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Chapter VIII.-0/the Military Force.

Aar. 113.—Seery Portuguese Is obliged to take up arms, to sup-
port the independence and integrity of the kingdom, and defend it
from its external and internal enemies.

ACT. 114.—While the general corps do not decide on the per.
manent land and sea farces, what may at present exist will be con-
tinued. until the same Cones alter it, for more or less.
Atm. 115.—The military force is essentially obedient; it can
never be united without being ordered by legitimate authority.
ART. 116.—T0 the executive power exclusively belong the em-
ployment of the land and sea forces, as may appear best united to•
the security and defence of the nation.
Aay. 117.—A special ordinance will regulate the organisation of
the army, its promotion, pay and discipline, as also those of the
naval forces.

Title Vl.—Of the Judicial Power.

Oily Chapter.—Of the Judges and Tribunals of

Justice:

Arr. 118. The judicial power is independent, and shall be can.
posed of Judges and Juries, who will set in civil as wen as trill
nil matters, in the eases and the manner that the Cones shall de.
termine.

Aar. 1 le.—Tbe Juries pronounce upon the fact, and the Judges
apply the law.
Air. lito.—The Judges shall be perpetual; however, it is not
to be understood that they cannot be moved from one place to
another, at such time and in such manner as the law may de-
termini.
Aar. let. The Kiag can suspend them for complaints 'made
against them. proceeding to inquiry of the sane Judges, and bear-
ing the Council of State ; the papers which belong to them shall be
transmitted to the judicial tribunal of the respective district, which
will prOteed according to law.
Aar. 1211.—Those Judges can only lose their places by sentence.
Aar. Judges and Officer, of Justice, are responsible
for the abuses of power, and prevarications, which they commit
its the curds* of their functions; this respeaelbility will be renj,
dared effectual by a regulating law.
Aar. 144.—F0r subornation. bribery, peculation, and extortion,'
a popular action may be brought against them, which may be in-
stituted within a year and a day, by the personcomplaining, or by,i
any of the people ; following the order of the process, as esta-!
Wished by law.
Aar. 14L.—To judge causes in the second end last instanq
there shall be in the provinces of the kingdom. the tribunals that
will be necessary for the convenience of the pearl,.
Are..126....-To 0064 eagles, the examination et witnesses,
and all the other acts or the precise, after derinadaties, ti i !Few
henceforth berislike 4 ,

Ass. 127.—hr aril,. sal, be trod smili their tried, ,tbe pat-;
des may dominate arbitrator 'edam, There sentences sea be
executed wieboit appeal, If the pude* @belt brie-thus agreed.

APT ltS.—lfitisaot proof that Ms medial► of reconciliation
has been tried. nu process abaft be oontinenced. ' •

Aar. lless..lter tide purpose tbere will be Peace Judges, aim.
ANY be elected m that seeseibee, mai la ibe same menet will'
the Aldermen of sbe•Clorperadeuta 'neer attributes aid district,
*all be regulated by law. - 41
ebe capital si d, lees, besides the
tribunal that ought to ezist, as willierbactse prothwes, there Ask
be aleemeendds iMe deuemkeitleti **este 'tribunal of Jesilee.'
composed of Jedgee.eatmatsemileriodldadsiitsunds steeMirai
their seeimity, wbeaball be ddiddiOdelsedilti die title of TbeVatus..
isaidlea.fiseesitgualeedemuf tbiszaribimill. -the
tbsseteddab eat asks abeildseditimp bitemploYed.

A at. 131. To Ibis tribunal it will beloos

Aar. 136.—The receipt sad expenditure of the public revenue
shall be in charge of a tribunal, under the name of the Public Tres
sury; where, at different periods, regularly established by law, its
administration, right distribution, and accounts, shall be regulated.
Aar. 137.— AU the direct contributions, with the exception of
those which are applied to the interest and liquidation of the public
debt. shall be annually settled by the General Cortes; but will
continue until their repeal Is published, or others are substituted
for them.

Aar. 158.--The Minister of Finance. having received from the
other Ministers the estimates relative to the expenditure of their
departments, wiU annually deliver to the Chamber of Deputies.
immediately on the assembling of the Cones, a general balance of
the receipt and expenditure of the treasury during the preceding
year, and also a general estimate of all the public expenses for the
ensuing yeas, and the amount of all the contributions and public
rents.

