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

Dut Dy virtue OF law. eet
r So. Every proposal for a ak, e.,
2 or aleyy OF men can only b. made !. 'e =
House of Representatives. vote
81. It's also to the house Of ren..
: tatives that are first brought, Isl. t IT,
6 neral budget of the State. contain;nss
\ sketch Gtappnreu Of the receipts ,nSs .
: proposition for funds to be assigned q .
j the year to every department Of ,fu o
fl nistry; Cd. the account of the en- ne ~
t and expenditures Of the year or , va!
preceding. jean
Title V.-0f ministers and respcr,ir
My. f"'''
j So. All the acts of government r,.
be countersigned by minister bOd;,.
the department.
/ SO. The ministers are resrons;b,. &
! the acts ofgoyernment sisne by them. ),
SO for the execution of the law. .
40. They may be impeached raccus,,,,
by the house of representatives, and O.!
tried by that of peers. arc
! Al. Every minister, every COMM,
dant Of an army by land or sea, NAV ' \.
!. impeached by the house of represens "
tives and tried by the house of Peers e.
having compromised the safety or bon W.
of the nation. '''
AZ. The house of Peers, in this ca,
exercises, discretionary power. boS;S
characterising the crime and in infictn,
the punishment.
4s. Before pronouncing minister fl
be in state of impeachment, the hor,s
of representatives must declare thaths,
is ground for investigating rquTlty aGgr
a ecaminer a proposition for impescb.
ment.
(" This declaration cannot be made m.
til after the report of committee of sixty
members drawn by lot. This committee
does not make its report until ten DAYS at
soonest after its appointment.
As. When the house has declared that
there is ground for investigation, it NAV
call the minister before it to require Of
him explanations. This call cannot take
place until ten days after the report Of
| the committee.
46. In every other case, the ministers
holding a department cannot be called
or commanded by the houses.
AZ. When the house of Representatives
has declared that there is ground for al
investigation against minister, a new
committee is formed of sixty members
drawn by lot, as the first, and new re-
port is made by this committee upon the
act of impeachment, sur la mise en- acct
sation. This committee cannot report
until ten days after its appointment.
4S. The act of impeachment cannOtb.
pronounced until ten days after the read.
ing and distribution of the report.
40. The impeachment being pronounc'
ed, the house OF representatives appoinb
five commissioners out of its body, tOpO'
secute the Impeachment t before the house
Of peers.
so. The article rs of TITLE VIII d
the constitutional act of the 22d FIimais
year 8, declaring that the agents of The
government cannot be prosecuted but6!
virtue of a decision of the council Of
state, shall be modified by law.
Title H.-0f the judicial R0rers.
81. The emperor appoints all tie.
Judges. They are irremoveable and iot
life, from the time of their appointment;
except the judges of the peace and hs
Judges of commerce, who Shall hold a
formerly. The present judges, appoirt
ed by the emperor according to the term
of the Senatus Consultum of the l2tOc
tober 1907, and whom he shall deem pro-
der to retain, shall receive provision l@
life before the lst of next January.
SO. The institution of juries is malt
tanned.
So. The discussions in criminal cs'a
are public.
Sd. Military crimes alone are Juo;"
by military tribunals, sont du resort
SIS. All other crimes, even commEo
by military men, are to be cognlzaOI'
the civil tribunals. I'll
Sc. All the crimes and offences Tnl"
wore referred uttribues to the hlsn w
perial court, and whose judgement E," ~,
reserved by the present act to ths DUs T
of Peers, shall be tried before 'ne '''
nary tribunals. III. 10,
ST. The emperor has TIE right Oh III i% y
don, even in correctional NATTER aD0
granting amnesties. :, ,us re,
SO. The interpretations OF the la l".s,e.
CURED bv the court of appeals 'I l,v.
ton shall be given in the Tor" o. .
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