The Statesman.
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king, by the House of Peers, and by the Deputies of tbe De-
kartments.
/6. The King proposes the law.

17. The proposal of the law is carried, according to the
pleasure, to the ►louse of Peers, or to that of the Deputies ; ex-
cept the law of taxes, which is to be sent first to the House of
Deputies.

18. livery law is to be discussed and voted for freely by the
ton iority of each of the two Houses. •

9. The Houses have the right of desiring the King to pro-
pose a law arm any object, and to point to him its nature.
20.' This demand shell be made by each of the two Houses.
after having been discussed by a Secret Committee. It shall be
tent to the other House by that s hidi shall have proposed it,
after a delay of six days.
21. If the proposition is adopted by the other House, it shall
be sent to the King; if it is rejected, it shall not be brought
again during the same Session.
22. The King only sanctions and promulgates the laws.
29. The Civil List is fixed for the duration of the reign, by the
first Legislative Assembly after the succession of the King to the
throng.

OP THE HOUSE OF PEERS.
24. The House of Peers is an essential branch of the legislative'
pgwer.
25. It is convoked by the King at the same time as the House
of the Deputies of the Dopariments. Their sittings commence I
mad end at the same periods.
26. All meetings of the House of Peers, which are held out
of the time of the sitting of the Douse of Deputies, or which
shall not be commanded by the King, are unlawful or null.
27. The nomination of the Peers of Pram is in the King;
thiir number nut Ihnised ; he may vary their dignitierrappoint
them for life, or make them hereditary, according to his plea- I
*are.
IR. The Peers are eligible at 23 years of age, and thebdelibe-
votive capacity at 30.

29. The Chancellor of France is the Presitant of the Paws,
and, in his absence, a Peer appointed toy the King. •
30. The Members of the Royal Family, and the Princes of
the Blood, are Peers by birth-right; they take their station near
the President, hut have the deliberative capacity only at 25.
31. The l'rinces can only take their stations it the lionsk by
a lithssacr, containing the express com mand of the Kjpg, fir
every Session, on pain of every thing done in their presence
being considered a nullity.
31 All the deliberations shall be secret.
57. The Manse of Peers has cognizance of high &camp, and
attempts upon the safety of the State, which shall he defined by
the law. •

31. No Peer can be arrested but by the authority of the House,
and tried by it on a criminal Charge.

OF THE HOUSE OF DEPARTMENTAL DEPUTIES.

35. The House of the Deputies shall be composed of Deputies,
elected by the Electoral College:, whose organization shall be
determined by the law.

36. Every department shall have the same number of Deputies
as heretofore.
37. The Deputici shall be elected ;or five years, and renewed
annually by a fifth.

Se. No Deputy can be admitted into o.e 110,)e under 40 years
of nge. and without paying 1000 franc.; in direct falftl. •
S 9. Ir, however, there should not he ill the department 50
pertains who pay 1000 francs in direct taxes, their number shall
be compleated by those who come the aeatea to that snm.
49. The Electors which concur in the nomination of the ne-
P4tl7, oast pay 900 cents. in taxes, and be at least SO years of
age.

41. The Presidents of the Electoral Colleges shall be nomi-
anted by the King, and by eight Members of the College.
42. At least one-half of the Deputies shall be chosen from
' among those who are eligible, and sib° are actually domicili4t-
ed in the department.
43. The President of the Chamber of Deputies is nominated
by the King, fronia list of five Members presented
. that Chamber. .

44. The Sittings of the Komi are public, but on
eT five Members they (gay. Goo tbehrlelves iato a
mittee.

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