Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-07

= maintained with its Prerogatiyes.
The king shall An the decoration.
5. The executive power belongs
to the king.
8 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-
lsting to contributions can only %
proposed in the Legislative Body.
The king can invite equally the two
Bodies to occupy themselves upon
objects which he deems proper. 1he
sanction Of the king is necessary Tor
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 prinogenl-
ture. They are named by the king
The present Senators, with the cx-
eepiion of those who should re-
nounce the quality Of French e'H
zen. are maintained aud form part
fthis 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 ease of the death of q Senator
without direct male posterity. his
portion retarns to the public trea-
sure. The Senators who shall be
named in future cannot partake OF
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 Senator cannot
be exercised until the person has at
tanned the age of 81.
g. The Senate decides the cases
in which the discussion of objects be-
fore them shall be public or secret.
Q. Each Department shall send to
the legislative Body the same num-
Der of deputies it sent thither. Tho
deputies who sat in the Legislative
Body at the period Of the last ad
iournmeut shall continue to sit till
they are replaced. All preserve
their pay. In future they shall be
chosen Immediately by The Electo-
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 LIE.
| gisIative Body is fixed at FIVE years.
The new election shall take place
for the session of 1916.
10 The Legislative Body shall
assemble of right each year on the
4st of October. The king may con-
woke it extraordinarily /; he may adj
.ioarn il he may dissolve it; but
in tue latter case another Legisla-
tive Body must be formed, in three
months at least, by the electoral
colleges.
If. The Legislative Body has the
right Of discussion. The sittings
are public, unless in cases where it
chooses to form itself into gene
raj committee.
IL. The Senate, Legislative b.
dy, Electoral Colleges and Assem-
bIies of Cantons. elect their Presi-
dent from among themselves.
IS. No member of the Senate or
Legislative Bsdy, can be arrested
without a previous authority from
the body 10 which he belongs. The
trial Of a member Of the Senate or
Legislative Body belongs exclusive.
Iy TO the Senate.
II. The Ministers may be mem.
bers either of the Senate or Lcgis-
lative Body.
| IS. Equality of proportion in the
taxes is Of right: no tax can be i'm
posed or received unless it has been
freely consented to by the Lesisla-
tive Body and the Senate. The
land tax can only be established for
a year. The budget Of the follow
ing year, and the accounts of The
preceding year, are presented annu-
ally TO the Legislative Body and
The Senate. at the opening Of the
sitting Of the Legislative Body.
&c. The law shall fix the mode
aud amount Of the recruiting ofthe
army.
~. The independence Of the iu-
dieiai power is guaranteed. No one
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