Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-21

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Art s. The Ministers have rank seats and delibera-
tive voice in the Council of State.
q Art a The President Of the Republic appoints and
revokes the Members of the Council of State.
Art g. The Council Of State is presided over by the
President Of the Republic, his absence by the Vice
President the Council of State The latter also pre-
Sides whenever he judges it necessary the different
Administrative Sections and the Assembly OF the Coun-
Gil of State, celebrating on affairs in dispute.
cart 6. The Councillors of State in ordinary service,
and the Masters Of Requests be neither Senator's
Deputies of the Legislative Body their functions are in
compatible with every other public and paid situation
Nevertheless General officers of the Army and Admirals
in the Navy be named Councillors of State ordi
nary service In this they are considered during the
period they engaged employed on mission horS
cddre, and preserve their rights to seniority
Art z The Councillors of State in ordinary service,
unattached to sections are to be chosen from amongst
men holding high public functions. They take part IN
the deliberations of the General Assembly of the Ceun-
Gil of State and there delberatve voice. Like
the Councillors of State they receive salary or in
demnity
Art s. The President Of the Republic confer the
title of Councillor Of State extraordinary service
the Councillors Of State ordinary service and who then
cease to fulfil these functions.
!. Art q The Councillors of State on extraordinary
service may be present and have delberatye voice in
the General Assembly of the Council of State TO which
they been conyoked by special order from the Pre-
sident of the Republic
4.CHAp. H-Sectioa l.--Forms Of Proceeding.
cart TO- The Council of State is divided into six
tons namely the section of Legislation, Justice and Fo
reign Affairs the section of Disputed Affairs that of the
Interior Public Instruction, and Worshp that of Public
Works Agriculture, and Commerce. that of War and the
Marine; and that of Finance. This division may be mo-
difed by decree of the Executive power
g Art II Each section is presided over by Council
Tor of State ordinary service appointed by the Pres
dent of the Republic.
Art IL The deliberations of the Council of State
take place in General Assembly, and the decisions are
given by majority Of votes report made by the
Councillors of State on all bills, and on the more mpor
tant affairs and by the Masters of Requests for all other
business The Masters Of Requests and the Auditors Of
the first class be present at the General Assembly
Nevertheless they only attend by virtue of special
authority at general assemblies when presided by
the President of the Republic The Masters of Requests
have consultative voice in all affairs and dehberaye
voice in those of which they draw up the reports.
Art 49, The Council Of State cannot deliberate unless
twenty members having deberative voice, exclusive OF
the Minister'S be present In Of equality of votes
the President has the casting
g Art IA The DEGREES promulgated after adeberation
Of the Council of State issued with this heading lie
ConseR dEtat eatend The DEGREES promulgated after
deberaton of several sections what sections
have been heard.
'.Art l5 The President of the Republic designates
three Councillors of State support the discussion of
each bill presented the Legislative body or to the Sc
nate One of these councillors may be taken from amongst
the councillors ordinary service unattached to any
section
Art &c. The provisions of the decree of June IL 1906
are to be observed with respect to the public functona
res whose conduct may be brought under the notice of
the Council of State.
g Section 2--Matsrs IN Dispute
Art IL. The section for settling matters in dispute is
charged to direct the investigation in writing and
pare report all the affairs which disputes have
arisen, well any differences between the admins
atve and judicial authorities relative TO their respective
attrbuons 1t is composed of six Councillors of State
including the President and of the numbers masters of
requests and auditors determined by the regulations 1t
cannot deliberate unless four of its members least hav
ing deiberative voice, present The
quests have consultative voice in all matters brought
forward and deiberative those which they
reporters The auditors have consultative voice in
the matters which they draw up n report.
Art 10. Three masters Of requests designated by
the President the Republic fulfil the section on
administrative disputes the functions of government
missioners They to be present at the deliberations
of such section.
Art 49, The report on affairs is made in the name of
the section in public sitting of the assembly the Coun-
Gil of State celebrating disputed affairs This Assem-
bly, is composed first of members of the section second
Of ten Councillors Of State designated by the President
the Republic and taken in equal numbers from each Of
the other sections They renewed by moety every
two years This assembly is presided by the president
of the section Of disputed affairs.
Art 90 After the report the advocates of parties are
admitted to present oral observations The commissary
Of the Government gives his conclusions each affair.
" Art 81. The affairs for which advocate may have
been named carried before the public sitting
less that be demanded by of the councillors Of state
of the section by the commisary of the Government
TO whom they previously communicated and who gives
his conclusions
Art %. The members of the council of state cannot
take part In the deliberations relative the appeal against
the decision Of minister when that decision shall have
been prepared by deliberaton Of the section In which
they may have taken part.
Art. %. The council Of cannot deliberate ON
disputed affairs, If eleven members least having de-
Lucrative voice be not present In of an equal d
vision Of votes the President has the casting vote
q Art "a The deliberaton is public The project
Of decree is transcribed the minutes of the debera
tons which mention the Of the members present
who have deberated The copy Of the project is signed
by the president Of the section disputed affairs and
RENTED by the vice president Of the council Of state TO
the President of the Republic The decree which fol-
lows is countersgned by the Keeper the Seals Minis
ter of Justice If the decree be conformity with
the project proposed by the council of state il is insert
ed in the Moniteur and the Bulletin des Lois In every
case the decree is read in public sitting.
general Clauses
Art. 25. The salaries fixed follow The vice
president of the council Of eighty thousand francs
the presidents of sections thryfve thousand francs
the councillors Of state twenty-five thousand francs the
masters of requests of the first class thousand francs
the masters Of requests Of second class six thousand
francs the auditors Of the first class thousand francs
the secretary general Of the council of fifteen thou
sand francs the auditors Of the second class receive no
salary.
- Art. &c decree shall determine the interior order
of the abors Of the council the division Of affairs
the sections the administrative affairs which are n he
carried to the general assembly the council OF state
and those which only be submitted to the sections
the division and the rotation Of the members Of the conn
oil between the sections finally all measures Of execu-
ton not provided for by the present decree
{" Art e. The law of the Sd March, 1S49 il repealad
All the clauses OF previous laws and regulations not con-
trsry TO the present decree maintained
Given at the palace of the Tuileres the 25h Janun