The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-04-07
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OF THE STATE OF
HAYTI.
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| The undersigned delegates, inverted with the
power; fthe people of Hayti legally Attended
ny bis excellency tine general in chief nf the ar
my, fully ien6b'e of the necelity of caufng
their coaisiiuears 70 enjoy the facred, liz pre-
itriptible and unalenable rights of man, pro-
claim in prefrnce and under the aufpices of the
all powerful God, the articles contained in the
preient constitutional compact.
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Oftke fate Of cifiSsnJ.
l. Every periun. refoing on the territory CO
Hiyti, is free.
p Slavery is forever abolinied in Hay,i
8. None has the rigs; &c violate the afyum of
citizen, CT enter it by force, uplefs he be turn.
'i1ed with an order ota hyperion and competent
| authority.
4 Property IS under the fafegua,d Of the 20 :.
vernment ; airy attempt agaipa the property of
criZvn, rs crime pnnithsble by the law.
! S. The INV puniincs with death rnc murder
err.
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Oftbe government. .
3. ne government or Hsyti is competed, firf,
OF a chief magiffrate who airnmes the title and
quality of Proficient aid Generai;Efmo the land
| and lea forces of Hsyti.
ANY other title is forever profcribed in Hayti
Iiif, OF councii or tate.
The government of Hayti takes the title of,
ana VIII be known under the denomination Of
Rate Of Hayti.
z. The contribution appoints the general in
ehies Henry Chritophe, PRECEDENT aud general
iihmo OF The land and Tea forces of toe 4 tie of
uay.i.
s. The dignity of prefident and of gcnerani-
mo of land and Tea forces, is for life.
$: The prefdeHt has the rightto chooft fuc-
celcr. hut among generals oaly, in the Gianner
hereafter mentioned.
This choice ought to be fccret, and put into
ieaicd parcel, which will be opened only Gy the
council of Rate, folemnly Attended for that
purpofe.
The PRECEDENT will indicate, with every necef-
iary precaution to the council of ltate, the place
where the parcel will be depofited.
10. The armed force, both of land and of fra.
Is at the diipoial of the Preiident, as well as the
direction of finances, that he will caule to be
administered By general superintendent and
lntendants chofcn by him.
III. The FreG.Ient haa the power OF ,na,.;no
treaties with foreign nations, boil, to eftabIiff
with them con. uIercial relations and infure the
| ind> pendence OF the fate.
| AZ. He makes treaties of peace. and declared
war, to maintain the rights OF the people of
Hayti.
is. He has ALTO the right TO devife the means
~ '~'''6 AIM iht iSdtitS the population OF til c
country.
IA. He propofes the laws to the council OF
tate, who, after adopting and drawing them I'D.
| tends them back for his flnetion without which
they Cannot be enforced.
10: The ialary the Prefdeut is fxed at forty
| thou!lnd dollars a year.
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Cftbe CoRneiI Of State.
| 10. The council of tate is compofcd of nine
members appointed by the Preiidrnt, the two
thirds Of whom at Leaf, are generals.
II. The futions of the council of fate are TO
receive the projects of law prefenteG by the Pre-
iident, TO draw them up in manner Judged
the moe convenient by the council.
Is. AT the requelt of the Preiident the coun-
ell of Rate determines the quota of taxes and
the mode of collecting.
10. The council of fate will have the fasetion
OF the treaties made by the prefscnt with foreign
nations.
20. TO this council belongs the mode of re-
cruiting the army.
2l. The general fnperintt ndant OF finances will
lay before it every year, conformably TO the or
der OF the PTeliient, an account of the expcnces
and receipts OF the ita:e, and fummary of i. 8
refaurcee.
22. The council OF fate meets in the ref
deuce ofthe Prefdent, by whom it is conyok-
cd.
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