Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-09-29

| From late London Papers received at
the Office of tie Commercial Adyer-
tiser.
| Constitution for the Kingdom 81 the
! .setlserlaRds.
Tie Hague Courant contains q report
to the King os the Netherlands, from the
COMMITTEES appointed to draw Up aplan
| for constitution. This report consists
| of a revision of the constitution adopted
for Holland, which las already been
! given in detailin tie Courier. The re-
! pprteis refer to the kings declaration TO
The Nota5'es assembled last year in AM
sterdam, that he accepted the spve-
| feignty on the express coaditlen that a
| fundamental law should sufficiently qua
rantee personal liberty, the security Of
property, and. III word, all THOSE civii
rights which characterize people really
| free.' From these words, with a just
distrust Of theory, tie constitutional law
| ADAPTED to the situation Of Holland, at
| the commencement Of tie 18th century
has ensderiyed. The committee, it's
observed. has not ha1 the presumPtuous
nratensions to faresee and regulate every
thing, but has leftro COR future expe-
rience to contribute It's part to TIE WORK.
The report proceeds TO state, that The
provinces Of the kingdom have bee.a
placed in tile order which had been a.
dopted previously to their separation by
Charles Y. and his successors.
The committee express a wish tilat the
Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg may never,
upon any account, cease to make a pass
OF the Kingdom.
Ali the guarantees which tile frstfan-
damentai law had gwen to Individual
Liberty and property, have been retaia-
Ell.
Every arbitrary arrest is forbidden.
II, on an urgent occasion, the govern
ment causes Individuals to be arrested,
he must be brought, within three days,
before The jadge whom the law assigns
him.
No one can under any Jurisdiction
whatever, be withdrawn from the sugis-
diction Of this Judge.
TIE unjust penalty of ccnfiscation is
abolished.
All judicial sentences must be pro-
nounced in public. These in civil causes,
must contain the grounds on Which they
are founded; in criminal causes. they
must declare the circumstances of the
crime, and law applied by tie judge.
/ M enc can, be deprived oi,his proper
ty, except for tie public BENEFIT, and for
a reasonable ipden,irity.
The aboie Of every subject Of the king
IS iavipfab!e.
! Tie right Of FatitioHias, c,a,'y rcgn-
| lated, is rec osnizeil by tie law. Il tad
| mitS of 70 privilege in respect TO taxes.
| Every stetieet Of tho. King IS e'iei5'e 70
| AZ em!slayments, without distinction Of
| Dirth. o.. ef reisisas. tbei2t.
The liberty of the press viii haze 20
| other restraint. tA2n tire responsibility
Of hin who writes, prints CT distsi-
butes.
The Committee have placed amons
the first duties of the government, tEst
Of protecting public distraction.
The most precious of all rights, that
! Of liberty of conscience, isguaranteed as
formally as it is possible to De.
!. The committee, after the laFsn Of ten
years, propose to consider as deiinitiye,
and as making part of the fuadamen-
tai law. the dispositions of the Statutes
emanatins from the King, Or approved
by bin, relative to the right of eiecting
| the members OF the several Assemblies,
| and the>right of sittiagin them.
The present number of deputies sent
by tie northern provinces, remain UNI
changed. That oftae southern provinces
has been regulated in al equitable man
| ner, paying particular attention to their
population, and to The proportional num-
Der ct deputies, by which they have been
already represented.
The report then observes, that there
is part Of the States General which
! ought not 10 be subject to periodical e.
lectiens, and proceeds thus -
| :: The possessors OF a large fortune
vested in land, lent to the state, Or use
| fully employed in supporting the nation
| al commerce, will carefully watch that
! none OF these sources of public wealth
may not be obstructed or dried up. They
would not be sufficiently independent il
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