The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-08


the other taxes is enjoyed by all persons, with
out regard TO sex or age, when they have any
property. The former is a privilege.
I'D The right OF acquiring or dsPosing oi
property by sale or mortgage; Of contracting I
binding obligations Of any sort, If sueing or be- /
Ing sued In any court Of civil law; Of being |
appointed trustee TO orphan or lupatic regula-
tons; in one word, Of conducting his own and
his finily's business, as he thinks proper, sub |
ject to the legal and fiscal, or other regulations,
imposed by the government.
The municipal organization is shown TO he
mockery. There are ten electors for every
hundred inhabitants, in the communes under
I GOO inhabitants.
Above 200, there are, for every additional
900, hve electors for every 100 inhabitants,
till the population is above 5000; when the
proportion is four electors per cent. for Ii 900,
and then three per cent for above 1000 inhabi-
tants.
Thus is this matter explained:
A commune, as has already been stated, is
either city, town., village, or group OF
small villages, or hamlets.
The communal or municipal authorities, are,
a mayor, one adjoint, or assistant, in communes
containing less than 1900 inhabitants; two ad'
joints in the communes having from $500 to
10000 inhabitants; and one adjont more Tor
every 30 900 inhabitants above 10000, in all
the other communes; together with munich
pal council composed Of ten members for 5OO
inhabitants; twelve, for from 500 to 500; six
teen, for from 500 to $500: twenty-one, for
from $500 TO $500; twenty-three, for from
3, 500 to 10000; twenty -seven, for from l0,OoO
to 5000; and thirty-six, for above $4,000.
The municipal councils elected, notb by all
but by part only of the "active citizens" oil
o the commune, in the following proportions
). The half educated are made superors-th'
5, King, dominates the mayor and adjoints in al
Is towns of 5000 or more, and their officers ar,
& controlled by him through a simple process
The minister transmits his command to the pre-
h fect-the prefict to the mayor, &c. Then If tn
Council rebels, or resists, the project can quasi
=. y. its action. In the larger cities, there is NOR
% freedom. Indeed out of 1000. sixteen -hundre
~ was in opposition to government The write
~ concludes with AN enumeration Of the electoI
= and agents:
The number OF the "sctye citizens is s,s960
SO The communal electors amount to. 795 o
&c The communal eouneinen''
ID, In this new division of the population, "
u have, lst., 6,lOl 900 active citizens debarr,
from all participation, even in the commun
concerns; ID, ?, 1895. 900 whose interference
limited TO the election Of eouncilmen, who a
professedly chosen to manage the affairs Of u
commune; 3D.. 426, 900 communal councilme
90 who are by law, prohibited doing any thing u
90 der any circumstances, but what pleases d
king the ministers, the projects, the sub-pr
an feet, the mayors, and the assistants.
'"o The conclusion is, or was rather, that q
~ number of communal electors must be furtll
ion reduced, so as To ensure the settlement of all
the How sharp sighted is absolutism. How fes
er- ful the destruction il brings on itself, and
laf man!