Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-02
OF THE SENATE.

81. The Senate regulates, by an Or
ganic Senatus Con.ultun. 1T, The Con-
| ititutioniof the colonies. I'd, Every thing
| not provided fer by the contribution, and
which may yet be neceGary to its opcrati.
on. Sd. 1t explains thofe PARTICLES of the
contribution which admit of different If.
terpreta,ions.
s.. The Senate, by acts entitled Sera.
tHs Conlulta. ut, Su(pends fox five
years the functions Of juries i nthe depart.
nnents where that meafure may be necef-
ary. I'd, Proclians, where clrcumfances
require it, certain departments our of the
protection Of the contribution. cd, De.
termines the time when the individuals ar.
reaed in virtue of the 18Th article Of the
contribution e TO be brought before the
tribunals, in iuch cafes where they are not
brought to trial vithia ZEN days from the
period of their arrelt. 4th, AnnuIs the
judgments Of the civil and criminal tribu.
nails when dangerous to the fafety of the
aate. 9Th, Dinolves the Legislative
Body and Tribunate. 9Th, Appoints the
Conluls.
Sc. The Organic Senatus Confalsa and
Ordinary Seaalus Conlul'a are delber.
ated upon by the Senate on the initiative
Of the Government. A Gmp!e majority
f.fices for the Sena.us Ccnllla. Two
thirds Of the votes Of The members pretend
are neceaary for an organic Senatus Con-
tuItum.
81. The projects of the scn,tus Con-
faltum, adopted in conftquence OF articles
s. and S., are difcuGed in Privy Conn,
Gil, competed of the ConlaIs, two Mini
feIs, two Senator'S, two Councillors OF
State, and two Grand Officer, Of the Le-
gion of Honour. At each meeting the
Firf Conful appoints the members who
are to compete the Pr;vy Council.
s.. The FirG Conful ratiies the
treaties Of peace aud alliance, after taking
the advice of the priYy council. Before
he promulgstes them he communicates
them to the Senate.
60. The act of the nomination OF
member CT the Legislative body, OF the
tribunate, and Of the tribunal OF caiiatlOD,
is entitled .4rrefs.
60. The acts Of the Senate, relative TO
its police and Internal administration, are
entitled Dsliberationj.
81. In the courle Of the year II they
will proceed to the nomination Of four
teen citizens to complete the number OF !
eighty fenators, fixed by the 18th arn-
Gle of the contribution. This nomination
fh,lI be made by the lenate, on the pre-
ientation Of the FirG Conful, whc ihall Tor
that purpofe ielett three perlons from the
liz of citizens chofen by the elottorats
college.
81. The members Of the grand council
Of the Legion Of Honour are members Oh
tFe lenate, whatever may be their age.
s.. The Firf Conful may beiides no.
ninate to the lenate, without the pfeyi~
GUS Proclamation of the Electoral Cone6e,
of the departments, citizens dlltlogui'hel
for their ferviccs and their talents; on
thefe conditions, however, that they man
De Of The age required by the c0nitifutior'
and that the number OF fenators man "o'
exceed 40. -.
81. The lenators may be Con(uls, M'
niaers, Members of the Legion OF F'o-
aour, Infpeaors of pablo Instruction "
employed on extraordinary and temporary &
miGions.
o7. The fenate appoints each YER w. B
of its members to perform the du'y Oh IS 4
cretaries. =. .Le
66. The miniaers have feats in the
lenate, but no deliberate voice. JUDGE
they are lenators.
TITLE VI. &
OF THE coUNSELLoRS OF 'iAi
81. The councillors OF fate ihaii ne'''
exceed the number Of fifty.
70 Thu cau,c;l oc fate is dlYidcu J"