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FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS. APRIL 23. •
ADDITIONAL. ACT 'TO THE CONS CI TUTIONS OF

THE F.IIPMF..

klavotrom' by the Erare of Gob and the Constitution, Eta.
. rause of the Fa e t.c n, to all ',resent, and to come, greeting,
Ever since we were, fifteen years ago, called by the wishes.of
the Ft (Inch people to the government in the State,wc have etn!ea-
voured, at chilerent tune., to bring to perfection the constitn-
denial forms, cooformibly to the cares anti wishes of the nation,
and with the lessons of experience•before-us, The Canltitutions
of the Empire have thus been formed by a series of acts which
have been sanctioned by the acceptance-of the people. Our ob-
jet. then was, to orgatlve a grand federative European system,
which we had adopted as conformable to the spirit of the age,
audlavodrable.to the' lirtfgress of civilization. In order to effect
its ciotpldion..and to giveatevery kind of scope and stability of
' which it was capable,' we deferred the establithment of several
.internal idstitutions, which were more particularly intended to
.pro•ect the liberty of the citizens. Our sole object hereafter is
to increase the prosperity of Fiance, by the consolidation of pub.
he liberty. Hence arises the necessity for several important mo-
difications in the Constitution, the Senates-Consulta, and other
acts which govern thili Empire. For t 1 se reasons, wishing en
thesne hand to retain every thing of the past that is good and
salutary; and on the other hand, tor make the Constitutions of
our Empire in every respect conformable to the national wishes
and wants, as well as td' the state of peace which we wish to
maintain with Europe, we have resolved to propose to the people
a series of regulations tending . to modify and perfect those Con-
stitutional Acts; to invest the righti of the Citizens with every
necessary security; to give TO the Representative system all its
extension ; to invest the intermediate bodies with the considera-
tion and power which they ought to possess ; and to consbine the
highest pitch of political hberty anti individual security, with the
force and concentration necessary to make the independence of
the Enna people and the dignity of our Crown respected by
foreignerl. Therefore the following Articles, forming a supple-
mentary Act, in addition to the Acts of the Constitutions of the
Empire, shall be submitted to the free and solemn akcerance of
the Citizens throughout the whole extent of France.
. FIRST TITLE. •
GENERAL DISPOSITIONS.

Art. 1. The Constitutions of the Empire called the Constitu-
tional Act of the 22d Fremaire, in the year 8, the Senatus Con,
minim of 14 and 16 'llermidor, in the year 10, and that of the
28th Florirf, in the year I; shall be modified by the folloning
regulations : in other respects they are confirmed.
Art. C. *the Legislative Power is exercised by the Emperor
and 1 coo Houses.
Art. S '1 lie First House is called theoHouse of Peers, and is
lirreditri y.
Art 4. The Emperor appoints the Members, who ye irrell'O.•
cable, and their deseardaots from the ekdest to the eldest in-the
maie line direct. '1 he number oft Peers is not limited. Adoption
dots rot confer the quality of Peer to the person who it adopted.
the Peers are admitted at 21 )ears of age, but have no dellbera.
tile voice till 23.
Art. 5. The Arch-Chancellor of the Empire is the President of
the (louse of Peers, or in the case as provided by the Article 51
ul the Senates Consultuur of the 28th Florio], in the year tit, one
tat the Members of this House is fixed upon by the buiperor.
Art. ti. t he Members of the imperial Family in the order of
-three:it:ay right, are .Peers of course; they sit after the Presi-
dent ; airy take their scare at 18 years of age, but have no de*
berative vt.ice all $1t,
*1•1or Second House is called the House of Reireseelests
mid is eirciis3'l4•thePeople.
Art.rt. '1 he Members of this House are to be 629; they must
nut he, tinder 2.sgeats of age..
• Art. A:the President ut the Chamber or Representatives is
ailutaited by iheiiutise at the opening of the first Session. He
fauteuils to the end of it; his appuhrtnient is submitted to the ap.
probationarbe Emperor. • , .. •
Art. 10,1 he Chamber of Representatives verifies the quallfi-
cot.ons of its Members, and decides upon Contested Elections.

art. 11. hdembrrs of the Cbimber of Representativ

receive for travelliti expenses, and durlug the Sesiiou, the al—
Ansanee decreed by the Cunisituent Assembly.
;Art..lu. They are indetinitely
• Art. ii. Cbantbst of its.premotatives is renewed of Obit-
-IF;itioss eveiry five years.
Art. 14. Nu Meinfrer of either Home is liable to arrest, except.
ul she. ta•te ut flagrant cifenceotur in case of a criminal prusecu-
obit (Juin% the htssiyu, but by a resolution of the Home of which
IS a Member. .
Art. 15. No Member can be arrested or detained for debt from
rl. must of the Colnucation nor tor' sit days a.ter the Sesonn.
451. Iti. Ihe kw* are judge., as a Hume, 1n Cll4llinia. pr