Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-29
Boston, Mareh 23.
LATE NEWS FROM FRANCE.


sing the power ofthe government. presented
to the Chamber of Deputies, of which we
have made the following abstract.
PROJECT of the law of Elections presented to
the House of Deputies at the sitting Feb.
Is.
Title LIST. Number of deputies to be cho-
sen, and formation of the electoral Colleges.
Art. /. The Chamber of Deputies is COM
posed of 40 members
9. Two hundred and fifty eight deputies
are appointed by the Colleges Of electoral
circles (orondisssments) l72 by the Colleges
of the departments, agreeably to the table
annexed TO the present law.
3. The departments are divided into E
lectoral circles agreeably to the same table.
Each electoral circle has college composed
of all the electors who are politically, inha-
bitants of the circle.
A. The colleges of the department are
composed of $50 electors, at most, and loo
at least, named by the colleges of the cir
cles. The number of members Of the COL
lege of each department is decided by the
table, hereto annexed.
5. To form the departmental college,
each electoral college of the circle choose
an equal number of electors from the list of
the departmental electors who pay looof di-
rect tax.
6. When the list of electors paying looof.
direct taxes, does not exceed quarter, at
least of the whole number OF the members
of the departmental college, this list may be
augmented in this proportion, adding to it
the electors paying the highest tax, taken
in an equal number from each electoral cir
Gle.
2. Il the number of members of the de-
partmental college, or of the required num-
Der of those paying the highest tax, cannot
be exactly divided between the electoral
circles, the fractional numbers shall be gi.
ven to the most populous circle.
s. mot important
10. In the department where the number
of electors does not exceed l5o, there is on
ly one college which proceeds directly to
the election of all the deputies assigned to
the department.
Title III. Prescibes particularly the quail
6eations of electors and of persons entitled
TO be elected. The amount of tax paid
constituting the qualification is in each case
ascertained by the oath of the party.
Title III. Relates to the formation of the
Bureaux or officers TO preside at the cleo
tons.
Title ". Prescribes the mode OF proceed
ing at the elections. Each elector is required
before giving his Vote, to take an oath OF Il
delity,to the king T. the charter. The per-
sons voted for are named on a general ticket,
which the voter is obliged to sign, or in case
be is unable to write, it must be certified by
one of the officers receiving it.
Title V. Contains general regulations. A
deputy cannot be elected in department in
which he has not his residence, unless he
pays in it half the quota Of taxes necessary
to render him eligible and halt the depu-
ties chosen for each department must be
qualified by residence in the department.
Title VI Contains provisions for common
cling the operation of the law. 1t provides
generally that the liz new members and the
fifth Of the present house of deputies who
are to be renewed at the next session, shall
be elected according to this law.
On the same day the following project was
also presented.
LOUIS, &c.--Article Ist. Any individual
accused of plots or coasplracies against the
person of the King, the safety of the state
and the persons of any of the Royal family,
may be arrested and detained by virtue of
an order determination in the cabinet coua-
Gil, and signed by three ministers, at least,
without the necessity of bringing the accus-
ed before the tribunals.
Art. 2. In the before mentioned case, all
goalers and keepers Of houses of arrest or
detention shall be bound to transmit, within
twenty.four hours from the arrival of the
person detained, copy OF the order of ar
rest. to the Attorney of the King, who shall
Immediately examine the prisoner, draw up
memorial of his answers, receive from him
any documents respecting the case, and