Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-11-13


lcallsd to preside over them, how desjrou
HE is that these functions should be :
lmuch h5nOre0 IS they are honorable i
themselves. Thc general councils must b
assured that there IS sIot ono Of hewishe
! which the sentiment Of the public good ia
spires then with, but becOn,>5 the objec
+ of the particular attention OF government
and is consulted with care in the eXaniina
ton of the affairs to which it relates tn
administration Of the CommUaes, that ad
ADMINISTRATION which his majesty looks upoi
as one of the most important for the wei
( fare of his people, has been improved il
several respects ITS accumulation otdccount'
has received more expeditions and more
enlightened forms. The emperor hope
that they will prevent in future every ar
bitrary measure and all cmbcs1lemont ;
that the expenses Will be vigorously con-
formabie to the budgets thaS the receipts
will not be misrepresented that the ac-
counts, being drawn mp with C,carness and
dispatch, viii no longer be a subject Of dis
cussiOn. Il is his pleasure also that the
charters, that principn! source of the cua-
mmIal wealth, be administered for the ina
tcrcst OF the towns, to tho advantage Of
those who iuhahit them, and that the pre-
fcCts, VINO are noC to direct their admins
trdton, shall nevertheless exercise an ac-
dive and enlightened watChtulness over
them. The emperor, who LOOKS upon him
self as the father OF rs subjects, will not
lose sight of those municipal administrati-
ons, charged to provide their first nccessa-
iies, and VIII never tolerate either faults
of negligence or enterprises of cuPdity
Government has IN general been satisii
ed with the Conduct of the mayors, not on
Is of the MAYORS OF great cities, whose func-
tons MS majesty has been pleased to cx-
all By repeated testimonies Of his conf
ience, bu- of all the mayors, where noble
dcVOiedneS,, Whatever be the sphere II
which ii exercises itself, rises 40 Inc height
OF their duties: Nc has known and apDre-
ciated their services, ana 1t * MS intenti-
on to surround with ju4t confederation,
the exercise of that Paternli magistracy,
| BY which the action OK his p1"er reaches
the great majority ofhis SuGiccs.
Equal honor he rendered u those Tespec-
f! table administrations. who from one extre-
nifty Of France TO the other, devote them
selves to the relief OF misfortune, TO com
f,,rt ths afflicted.
| Isis grateful 10 ones feelings, upon tA:s
ss;e.nn occasion, 10 render HOMAGE - tue
zeal OF those fIthcrs Of the poor, who ~
! doing good, seek 10 other * ward tnlu the
! pleasure o. having done il. Eney viii do
still better; the emperor expects it from
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