Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-03-03
NEW CONSTITUTION.

+ Damon read the plan of the New ContIu.
| ton of which we have only hitherto collected
imported fragments.
The oifcullion was calm, and every way
WORTHY of 70 Great a caufe. They hrit dieuh-
al il IN whole and then article by article.
Some of the articles were arongly combated,
bu, they were carried by great minority J;
Others were rejected and it wa here that
Buonapartc mauifeled his wonderful powers |;
for, after having collected all the opinions for
| and apana an article, he commented on the
larpunent advanced, and concluded by bring
ling the majority to agree to the propoiiions'
which he made.
The aGembly did not feparate till O'clock
next morning and the eaimable Damon was
appointed to digcft the alterations which were
made and the Aa will be made public in a
few days. 80
Citizen Rederer has now lifted up another
corner of the curtain that concealed the new
IConaitution. The following is the fketeh
which he gives IF the public eaatliihnent {
LEGISLATIVE POWER.
|. There is 10 be council of State to propof.
laws, which council of fate cont tutes part of
the Executive power. For the dfsuaion of
lthefe propofed laws, there is a T,ibunate, or a
felea body of the Representatives of the PEG
lple.; and leginstive body to decide upon the
plopoiitiops after they have been diisuiled or
adented &c" ra.s,
The. legislative body is to confa of 500
-5henbers ); the Tribunate of 100; and the
Council of Gate of sol laft<' % 81
EXECUTIVE POWER. % o.s
There is to be a firfor princip. conful in-
velted withpower TO appoint and remove Min I
Tiers, Generals, AmbaiIadors, aud -Counfellofs.
of State. There are to be two other Couniels.
to difcufs public matters in concert with the
ffra Conful They are to have but C nfultiye'
lvoice their perfons are inviolsbie. They are
named for ten years-,hey may be re.eleaed ),
they will have guard The grand Confal
Twill have 100000 francks OF f,lary. There
lare befdes two Counsils of State the one for
1.-The department foreign affairs, and the other
for the home department. This latter Council
will have the initiative. 1t will have alto TO
fudge aud decide on ltigated queaions in the
department Of the admiralty. Such is the 60
lvernment. H.e.
/ The administration is con6ded,
| /. To miniffers, or councils Of adminiara
zion, fuch as the admiralty. e9
.. To adminiar atoms of communes Of 40
fquarc myriametres. afIiaed by commillioners
Ito be named by the confls.
La To intermediate bureaus, charged only
with the tranfmllion of the orders OF tie min
!. liners to the communal administrations, and of
ithe reports Of the execution of the orders by
lthe administrative, as well as Of petitions and
appeals of the.peoplc to the mipilters, fron
ithe acts ofthe admnilt' atiye bodies.
The confular sds mutt be fgned bya min
. liter before they can be executed. The minif
tiers are refponfble, each in his department. foT
the execution Of conihlar acts which fhal be
! ieontrary to the law, and for The non execution
Of con(ular. aas agreeable to the lazy.
4 b. ,e JUDICIAL POWER.
It fhall be afterwards ganized by the con.
ktu,ional means eaabllhed for the formation
Of the laws.
r. q CONSERVATIVE POWER.
There to be body of from 80 to 100
members elected for life. They mutt have a
in land rental Of $4,000 francs a
l.lyear. They name themfelyes to vacancies in
: their own body. A perfon mutt be 40 years
. cf age 70 be admiiiible. This body ihall ex-
y jtrcile various functions Is
!. 1. They eled the members Of the legi1atiy.
!. body and shs tribunate, and take them from
!. The tit of'the notabes of the nation, or eleaed
out of the third degree. 6sf
.. They ihall prooonnce on the unconliitu
lopal acts committed by the inviolablc bodies
Of The Legislative or executive powers.
3. They HAL exercle the rigbtof cenfure on
The Ia Of the notables of the nation, which
they may Ayery year reduce one hundredth
part.
IA 4. They are, or they may probably become
asrana jary to Try the crimes Of h oh treafon,
Imputed to The great refponiible funttionaries. !
The confu!s IN going out of Office, or on
giving heir relgnation, ihall enter Of tight
lot9 The c, nervqtive body.
n Hh. manner in which the confervative pow
:, hll mp vacancies in their own 10 iy, is,
Pr ,ndi .ilaiss Ihall be preicnted to them.
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