASSEMBLIES OF STATES GE-

PRICES OF Pri.^^

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I per Cent. Red. ...... .... ..,82%1‘ I Ind* Mock .... .: . u .... ~.... --
1 ver Cent.Ccms. .:.....”8.75.6%•% LDitto Bonds 1 did. par
lI per Cent.... ... . .... ...... South Sea Stock 93
'rat° Red 90 89,; 90 i Old Annuities —
:ew 3% per Cent ......90i Ili 1 ,New Ditt0........-....
i der Cent. Ann. 1726 .... 1 per Cent. Ann. 1751 -
. per Cent. 189.6 .9914 % IF.x. Bills, .£l,OOO ll 13 pm.
tank Long Ann to expire Ditt0..„.........500 )2 13 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 16% 7-16 Ditto Small
Oct. 10, 1859 —l Ditto Commercial pm.
Jan. 5, 1360 I6N , Ditto Advertised — pm.
lan. 5, 1880 —lBank for Account —
April 5, 1880 — India for Account —
Jan. 5, 1890 — Cons. for May 23 ...... . ..• S2i

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds 101,4
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Belgian Bonds —l Ditto Account
Ditto Scrip
Ditto Account par I dis. , Ditto Account
graxilian Bonds 437,'43 ' Regency Scrip 034 dig.
Ditto Account — i Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds 0.2 1 Prussian Bonds 99
Ditto Account — Ditto Account —
Ciiilian Bonds l6' Ditto Bonds, 18'2'2
Ditto Account ......... ...... !Russian Bonds, 1824 —
Columbian Bonds .. 934 I Ditto Account 976 IA
Ditto Account — , New Loan
! 9'214

Ditto Bonds, 18:14 ll' r Ditto Account —
Danish Bonds 66% Spanish Bonds, M 1.., —
Ditto Account —' Ditto Account l4
Greek Bonds :.9.3% Ijitto Bonds, 1823
Ditto Bonds; 1825_ • 'French Rentes, sp. c. 95f 115 c.
Ditto Account 29 i Exchange :2sf. 30c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent. —• —3 per cent., —f —c.
Ditto Account ' Exchange .....,—f —e.

Ditto, 6 per cent — Dutch Scrip 42%i4 yq
Ditto Account 3l 303634 ; Ditto Account 42%%74
Neapolitan —!French Scrip

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Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) XlOO 7ai
Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O :36;i
Ditto St. John Del Rey
Ditto Cocaes 5 14}a
British Iron Mining Company £5O S
Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 4714 SU
English Mining Company 12)4 22
General Mining Association .£12% '2214
[teal del Monte Mining
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Protector Insurance Comp. .....
Canada Company .........—....—....
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Provincial Bank of Ireland
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