The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-08-26
FOREIGN.
August s

NEW r RENCH CONSTITUTION.
TRANSLATED FOR THE BAIT. PATRIOT.
From the Paris N1oaitcur ofJuly 1, 1915.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Count LANJuINAts, PREs1pENr.
Ero'ecf q Constitutional .4ct, Presented by
ne central commission ofthe House Ore
I'reSentattVe@ on the 2oM lime, 1915, end
f''rnted by order Of the House.
CHAPTER I.
COMMON RIGHTS OF ALL FpFNcu~ES
Art. lst The following rights are guaran-
teed TO all Freuchmen:
ist. Eqnahty OF all civil and political rights.
and the infection of the same punishment in
all cases when the crime is the same. vitho,,,
any personal distinction.
2d admission to al public functions. place
and enPloyments whether civil or military,
and without any other condition than what
may be required by law.
81. Equal assessments of public cont-,bu-
tons 10 the proportion of the means OF each
individual and equally so in all other public
charges.
4th The liberty to go, to stay, or depart,
without being. subject to moderation. ares
tacIon or detention, but in cases provided by
law.
5th. The liberty ofprinting and publishing
the!r thoughts, without submitting their wri-
tings to any censure or inspection previous to
publication subject however 10 legal respon-
s'bity after publication, by trial before a
Jury even IN cases when the punishment can
not SO further than apprehension.
9th. The liberty of freely processing and
performing any mode of worship, and no one
sect ever can be exclusively priyiIcdged or
established
Ith. HE invlolability of all private pro-
perry and the guarantee Of all purchases of
national property of any origin whatever and
no sacfitlce OF any property shall ever be re-
CURED, but III cases of public interest and
utility, determined by law and with an intem
mhcaton previously agreed upon, legally va
iued and settled for before the disseizure.
ON. ne right TO be tried by a Jury in all
Criminal cases, and the publicness of all cri-
mnal trials and pleadings.
9th. The right of petitisnine 70 both Hopse.
OF the legislature and the executive either in
cases OF general and public nature in the
private interest of citizens.
10Th. lie right of all citizens in each, rom
nzu'ie to embcdy themselves as national q,tardq
and armed for the defence of the TERRITORY to
maintain public tranquility and prose ct pro-
perry.
.s CHAPTER II.
EXERCISE OF TIE RIGHT OF CITIZEN
SHIP.
"a. ANY man born anu residing in France
VINO at the age OF twenty -one has enrolled
himself IN the civic register OF his communal
district, and, thereafter. has resided one
year IN tue Srehch territory, is q French citi-
zen.
Sd. a foreigner becomes French citizen
II alter having attained the age Of twenty.
one years, and having declared his intention
10 remain lii France, has resided ten wears
consecutive. 80
4th Any foreigner who may have served
ten years IN the French armies. or by his mi
Htary services, has received the badre Of the
legion 1t honor, and declares before the Nav
or OF his domicil, his intention of fix,ns hin,-
set IN france, will be French citizen.
9tn' The right OF relationship will be lost by
naturalization III Il foreign country.
ny accepting any public employment or
PSnSion iroin any foreign aoyeihneut
10y MS atliijatlon In any ijrsgn corporation
III "hich any distinction OF birth usty be re-
lOgn sed.
Nv condemnation TO affective or Infamous
pumshments.
ON. The exercise OF the right OF 4 French
citizen viii be suspended. when q bantr,,t,,
DEBTOR, or OF An immediate heir retainin,, as an
inheritance the Whole or part of the estate Of
bankrupt.
by being hired servant, attached to the
service o. one person or Of family.
iY beng underjutiiciary in,srdictcn, accuse
t on nr coltunacy.
an 10 exercise the right Of citizenship
""nIr'any communal DISTRICT, whole years
aesrF'c s.. WIZ be required aud 'mcing not alb
scented jhc'c'rom for a whole year
8in. The ancient and new nob,lnv are aho.
nsheo Ai teudal titles and por;n.t,o,.
are also abolished
CHAPTER III
or THE GOvENNMKET or s,.,,cv 90. $500.
EzFcUT1vE PowER ~ FRANCE.
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9ih. The French government Is pcoa-cbi.
cal and representative.
II IS FORMED Ola monarch, house # piers
add "a mouse Of representatives.
iOth. he uoHarch is the suDrens CHIEF
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