Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-29
TITLE l.
OF the Regency.

| W eHe HeSe"eSs
Art. ist. In case it should happen
that the minor Emperor should ascend
the throne before the emperor his ia
Their has disposed of the regency OF the
empire, the mother Empress unites, OF
right to the guardianship of her minor
son, the regency of the Empire.
2. The Empress regent cannot pass TO
second nuptials.
s. In default of the Empress, the re-
eeney, should the Emperor not have
disposed OF it otherwise, belongs to the
first prince of the blood; and IN default
Of him, to one of the other French prln-
ccs, according to hereditary order of the
crown.
4. Should there exist no prince Of the
blood qualified Tor exercising the regen-
cy, it is conferred, Of right. to the first
of the grand dignitary Princes of the
Empire, holding their Offices a. the time
of the Emperor's dscease, to one in de-
fault of the other, in the following order
viz.
The FIRST, the Arch-Chancellor Of the
Empire.
The second, the Arch Chancellor OF
State.
The third, the Grand Elector.
The fourth, the Constable.
The fifth, the Arch Treasurer.
The sixth, the Grand Admiral.
S. A French Prince seated on TO-
reign Royal throne, at the time of The
Emperor's decease, is no, qualified Tor
exercising the regency.
s. The Emperor, appointing Vice
G.and Dignitaries only when The titulars
are called to foreign crowns, the vice
grand dignitaries do exercise the rights
of the titulars whom they replace even
to what respects the admittance in the
council of regency.
z. The titular princes Of the grand
digni,ies of the empire, who, in eontor-
nifty TO art. 81 of the act of the consti-
tuition Of May 10, 1904. should be de-
prived of the exercise of their Offices at
the time of the emperor's decease, can.
not resume their functions until recalled
by the empress regent or the regent.
g. To be qualified to exercise the re-
gency, and to enter the council OF rcgen-
cy, French prince must at least be full
81 years of age. y
9. All the acts of the regency are IN
the name ofthe minor Emperor.
TITLE II.
Ofshe manner in which the Emperor dis
POSES Of the Regene:.
10. The Emperor disposes of the re-
gency, either by an act of his last will,
drawn up in the form established by the
statute OF March Goth, 1906, or by letters
patent.
TITLE III.
Ofthe ertenf Of tie Regency's Power,
and its duration.
IL. Under the ma jority of the Empc-
rer, the Empress,or Prince Regent shall
exercise, Tor the minor Emperor, all the
plenitude of the imperial authority.
-. Their functions begin from the In
slant of the emperer's deceass.
Is. The empress regent appoints to
the grand dignities and grand Offices of
the empire and of the crown, which are
or may become vacant during her re.
gency.
ID. The empress regent, orthe regent
shall appoint or revoke all the ministers,
without exception and may raise citi-
zens to the rank of Senators, conforma.
Div to article 81 of the act of the Con-
situations of May 18th, 1904.
Is. Should the minor emperor die,
leaving brother heir to the throne, the
regency of the empress or that OF the
prince regent, continues without any
new formality.
is. The regency of the empress cea-
ses, should the hereditary order call to
the throne prince not her son; in which
case the exercise Of the regency IS pro-
vided for agreesbly to article =.
II. IF the minor emperor dies, leav-
ing the crown to minor emperor Of a.
mother branch, the prince regent shall
preserve the exercise of the regency
until the majority of the emperor. The
French Prince, who has been hindereG
By any cause whatever, from exercising
the regency at the time ofthe Emperof's
decease, cannot, the obstacle eeasing.
assume the exercise Of the regency.