Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-10-06
LEGION or HONOR.

the legion Of honor shall consist of star
with live double rays.
2. The GENRE Of the star surrounded
with crown of oak and laurel, shal! pre-
sent the head Of the emperor with this le-
Ernd: Napoleon emperor Of the French {;
and on the other, the French eayle, hold
ing the thunder bolt, with this legend ::
honor and country.
3. The decorations shall be enamel!el
IN white: 1t shall be Of gold for the grand
'iiicers, commandauts, and officers, ami OF
silver Tor the DICTIONARIES; il shall be worn
at one OF the button ho' OF the coat and
fastened to a black and red ribbon.
=. All the members of the legion OF
honor shall at AL times wear their deco
ration: the emperor alone shall wear Ell
ther the one or the other indscriminate-
~.
S. MI centinels shall present their arms
Tor The grand officers, commandments, off,
Gers and Dictionaries.
6. The grand officers, comman,lants,
officers and DICTIONARIES, shall receive their
decoration at the same time as their di-
ploma, in the extraordinary siitines, de-
tcrmine'l By the articles VII. and VIII.
o! lae t3 Mcssidor, ofthe year 10. They
shall nevertheless, wear il without wait
iag for one OF those sittings, when the
grand chancellor shall have addressed it
Tor them, and in consequence Of parti-
cniar order from his imperial majesty, to
the chief OF the cohovt, or To another
grand officer, commandant, or officer dele
gated for this purpose by order of The em-
per0r.
Z. Whenever the grand officer, the
commandment, the officer &C the !eeionary
from whom thiStlelegation will take place,
shall belong 10 civil or military corps,
the decoration shall he delivered to him
In the name oE the emperor, in presence
Of the corps assembled.
A decree oc the 4th GerrYinal (24th
March) grants TO the DICTIONARIES of the
legion of homer ra;;"ed from the arnav,
hot admitted into the hospital Of the legi-
on aa' occupying no civil post. a gratifi-
cation oF J S francs which shall be auc-
mcDtcd, according To their oge, their char.
ges and the pnpglaion of ~. town they
irhabit, as far as six tenths Of the above
sum.
The French government, passed under
date OF the 34th Ventose, N4ih iiarchl
an arrc'e pf which the following are the
principal articles:
cite tlle Of member OF the legion of
honour shall he forfeited by the same eau
Sos as those which occasion the Forfeiture
Of the title Of French citizen, according to
the article 4 &C the constitution.
The eXerc 81 of the rights and preroea.
tivss Of member Of the legion Of honour,
shall be suspended by the same causes as
those which suspend the rights of French
citizen, according TO article 4 Of the con-
s,tution.
The grand Judge, the minister Of war
and marine, shall transmit 10 the grand
chancellor copies Of all Judgments in cri-
minal, correctional and police affairs which
regard the members OF the legion.
The commissares Of government at
the criminal tribunal, 7nd the reporters at
the councils OF war, Cannot inllicl any I'M
worry penalty upon any member Of the
legion, unless lie shall have been degraded.
" For this degradation the president Of
the tribunal, upon the requisiiion OF the
commissary Of government, or the presi-
dent ofthe council Of war, upon the requi-
siiion Of the reporter, shall pronounce IN
mediatsiy after the reading Of the iudg-
ment, the following formula:
g You have been wa ting to honor,
declare 10 the name of the legion, that
you have ceased to be a member of IT,,
&c. &C. &c"
Foreigners who may be appointed mem
bcrs Of the legion Of honour, shall be adj
miited and not received. They shall wear
the decoration, bot they shall moi take the
oath prescribed 70 the leeionaries they
shall not be comprized in The number fix-
e1 for the different ranks Of the legion Of
honor; neither shall they enjoy the poI-
tcal rights attributed to the members of
l1c legion blythe organic senatus consult
um 9th 2sh Florcaj, wear e.
Tire chef ,ieux OF the cohorts of Tire le-
zion &c Fontainbleau the abbey Of Saint
WAIST, Of Arras; the abbey of 81. Peter
o. Caert, the Chateau of Brulh, the Cha
sfau OF i've ne, the palace, otherwise the
sta,cs of DirD; The ancient archbishopric