Title VI I I.—Of the General Dispositions and Gua-
rantees of the Civil and Political Rights of the Por-
tuguese Citizens.

Aar. 139.—The General Cortes, at the commencement of their
Seuion. will examine if the political constitution of the kingdom
has been exactly observed, to order to provide al kaglietramay
direct.

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Aft. 140.—1 f after the end of four years after the Constitution
of tie kingdom has been sworn to. it is known that some of its
articles require reform, the proposal shall be made in writing. It
ought to commence in the Chamber of Deputies, and to receive
the Alpert of one.ddrd of tbem.

Aar. 141.--The proposal shall be read three thews, with an in.
Cereal of six days between each reading; and after the third, the
Chamber of Deputies will deliberate If It shall be admitted to die.
mission; observing, in .every respect, the rules necessary for di:
formation of a law.

As:. 144.—Wben admitted to disco slop. and the necessity of
amending the •constitutional article carried, the law will be expe-
dited, and sanctioned. and promulgated by the King in tie usual
.manner; in this law the Zeman of the Deputies for the ensiling
legislature shall be ordyred to confer oo their representatives espe-
cial authority for the proposed akeratkan or reform.
ART. 143.—1 n the Ern session of the succeeding legislature, the
matter shall be proposed and discussed ; and that which is carried
shall prevail for the change or addition of the fundamental lair;
being joined to the constitution, shall be solemnly promulgated.
Aar. 1440—That only is constitutional which refers to the *Kitt
and respective attributes of the political powers, and to the 'Wide&
and individual rights of the citizens. Every thing which is not
constitutional, dray be altered without the forms referred to, by the
ordinary legislatures.

Aar. 145.—The iovlolabWty of the civil and political. *Moir

Portuguese citizens, which are founded in liberty, indlvidniii.lasso-
thy, and property,is guaranteed by the constitution of eh. hiaigdOm
in the following :

I. No citizen can be obliged to do, nor be prevented frau doing,
any thing, except according to law.
11. The operation of the law shall not poems a retrospittive
effect.

111. Every one may communicate hi* thoughts by -Mattes
words, and publish them in print. independent of a ',maim. •
but will have to answer for the abuses that be may have mileiltliltesl
in the be of this privilege, in the cases and in the isaileiholikst
the law determines. . -
IV. Non can be persecuted on account of reilitotS, molded
they respyft that of the state, and do not offend puha issolals,
V. Ail persons may continue in the kingdom, or quit It :when
they please, taking with them their property, observing the police
regulations, and 'saving to the prrjuOvr of *them.
VI. Every citizen has in his house an inviolable asylum; Rom
can eater it dor*/ the• night, eicept with his consent, or is ease
of help being called for from within. or to save it from Ere off In-
undation ; and In the day It than only be free of entrance ha theroMe
and manner that the law determines. . • • •• • .
• VII. No puma can •be arrested without if speeds ittimittlon
racept in those cases pointed out by law ; and is time *siltiain
24 hours, reckoning from the entrance into-priesilis
towns, or any part near Ole Judge's place el residasse, 4i re-
mote "laces, within a• reasonable period, which 'Om lairriallitloneb,
according to the cunt of the ttrritory, the Jostlef;644lrilijillised
by himself, will inform the criminal of else mama niikitiseegit;
the names of his accusers, and the witness% if them bear.•

VIII. Sven with • specified accusation, its peFeret
Anted to prison, or kept there if already arrested, if boSiletean
& bsU, In cases where the law admits of it ; "Instil In
:deuces not liable to grater punishment don els • meet& bed-
eamant, or banishment frau the hundred, the culprit may become
kb Dan bal. .
IX. /incept "venue done. Siarrest muse anons. 4.
edema a writtea order of the legiriante arahrseisp "Ifthia
be unwary, the lledge who 'passed• it, sod she poroinsdnike
rorunded null be pebbled voids 'Arr:b .imlictionArs the sietit
determine. That which is ordered iespecring lesprisooment.mir4
out a viand amends°, ism noviecliede she estsblidled hillltuly
repletion, as, accessary 'to the- &alpine eat mantic Es!. Op
way nor these Asses which are intrusly tryplstekenOwidileh
the law, nerrenftelea. determinism the wren at Nor paisoid-
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