Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-06-13

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lated by law.
~. The quality Of peer and of repre-
sentative is compatible with all publ
functions, except those of matters of &C
counts fsors celles de con,ptable.) How
ever, the projects and sub-prefects ar
not eligible by the electoral colleges 0
the department or of the arrondisemen
which they administer.
10. / he emperor sends to the house
some ministers of state, and some coun
sellers of state, who have seat there
and take part in the discussions, but VIII
have not determining voice, excep
when they are members of the house al
peers, or elected by the people.
10. The ministers who are members o.
the house of peers or of that of represen
tatiyes, or who have seat by mission o.
the government, may give to the house
the illustrations which are judged neces
sary, when their publicity does not com
promit the interest of the state.
90. The sitting Of the two houses arr
public. They may nevertheless form
themselves in secret committee, the house
of peers upon the request of ten mem
bers, and that of representatives upol
the request of twenty-five. The govern
ment may likewise require secret com
mittees to make communications. Ii
every case the determination g. the votes
can only take place in public sessions.
81. The emperor may prorogue, ad
iourn and dissolve the house Of represen-
tatives: the proclamation which pro.
nounces the dissolution, conyokes the e.
lectional colleges for new election, and
indicates the assembling of the represen.
tatives to six months at the farthest (aa
plus tard.)
%. During the interval of the sessions
OF the house of representatives, rim case
of dissolution of this house, the house OF
peers cannot assemble themselves.
90. The government has the proposing
of tie law: the house may propose amend
ments; if these amendments are not a
dopted b. the government, the house
is bound to vote upon the law as it was
proposed.
"a. The house have the right to request
the government, to propose law upon a
specified subject and to digest rediger
that which appears to them proper to in
sert in the law. This request may be
made by either of the houses.
Is. Whenever bill reduction] isa-
dopted in one of the two houses, it is car
ried to the other; and if it is there APP
proved, it is carried to the Emperor.
&c. No written discourse, except the
reports of committees, the reports of the
ministers upon the laws which are pre-
sented and the accounts which are rem
dered, can be read in either of the hou-
ses.
Title III. of the Electoral Colleges and
the mode Of Election.
o.. The Electoral colleges of a depart
ment and of an ACCOMPLISHMENT are main
tanned, conformably to thel Senatus-con
sultum of the 10th Thermidor, year 10,
except as to the following notifications.
90. The assemblies of canton, shall
fill up every year, by annual elections
all the vacancies in the electoral col
leges. i
90. From the year 1916, member OF
the House of Peers, designated by the
Emperor, shall be president for life anu
ofevery electoral college OF
a department.
so. From the same period, the electo-
raj college of each department, shall ap-
point from among the members OF each
college of an ACCOMPLISHMENT, president
and two vice-presidents. TO this end,
the meeting of college of a department
precedes, fifteen days that of the college
of an ACCOMPLISHMENT.
81. The colleges Of department and
of an ACCOMPLISHMENT shall appoint the
number of representatives established Tor
each, by the act and the table subjoined,
No. l.
SO. The Representatives may be chosen
indifferently, throughout the whole ex-
tent of France.-Every college OF de,
partp,ent or ACCOMPLISHMENT, which shall
choose representative out of the depart
ment of an ACCOMPLISHMENT shall appoint
a substitute suppteamt who must ne
cessarilv be taken from the department
or ACCOMPLISHMENT.
So. The manufacturing and CONNER
cial industry and property shall have al
special representation. The election OF
the commercial and manufacturing re-
shall be made by the cleo