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French and kiug Of Ltaly, 20 all present
and to come, Greeting:
Arr. XIV. Of the acts of the tconstitu-
lions of the 18th Floreai year IL, states
that we shall establish by statutes to which
our successors shall be bound TO conhrm,
the duties of the individuals of both sexes,
: members ofthe imperial houss. towards the
Z emperor. To acquit ourselves of this I'M
porsant obligation, we have considered IN
Its object and consequences the disposition
In question, and we nave weighed the prin,
/ pies on which must repose the constitute.
onal state which will foFnls the law Of our
family.
Ths state Of the princes called on to
seigo over this vast empire andto fortify
il by alliances cannot absolutely bethe'same
as that ofrother Frenchmeas
Their births, marriages and deaths, and
che adoptions they make interest the
whole natisn, and have greater orless
Influence over its desunies as every thing
which concerns the social existence ot
these princes, belongs more to political
than to civil right, the sdispositions of the
: latter cannot be applied to them but with
the notifications determined by the reason
of state aud if this reason of state lays
obligations on them from which simple CT.
tiaens are freed, they ought to consider
them as "a necessary consequence OF tae
high dignity TO whIehthey are elevated,
which devotes them without reserve TO the
grea, interests Of the country aud the glo.
S1y of clubhouse.
Such Important acts as those which as.
certaia che civil department OF the imperial
House, must be received in the most So
lemn forms, the dignity of the throne re.
Quires it, aud all surprise must besides be
rendered impossible.
We have 10 consequence thoughr proper
20 instruct our cousin the arch chancelloro OF
abe eepipre, the right of filing exclusively,
with regard to Us and the princes and primo
esses of our houses, the fuuction attributed
by the laws TO the officers oflhe civil house
hold. We have also committed to the
iarcb.cAancs llor the care OF receiving the
sempero.s will aud the state which he shall
FIX the empress's dowery.t Ihese acts as
we'll as those of the civil department. are SO
closely cannected with the imperial house
aud the political order, that il Is Impossible
SO apply to them exclusivelysthe forms u
sually employed for last wills aud tesla.
ments.
After having regulated the department
ecf the princes and princesses of our blood,
our sollcitude must be directsd to the ed.
ucasion of their ;rhildrea nothing can
tbe more important than earlyt to remove
from them.those Aatterers who might at
tempt to corrupt them: the ambitious men
who by culpable indulgence, might cap
= tivate their confidence, and prepare tor
the natiou weak sovereigus, under whose
name they would promise themselves one
DAY to reign. The choice of the persons
GO whom the education OF the princes and
Aprince.ses' children of the royal house is
Entrusted ough. then be resefped TO the
emperor.
We afterwards considered the p princes
aud princesses, in the common actions of
life. The conduct Of the princes has fre-
: uuently disturbed the tranquility OF the
peoEle and rent the state. We have armed
she emperors who will reign after as with
all the necessary power TO prevent these
misfortunss 10 their distant causes, to. stop
shem in their progress, aud to stiae them
when they shall break out.
we have also thought that the princes of
che empire, titulariss of the grand signita.
ries, beng called on by their em;nenspre-
negatives to serve as examples to the rest OF
! sheir subjee,s, their condition ought in Sc
.veraI respects to e.she object of our par
gicular soiicltede.
So many precautions would no doubtbs
useless were the sovereigns who are. des.
lined one day to sit upon the imperial
throne to enjoy like Us the advantages of
seeing around them only relations devoted
20 their service and to the happiness of