Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-18
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of THE Captain Geneyal.

forces, the national guards, and the gen
darmsyie. He excIuGyeIy charged with
the internal aad external defence of LOU
ilana.
| z. He provides, provifonally, for eve
ry military employment, according TO the
order of gradual advance, as high as Chief
of battalion or fquadron, exclpfvely and
propoies to the miniaers all the changes
| 10 be made in the fuperior grades.
9. He delivers all paaports at.Loultl
! ana. He or,lsins every thing relative 70
| military fubjetts. He communicates, NJ
behalf Of the colony, with the govern
| men,s of neutral countries, allies and enc
mics, an The eoatmeut 9f America, and in
The Aatillts.
fie determines and ordains every year,
with the Colonial Prefett, the neceiiary
works and repairs of fortihcaiion, the o.
pening of new roads. or communications
with old ones. He DEGREES, in conJuneti-
on with the Prefea, the fate Of all the
expences to be incurred in the courfe OF
the year, conformably TO public exigencles
tobe forwarded to the Minifer with a
ketch of the receipts neceaary TO detray
the fame. He exercifes, in ihort, all The
power heretofore attributed to the Gov
errors General of colonies, iaving always
the exceptions inshe prelent arret.
q. The Captain General cannot infringe
directly nor indirectly the functions Of
the Colonial Prefe6, Of the CommlRary OF
Ju1ice, nor of the Tribunals but he is
| at full liberty TO exact from tfem every
intelligence lie fhall deem necehary TO de-
| mand, and which they fhall be Obliged TO
-furnilh, with refped TO every department
of public fervice Whatioever.
| e. He can moreover, In cafe of urgens
| neceility, and on his own Responsibility,
fupercede in whole or part the execution
OF the laws and regulations, after having
on all occalons deliberated with the Co
ionial Protect or the CemmiaaFy OF Jul;
tice, according 10 the nature of the object,
| without being prevented by their opinion.
Ito the contrary for this purpoie he fhai
keep RICHTER of deliberations in which.
| The motive itlall be transcribed and iigned,
| copy Of which fhall be Immediately for
warded to the MhniRer.
s. Every three months formal duPll
cate of all the deliberations held in COM
| mon fhall be hkewife addrefed to the Mi,
infer.
=. The power Of granting the vacant
lands of Louiiana belongs TO the Captain
General, in concurrence with the Colonial
Pseff, conforming to the e&ablifhed
regulations, in cafe of difference OF
fentiment, the voice of the Captain
General fall preponderate, the whole
fubjea to the appreciation of govern
Hlent.
s. The Captain General dominates,
after the delay Of ten days, ad interim, re
| all vacancies in all parts of the adminiftra
tion and of the Judiciary order, on the
REFLECTIVE prefentations of the Colonial
| Prefeta of the CommiGary ofJueice, each
as concerns himielf. This preientatlon
refers only to places to which government
|enominatcs directly in France, and not to
inferior employmen's.
@. All the nominations thus made by
the Captain General in the military dc.
partment, in the administration and judi
ciary orders, lall not be dehnitive until
confirmed by theefrf conful.
10. No place in the different depart.
rlents of the fervice can be created but by
decree of the Confuis.
II. All commands, orders and -procla.
nations, emana,ing from the immediate
authority of the Captain General, thall
always be,prefaced with tnefe words In
tb.sname ejefbe French Republic.
II. The Captain General, in cafe o.
death or abience out of the colony, fhal
ad mttr1m, be replaced by the ~Coionla
Preted. In cafe both are at the fame time
abfent, the fecond General Commandant il