Star.
London, England, 1801-10-08 00:00:00

VIIL-GOVERNMENT.

S 7. The adminiftration of the Government of the colonies is
confided to the Governor, who correfponds with the Govern-
ment of the mother country concerning every thing which re-
lates to the intercfts of the colonies.
The Conftitution names as Governor Citizen Tina/int
Louverture, General in Chief of the Army of St. Domingo ;
and, in confideration of the important Cervices rendered by this
General to the colony in the moil critical eirminftances of the
revolution, and of his having ailed to the fatisfadion of a grate-
ful people, the reins of Government arc entrusted to him for
the whole of his glorious life.

29. In future every Governor will be appointed far flu yam ,
and if his adruiniftration in that period be approved, he will be
continued in cilfice.

3C. In order to fen= the tranquillity which the colony owes
to the armada. the adlvity, the indefatigable zeal and rare
virtues of General Touffaint Louvature, and as a pledge of the
boundltfs confidence of the inhabitants of St. Domingo. the
Couttltution refcrves exclutivdy to this General, in cafe of the
cruel event of his death, the right of chufing his immediate
fucceffor. This choice mail be keret : it Ulan be inclofed in a
faded packet, which than be opened only by the Central Affan-
bly, in pretence of an the Generals of the Army of St.Dontingo
In actual favice and of the Commander in Chief of the De-
partments. General Toutbint will take all the neeeffary pre-
cautions to enable the Central Al embly to find the place
where he Mall have depofited this packet.
3x. Theatizen who (hall be chofen by Citizen Louverture
to receive the reins of Government after his death, will, in the
pretence of the Central Affembly, take the oath to execute the
Conlbtution of St. Domingo, and to remain faithful to the
French Government, and he will then be immediately install-
ed. The whole will be done in the pretence of the Generals of
the Army in afloat fervice, and of the Commanders in Chief
of-the Departments, who than all, individually and colledively,
take the oath of obedience to the new Governor without quit-
ting the place.

3a. Almada or more before the expiration of the fix years
fixed for the adminiftration of each Governor, he who than be
in office will convoke the Central Affembly, and an affembly of
the Generals of the Army, in at ual fervice, together with the
Commanders in Chief of the Departments, of the aecuftomed
place of meeting of the Central Afienably, for the purpofe of
appointing a new Governor, In conjundtion with the Mem-
rs of the Affembly, or of continuing the one already in office.
33. The ncgledt of this convocation, by the Gove.-nor In of-
fice, than be held a manifett infradion of the conffitutios. In
this cafe the General ttigheit in sank, and the oldeft of this rank
in adual fervice in the coloay, than have the provifional right
of affirming the reins of Government. This General will im-
mediately convoke the other Generals In adual fcrrice, the
Commanders in Chief of the departments, and the Members a
the Central Affcmbly, who (hall be forced to obey this COIWO.
cation, in order that they nay proceed In concert to the nomi-
nation of a new Governor. •

In cafe of vacancy by death, change, or any other event, before
the expiration of the period limited for each Governor, the Go-
vernment will call together, for the purpofc already Rated, the
Generals In Iletual (entice, the Members of the Central Mem-
blies, and the Commanders In Chief of the Departments.
34. The Governor feats and promulgates the laws; be ap-
points to all offices civil and military; he Is.fpeelallrr charged
with the organifation of the army, 01 which he is Com man-
der In Chief the armed. veffels, and thole Rationed In the
porta of the Colony, arc fubjed to his orders; he will deter-
mine the divilion of the territory, In the manner belt adapted
to its foreign relations. Regulating himfelf according to the
laws, he mull oblirve and forefee every thing that concerns the
foreign and ekendlic fecority of the Colony; recollecting that
a Rate of war is a ;Rate of defolation, (earthy, and wretched-
nets for the Colony. The Governor, under thefe eircumfbmees,
is charged to take all meafures whkh he Gull think proper to
fumith the Colony with provifions of all kind..
35. He mertifes the general police over the habitations and
ntanufaelories, when irisirisnetd ary to require the obfervation
of their engagements from proprietors, planters, or their tepee-
tentative', to the cultivators and workmen who have claims on
the laid proprietors, planters, or their reprefentatives.
36. He propofea the laws to the Central Allembly, and even
fuck as may change the Conititation, if clpcalaaee &mid thew
that to be beecffary.

37. He dirofts and infpods the collodion, the expenditure,
and the applicatirat of the revenues of the Colony, and gives to
this effiet all orders whatfocacr.

31. He parents, every two years, to the Central Affembly,
an acenont of the receipts and espenditure of each Departntaat,
and the illabliftiment of each year, fa-widely.
39. lie will oliferve -nd (mulatto by his Commiffaries all
writ in p tending to dilturb the order of the Colony ; be will
fupprois all thole that come from foreign countries, which mly
trod to corrupt the public morals, or to diflurb the CoLny :
he will puoifh the authors or circulators of tech writinp ac-
cording to the importance of the occafton.

40. If the Governor has information that there erilta any con-
fpii acy againft the tranquillity of the Colony, be has a right to
<auk to be arreflad oath/ hesitant all perforo who are fufpcded
of br in:. the authors or acemrifilieta ; and after having made
them undergo an ertraordinnry interrogatory, be wiU eaufe them
to be tramfarresl beton: the competent tribunal. if there be 0n..!
41. Th appolnowerna of the iloverwor are Gard for the 0r...
fent at j..10,,-.00 fr..nra : his guard of honour ism at
the elkaaca of the Colony..—;7l la omit/set)