Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-21

1 the sovereigns will then be within the hold of
Individuals freed from all social obligations
people of thirty millions may withsut doubt dis
appear from the earth, but in this war of man
| against man, more than one tomb will eaciose
| together, both victors and vanquisbed.
oRDoNNANCE OF THE KING.
Louis By me Grace of Cod King Of France and
.NdvdTre, to all sphom these presents shall come
greeting
The attemps made upon France, has compelled
the foreign powers TO cause their armies to enter
IN order to strike at the enemy of their state
iDey. occupy our territory these evils would
nave been prevented, if our voice had been more
listened to- But far from our heart be all re-
elimination. The suherings of our people, per-
init us only to think of alleviating them, till the
moment not very distant, arrives, which shall
put an end to them. Circumstances are such,
! that we bave not the choice of means we must
embrace that which appears to present the least
inconvenience, and to be the most proper to re-
calling TO share the burdens, those upon whom
the acquisitions have least pressed.
we have, therefore, dc ermined TO establish,
Professionally, an ordinary contribution, distribu-
ted among the different departments in proper
ton to their resources, trusting that however
grievous these sacrifices NAV be, they will be
less so than the maintenance OF regime without
| order or method
Full of confidence in the patriotism Of the
principal merchants, propretors and capitalists
we desire To associate them TO our solicitude, for
the relief of their fellow countrymen ruined by
| events, without intending, however, that the
sums whish they shall pay beyond their contrib
utive parr, shall remain definitely charged to
them, and only considering them as loans, made
TO give to the extraordinary receipt an accelera-
| tion proportioned to the urgency of the necessi-
| ty
Considering that the evil which increases every
day will not permit us to wait for the meeting
| of the two chambers in order to concert with
| them the measures which must be adopted.
For these causes we have ordained ard do or
| dain as follows -
Article 1. There shall be levied, extraorli-
narily, and paid into the royal treasury as a re-
| QUESTION of war, OF one hundred millions
, on the departments, and in the proportions de-
| termined by the annexed statement.
2. There shall be added TO the contingent of
| each department, fund Of non vaieurs not ex-
| ceedmg ten confines for each frank, by means
| of which the whole of this contingent II ~ be
| available to the treasury.
3. The sum which from this fund shall remain
! disposable, shall belong TO the department, and
shall be employed for its private expences.
4. The perfect shall determine as to those I'M
able TO pay, according to the opinion Of the sub
perfect and on the report of The directors of the
direct contributions.
6. The extraordinary charge here referred to
shall be professionally borne by the principal
capitalists, patent holders, and proprietors in
each department
The defnitive mode of levying this war
contribution, and of reimbursing those sums
which may have been paid beyond the contin-
| gent, shall be fixed by the two chambers
z. In order to determine the sum which each
capitalist, patent holder or pr jpretor IS to fur
| nish, committee shall be formed in each pre-.
| lecture, composed of the MAYOR of the chief
place, the receiver general, &c.
9. This committee shall b. charged
/. With apportioning among the different ar
rondissements the contingent which is assigned
| to the department
9. To arrange the individual proportion be-
tween the principal capitalists, patent holders
| and props etors.
3. In the individual assessment Of the contin.
gent of the other ACCOMPLISHMENTS, there shall be
formed special committee.
q. Relates to the committees of department
and ACCOMPLISHMENT.
5. Relates to the time in which the returns
are to be made out.
6. The sum to be levied upon each oftbe
principal capitalists, patent holders and proprie-
| tors, shall be paid by four instruments, between
The 18th of September, and the 18th Of Novem-
| Der, at periods which shall be determined bv
the committee.
z. The receiver general, and particularly I'm
"Sh lVSlSCtlNS hTtOiuisS Oeut5 shall issue drafts
payable at such periods as may be indicated.
.. These drafts, when presented, are To be
accepted by the person. upon whom they are
drawn, and are liable q all judicial processes,
the same as in commercial transactions.
All refusal or delay ~ accepting the said
drafts, shall be certified by protest in the usual
manner, and which will render the amount oftbe
draft Immediately exigible; the recovery thereof
to be made by coercion
10. The receivers-general in particular. shall
enjoy, fJr the collecting Of this extraordinary
contribution, the same fees as for the direct or
binary contributions, the said fees to be CHARGED
upon the funds Of the non yaleurs.
II. Our minister secretary Of state for finance
IS charged with the execution of the present or.
dnance -
Given at the Thuillerie,, this 10th of August.
1915. '''
(signeD LOUIS
BY the KING Baroi LOUIS, minister of Fl.
nance
Next follows list Of the sums CHARGED Ia
each department respectively. That charged
on the department Of the Seine amounts 10
lS,S4O,OOO Jr. and that on the Chrome 10 $500
600 fr.l 49,
Another ordnance Of the king on The subject
OF The university Of France, continues until the
adoption of definitive regulations, the tax of 4
2Oth on the expences Of education, established
oy the decree Of the l7til OF March, 1903. The
powers OF the grand master Of the university are
.. 10 De vested ~ the hands of commission of pub