Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-11

tusien of blood, aud by the conyIcucn'
that if adopted by Napoleon, the WORK
Of general peace, and the re.estabiish-
ment of the internal repose OF france
would be the work Of q day.
xRw FRENCH CONSTITUTION
-, CONSERVATIVES SENATE.
Conservative Senate Of
Wednesday, 6tIhof April.
The Conservative Senate delioe-
rating upon the plan Of the Constltu
ton resented to it by the Provision
al Government, in execution OF the
act of the Senate Of the tst inst.
After having heard the report Oh
Special Commission Of seven mem
bers, DEGREES as follow:
Art. 1. The French government
is monarchical. and hereditary from
male to male, in order ofprimosen'-
ture.
2. The French people call freely
the throne of France, Louis o'ah.
islaus Xavier de France, brother OF
the last king, and after him the other
| members Of the House of Bourbon,
in the ancient order.
| 5. The ancient nobility resume
theirtitles. The new preserve theirs
| hereditarily, The Legion OF Honor
is maintained with its Prerogatives.
The king shall fix the decoration.
4. The executive power belongs
to the king.
5. The king. the Senate, and the
Legislative Body, concur in the
making of laws; plans of laws may
be equally proposed in the Senate &
in the Legislative body. Those re-
latins to contributions can only be
proposed in the Legislative Body.
The king can invite equally the two
Bodies to occupy themselves upon
objects which he deems proper. The
sanction of the king is necessary ior
the completion of law.
6. There are $50 Senators at least
and 200 at most. Their dignity is
immovable, and hereditary from
male to male, in order Of primogeni-
ture. They are named by the king.
Tie present Senator'S, with the ex.
ception of those who should re-
nounce the quality of Preach eiti.
zen, are maintained and form part
of this number. The actual endow.
ment of the Senate and the Sena-
torships belong to them. The reve.
nues are divided equally between
them, and pass,to their successors.
In case Of the death Of a Senator
without direct male posterity, his
portion returns to the public trca-
sure. The Senator'S who shall be
named in future cannot partake oil
this endowment.
7. The Princes of the Royal Fa.
mily, and the Princes Of the blood
are by right members Of the Senate.
The functions Of a Senator cannot
be exercised until the person has at
tanned the age Of 81.
| 8. The Senate decides the eases
In which the discussion ofohjects be-
fore them shall be public or secret.
| 9. Each Department shall send to
the Legislative Body the same num-
Der of deputies it sent thither. The
deputies who sat in the Legislative
Body at the period Of the last ad.
journment shall continue to sit till
they are replaced. All preserve
their pay. In future they shall be
chosen Immediately by the EIecto-
raj Bodies, which are preserved,
with the exception of the changes
that may be made by law in their
organization. The duration of the
functions Of the deputies to the Lee
gislative Body is fixed at five years.
'fhe nav election shall take place
for the session of 1916.
I 10. The Legislative Body shall
assemble ofright each year on the
1st of October. The king may con-
woke it extraordinarily !; he may ad.
| josrn il he may dissolve it; but
in the latter case another LegisIa-
tive Body must be formed, in three
months at least, by the electoral
colleges.
II. The Legislative Body has the
right OF discussion. The sittings
are public, unless in eases where it
chooses to form itself into gene.
raj committee.
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