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

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| iegisatnrc and supported in debate by the tai
nisters OF state, whether the ministers have a
seat ~ the house as peers or representatives,
! or whether they have no seat.
! 4Sth. From the day the two houses are con-
Voksd until forty days after the end of the
session, no one OF the members can be arres-
! ted gong TO or from.
! foth. During the session of both houses, no
one Of the members can be prosecuted or ar
rested Tor any accusation either OF criminal
| or corrective nature, except when taken in
| the TACT, and even then the house which the
member belongs to, must authorize the prose
| cution.
47th. No tax, whether direct or indirect,
III money, or IN kind. to the profit of the trea-
sury; no lmpost. such as special funds for
| account or the departments or of communal
districts, canbe established or collected; no
PROMOTION To import or export produce or
merchandise, can in any way be admitted
no loan can take place; no inscription oF any
Cian can DC placed on the great ledger OF
the pubic debt-no levy of men for the army
can be ordereS-nor the value of the coin al
tered, but in virtue of law.
4Sth. The general and direct impo-t, who
ther on land or any other property can only
be granted from year 10 year-the Indirect
inposrs may BE- voted for number Of years,
and even without any Limitation.
4sth. All propositions of demands for any
impost or a loan and levy OF men for the ar
mics, must exclusively originate in the house
Of representatives.
5Oeh is also to the house cf representa-
tives that are first 70 De presented 1st, the
general budget of state, Containing the alb
Stract OF receipts, and the demand Of appro-
priatons tor each ministerial Department.
"a, the abstract. OF receipts AID expenditures
OF the current and preceding years, with each
Ministerial deCa rtnleD 6irt
oIst Each house NAV, in time of war, ex-
press and transmit to government: their wish
tor the re-establishuent of peace.
ga. interpretations oflaws, demanded By
the hgh court OF Cessations are to be given
in the form of law.
SD. Ditto-Eo fortified place, nc part Of
the territory, can be declared in state of
serge, out IN cases of Il threatened or actual
invasion by foreign force, or civil troubles
IN the first case, the declaration is to be made
by an act OF government ; in the second case.
1t must be law, but if it happens during the
recess " both houses, the act of the govern
ment TO that effect must, withina FORTNIGHT af-
ter the meeting of both houses, be converted
into the form of law.
Inc capital cannot, in. any case whatsoe-
yer, be declared in state of siege, but by
aw-
Sec. 2--CFthe House of Peers.
SD The members of the House of Peers
are TO be rian1ed by the Monarch,
l her number is unlimited.
34tn: Ihe legitimate ard natural descend
arts OF the members Of the, house Of peers.
are to succeed to the dignity of their farbers,
from male to male, in the regular order of
priipogenture.
55th. The princes Of tie reigning family
are OF right members Of the house of. peers
they are to be admitted and to take their
"A ne nf
tive vote at the age OF twenty-one. They take
their seats immediately after the Pre3i-
dent.
56th. All other members Of the house Of
peers are tobe admitted at the age of twenty
one. and have deliberatiVe vote at the az. of
twenty five.
57th. TO the title of each peer will be at
tached revenue established on realpropeYty,
tree OF all encumbrances, ihalienabe & trans
missibe with and as The title.
Whatever relates TO this provision Is 10 he
determined by law.
5Sth! The House of Peers cannot vote le-
Saily, Unless Fifty members are present,
SYN. Their 5ittings are to be public Dlst
may form themselves into secret commil
tee on the demand of ten of its members b,it
their deliberations must inevitably be in pub
lie sitting.
soth. Fhe Ministers, and Minister'S of
AZ b1Cih OClS OF the HOUSE OF
Peers.
6Ist. The Peers cannot be arrested but bv
the authority o, their house neither can thew
be Judged in all causes Of d criminal nature,
correctional or of police, but in the forms de-
termined by law.
62d. The house Of Peers cannot assemble
out at the time ofthe general session. or do
ring The time OF exercising its judicial attii-
outes, walch 90 noC require the presence &c
tie house Of representatives. Any other act
OF the house of Peers, during the recess Of the
legislature, would be Illicit and Of right null
ETY.
Section 9a.--Qf nc House IF Rchrescnta-
lipea.
Cad. TO form The house of r.preser,tntiy,
a dsruty from each communal district college
shat he named, and by each department rhc
number If deputies ins conformity to the
test, Eo1.~
9th. Industry, manufactured and CONNER
clai property will be entitled to a special re-
presentation.
The representatives Of commerce and in
dustry snail be named by the Experimental
colleges ~ the proportions and ACCORDING to
the division % territory sgrcetbly to the table,
65th. Every French citizen Is eligible at the
age of twenty FIVE years
Goth. The huuse OF representatives are
the judges Of the qualification of the members.
and decide on the Vat,d,tv E r,r,...., -.