The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-04

Nal. refer l., by the reporter to tic high-iTpsral
court which iha:l pronounce deiirisiveiy.
1877. The high-imperial court cannot give iud,.-
ment uneis lixty members thal be prclent. Ten OF
the whole number of members who may ccr,p,f, IT,
may be- challenged by the accued and tex, BY the pub
lie acouier. The ientenee hail be pronounced b. an
abfo'ute majority Of voices.
l2S. The trial and Judgment f,all be public
I29. The aeeuled filll be allowed eonniel if they
do no, presut any, council ihalI be aligned them by
the arch-chancellor OF tie empire.
$50. The high imperial court car,n,, iIGa any pu-
nihi',ene not provided for by the perai code.
ISL When 1t gives Judgment of l:qait,al, it may
place the acquitted under the uPernendnce or at the
dpoiition, of the high police of the Rate for iuch time
| as 1t fall determine.
49,. The Judgments pronounced bv the hyh-m-
peral court be reverted Thoie which Ientence
to an infamous corporea punnlent cannot be exc
euted until they have been Iigned by the emperor
ISIS. A particular ienatus-coniutu,n iall contain
the further dpoGtion relative to the organization and
operation of the hgh-imperial court.
TIfLE XIV--0fbe judiciary Oyorr.
l3f The Judgments of the courts of afice are tit
! led arrets
lS5. The Prefdents of the court Of caiiation, the
courts OF appeal and of criminal juFice appointed
Tor life by the Emperor, and may be chofel out Of the
courts over which they to preiide
i36. The Tribunal of cahatcn takes TIE deuomina
ton OF court of caation the tribunals of appea that
OF appeal the criminal tribunals that OF criminal ul.
tee the PRECEDENT Of the court o. c4Gaton ard the
Predent Of the Of appeal divided into reions
take the title of rt Predent the Vice PreGdent that
OF Preiidents; the commilarics of governments near
the court OF caaton the Of appeal ana of crni
nal Juftice, take the title of Imperial Attorney Gene
rails and the cumniaries near the other tribunals
that OF Imperial Attornies.
TITLE XV.--OFBt P,o,ralra.ier
1871 he Emperor cauies to be fealed and pror,,ul-
gated the Organic Senatns Conl;ta the Senatus Con-
iuita, the acts Of the enate and the law The Orea-
me Senatus Confulta, tie Senaus Conulta, and the
acts of the Senate promulgated on the tenth day
after their emiflion at farthef.
i39 Two originals drawn up of each OF the acts
mentioned IN the preceding article Both are iigned
by the Emperor, revived by one of the ttulars of the
high dignties, each according their rights and attr
butes, countergned by the Secretary of fate and Mi
nfter of uce, and Sealed with the great Zeal of the
State
49, One of thete originals is depoiited among
the records of the fea and the other is rannited to
the artehieves of the public authority from which the
act emanates.
no Iii. The PRONUNCIATION is thus conceived:
(the hrtt name of the Emperor) by the grace OF
God and the contributions of the Republic, Emperor
OF the French, to all to whom thefe prefents may
come, Greeting The Senate, after having heard the
orators OF the council of fate, has decreed and we
order as follows land if of law the legislative boz
dy has rendered thethe following decree, confor-
maoly to the propoGtion made in the name of the
Emperor, and after having heard the orators of the
council OF itate and the fe6tions of the tribunal the
we order and command that thefe prelents feal-
ed with the feals of the fate, inherited in the bulletin
OF the laws be addrehed the courts tribunals and
administrative authorities, that they may be irfcribed
on their regfters, obferve them and cauie them to
be oberved and the grand Judge Miniifer of iuitice
is charged with experimenting the publication there
of.
TITLE xVI.--aa3 tie Af.
l42 The following propofition ihall be offered for
tne acceptance OF the people in the forms determined
by the arretc OF the Floreal, year TO- The people
Will the he-ed:isieHt Of the imperial dignity III the
direct deicent natural legitimate and adaptive of Ma
Poieon BoIaparte, and in the dire9 deficient natural
thus regulated BY the Organic Senatus coniultum Of
the % Floreal year H."
Signed CAMBAcEREs, Second Confu, PRECEDENT :;
MoRARD de GALES, JosEPH ConwuDEr, Secreta-
RES Approved and fealed.
The Chancellor of the Senate, LA PLACE
We order and command that thefe prefents, fealed
with the Zeal of the fate, inherited in the bulletin of
the laws, be addrefed to the Courts, Tribunals and
Administrative authorities, that they may be inicribed
on their regfters &c. Given the palace of Saint
Cloud, the % Floreal, year IL, and of reign the
irh. Signed, NAPOI .F6N
BY the Emperor,
The Secretary of State H. E. MARgr
Seen by us, Arch Chancellor of the Empire,
CAMBacrPFs.