Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-03-15
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FOREIGN NEWS.
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CHRIsIIANA, Ncvember II.
The Prince Aoyal of Sweden and Norway jias
made his solemn entry herei he was emily es>
corted By 4 Norwegian Guard Of Honor.
The Diet has finished the revision OF the Con.
stitution. The following are the principal pa
ses OF it.
"The Kingdom of Norway 10 free King
dom, indepsnde and hereditary, reunited to
Sweden under the dominion of one King
The form OF the government is limited
monarchy. The King must profess the Evans
gelical Lutherian Religion. The descent OF
che Crown ia determined IN favour of the Prince
Royal of Sweden ard his descendants accord
ing 10 the Swedish laws of succession, of tie
10Th c;ytember, 1910. 1t there should not be
a Prince capable of succeeding, his Majesty
has the right ~ proposing his SUI csssor, as well
10 thu diet OF Norway as TO tie states oF 9we-
den, and il the pre- posat is accepted, the Re
prose otiyes OF tie two pecpir. name CON-.
nit O.. their own BODY which has the right
OF =r'nining the cho;Cs, IA the case where
the person proposed snail r,t e agreed upon
by he n jority Of the Representatives at both
reti 10. The decision or tGis committee -
confirm by a iAw proposed by the King both
to the diet 81 Norway and the States q 3we-
den. Toe Coronation shall take place 1t chris
tisna or Drrntheim. The King Is TO side
some tisr each year in NO'wal, unless great
ara iupJFtant oostaces prevent lis doing s..
The Counsel o stat named ~ he King IS
composed offs Vice Rev ., Governor General,
and hv Counsellors O. State The PRINCE 9os-
al O. as eldest son aiOn, % 5e clothed win the
dignity .! We Roy; the Poqe? attached 20
this dignity can only be exercised during Ii.
nted time 1ue Govern; General nsay b a
native Norwegian Of S@ede but the counsel
lorg uf Statg. must al. be NOrw, gian:. a sSoT-
wegian mirIste- o. state and two Councillors
OF State, who are cha ged annually, wit, b. al
ways ne ,he King The King decides busi-
ness relativs e Norway in their presence. ]'ee
Princes OF he koysd family shall not occupy
sny ciyli post nevertheless Inc Prince Royal
or Oldest son may 5e Vios Roy The King i.
commander in Grief OF all the land ard navsi
forces nevertheless lie cannot without the
consent OF the Diet, place the troops a the dis
possi OF foreign powers, Bor cause fofeIgu
troops 20 enter he country, except auxiliary
troops in case OF IN attack. The ministers o.
state and the Two Norwegian Counsellors take
a seat in the Counsel OF State OF SwcCen, ans
may there give their opinion on matters reia
ting to the Two Kingdoms
" The SL0rihsHg, of the diet Of Norway, re
tains its present organization. The represent
got es c MA ne 10 be elected by all the cit-
zens. The diet convenes every FIVE yssrs, o.
che frat work day in the month OF OF February
in the capital, or some other city ofthe king
dom. The King names The speaker, both O!
tue tower and upper house. The naturaliza-
ton of foreigners is determined by private
law, decreed by the King, in concert with the
diet. Pursuant TO tbs 69th article, u resolution
becomes a law when it 10 approved by the
fhrd ordinary diet, even though dsspproved
by the King, unless IL be diametricslly contra.
~ 70 the spirit and letter OF the constitution
The diet connot prolong It's sitting beyond
three months, without the consent 9th King
The ccurt Of justice of the kingdom, which
has jurisdiction over the members Of the coun.
Gil % stste, members Of the diet, and those of
Gle hugh court, for crimes committed while in
effcs, Is composed of q baiiiff OF Tie district,
Of a bisnOp, of a member Of the council ofstate,
and OF tie high court Of justice, OF the speaker
ard haift4 lie members OF the lower house
They shsl propose to the Representatives Of tle
two nntio1s, law concerning the RICH, of citi.
zcnshiP OF Swedes in Norway, and OF Norweeis
ass IN Sweden Hencefortb no new counties
can be erected
Thus Norway, although, deprived Of the King
which. she bad chosen for herself, " III continue
20 ENJOY the constitution which that Prince
had given her, and The influence of the swedes
VIII be very limited IN Norway.