Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-23

princes and pri,cesses of the lmperia
House.
XIV. The arch chancellor of the en-
pire shall exclusively fulfil, in regard TO US
and the princes and the prineesses OF our
house, the functions attributed blythe laws
TO the officers@of the civi.. department..
He shall receive in consequence, the
certificates of birth, adoption, marriage.
and all other certificates prescribed or al.
thorised by the civil code.
XIV. These certificates shall be trans.
cribed on double register, kept by the
secretary OF state of the imperial houses
hold, numbered by first and last, and mark.
ed on each psge by The arch chancellor.
The secretary of state of the imperial
household, shall be appointed by the EN-.
.p4ror. and chosen amongst the fupcsiona.
ries who form or have formed part of the
ministry or council of state.
XVI, The secretary of state of the i'm.
tperial household, shall remain depositary
Of these registers. He shall deliver the
them, which shall be examined by The arch
chancellor.
XVII. When these registers are fsish..
ed, they shall be closed and adjusted by
the arch chancellor; neof the duplicates
shall rem2in IN the imperial archieves, the
other shall be deposited 10 the archieves of
ahe senate, conformably to art. XllL%of
act OF the constitutions Of the 28th Flor cal
year ~.
XVIII, The acts shall be drawn up in
49, firms established by the civil code,
excep, what is regulated by article XXI.
OF the constitutions Of The 28th Floreal year
IL, for the acts Of adoption, in the case
provided against by article w. of the said
act. 4
XIX. The emperor shall. appoint the
witnesses, WHO shall be present at the 4
drawing up the certificates Of birth and
marriage Of the members Of the imperial
house.
4 Should he be abseutffom the place where
che certificate is drawn up, or should there
be no one appointed by him, the arch
chancellor shall be bound to take the wit.
'nesses among the princes of the blood, fol.
lowing the order Of their proximity to the
throne; after them, amongst the Prices
ct the empire, titularies of the grand digni.
ties; and 10 default of the latter, amongst !
the great officers of the empire and the
members Of The senate.
XIX. The arch chancellor can receive no
certificate Of marriage of the princes and
Princesses, nor any certificate Of adoption
or acknowledgment of natura! children,
until the authority OF che emperor has ap,
peared. For this purpose, Whenever the
case happens, closed letter shall be ad-
dressed to him which shall also inform him
Of the place W ere,he certificate ought to
be received. This letter shall be transcrib..
ed al length in thecertihcate.
XXI. The aforementioned certificates,
which. under particular circumstances,
n ay be drawn up il the absence of the
arch chancellor, shalls be delivered to him
by the person appointed to supply his
place.
certificates, shall be inscribed on
the register, and the minute shall remain
annexed TO the same after having been
examined by the arch chancellor. i
XXI. The certificate which shall fix
the empress's dowry shall be received by
the arch chan ceilor, assistedb by the secre.
tary of state of the imperial household, |
who shall write it in the presence Of two
witnesses appointed by the emperor. /
This certificate, whether closed oropen,
according as the emperor may determine,
shall be depo:ltedil the senate by TIC arch
chancellor.
XIII. When TIE emperor shs! judge
proper to make his will by public act, the
arch chancellor, assisted by the fecretarp
'ofstate of the imperial houshold.' shall re.
ceive his last will, which shall tr written
under the dictameu Of the empeor by the
secretary of state of the Imperial HOUSEHOLD
10 presence Of Witnesses. u