Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-15
THE ROMAN CONSTITUTION.

An extraordinary supplement Of La Lsga HdFaHq Of the
18th contains formal proclamation Of the Roman Fun
damental Constitution by his Holiness Pope Plus TX
The College Of Cardinals (chosen by the Pope) to be
constituted Senate parable from the same, and two
Deberave Councils for the formation Of the laws be
established consisting Of the High Council and the "Coun-
Gil Of Deputies"
The Judicial tribunals be independent Of the Govern
ment and extraordinary commission 10 te u-
ture established The National Guard is to be considered
institution Of the State
The Pope convokes and prorogues the Legislative Cham
bers and dissoves the Council Of Deputies being required
convoke Chamber within three months, which win be
the ordinary duration Of the annual session. The sessions
70 be public The members Of the Senate TO be appointed
by the Pope for life and their number is not unlimited The
qualification OF Senator Is the age Of thirty years, and the
penary exercise Of civil and political rights.
The Senate will be chosen par preference from the Ptates,
eccIesasc ministers, judges, councillors Of state csto
rial lawyers and the posessor Of income Of four thousand
scudi per annum.
The Pope will appoint the President and Vice Presidents
The second council will be elective, the numerical asis
o. deputy TO every thirty thousand souls The electors
70 consist Of the g0nfdoneri, (mayors priors, and
elders Of the cities and the possessors Of ap
a Of three hundred scudi the payers Of direct taxes the
amount Of twelve scud per the members Of the col
ege Of their faculties, and the ttuar professors Of the uni
versties members the councils of discipline ha ad
vocaies and attorneys practising in the collegiate tribunals
the hurtes ad honorem in the State unversties the me
bers Of the chambers Of the heads Of factories and
Industrial establishments and the heads OF scientific and pub
lie institutions assessed for certain amounts.
The qualification Of a deputy is the possession d a capital
Of three thousand scud, the payment Of to the
Of hundred scud per annum, and the members
Of colleges and professors Of universities, &c viii be eligible
oco. The profession Of the Popsh religion indispen-
sable qualification for the exercise oi civil and political
rights. distinct electoral law will regulate The elections Of
deputies
The discussion Of financial matters exclusively apperains
to the Council Of Deputies The civil list appropriated
the endowment Of the Pope and the College i Cardinals
and 10 ecclesastic purposes generally, well the
penses Of the corps dpomaqu the pontfca guards the
maintenance Of the apostoca palaces and museums and
nous other purposes, is fixed sixty thousand cud per
num- including fund for contingencies The canons
tributes and dues, amounting 10 the annual Of thirteen
thousand scud remain the entire disposal Of the
Pope The Ministers responsible for their Actions and
have right speak in both councils, whether members
not The session Of the Chambers win be suspended by the
death Of the egning Pon but the Pope must convene
them month after his election The ministers are 70 be con-
irmed and chosen by the Sacred College.
The rights Of the temporal sovereignty exercised by de-
nct pouf vested the sacred college during the inter-
regnum.
There will also be Council Of State composed Of ten coun-
cIors and body Of auditors exceeding twenty four
This council will be required TO draw up projects Of laws and
give It's advice administrative affairs cases OF cmer.
gency Ministerial functions may also be conferred upon Il
by special law.