, 1870-04-16
THE FRENCH QUESTION.
Full Text OF tho New Constitution
Proposed to be Submitted to the

Full Text OF thc New Constitution
Proposed to be Submitted to the
Popsslnr totcs
Tho following il the text Of the SeHotus
Consultuna:
ARTICLE i. Tho Senate sharcs the Legislative
ber. 1t has the initiative Of bills; nevcrthe-
less, every financial measure must first ba
voted BY the other House. ......
Asr. 2. The number Of Senators may be
laised to two-tllir1s Of that OF the Deputies,
without including those who are members, by
right, Of th1t high assembly. The Emperor
cannot name more than twenty in each year.
ART. 3. The constituent power attributed 70
tie Senate by Articles II and 81 Of The consti-
tuition Of Janna1y IA, 1852, ceaso 10 exist
Act. 4. The dispositions annexed to the
present Sendtus Conssttunl, which arc com.
prised in the plbcsciGcs Of December II and
p, 1851, and December q and r, 1852, and
which eprang from il, or from the constitution
OF tho empire.
CHATTER i1.-or THE INTERVAL DIGNITY AND
THE REGENCY.
2. Tho imperial dignity conferred on SaPo-
leon Ill fy the rtb.*r1fc Of SGy.mber Il,
1852. is hereditary in the direct and legitimate
| heirs Of Louis Napoleon nonaraGte, from male
| to male, in the onlcr Of rtimcgtniturc, and to
i the perpetual exclusion Of women and their
| descendants.
3. NAPOLEON H., il he l.as no heiE. can adopt
| the children and legitimate descendants in tic
male line OF tho brothers of Napoleon /. The
| adoption il iptcrdicfed to the succesSors OF
Saro1eon III. and their descendants. II, after
| the adoption. Napoleon III. should havo Aaly
! male heirs. the children go adopted cannot be
| called to euccccd him until after his Legitimate
succcssors- Such act ot adoption il ipserdict-
| ed to tho succoseoTn Of Napoleon Ill. and their
| heirs
4. In default Of legitimate or adopted hei1
| called 70 tho throne, Prince Napoleon Bona
pa1te aud his direct heirs, natural and lcgisi-
mate. from male to male by order Of primo
geniture, and to the perpetual exclusion OF
women and their descendants.
5. In default Of lawful or adopted heir oi
Napoleon III. and Of the successors in the col
lateral line taking their rights from the pre-
ccdins article, tho people nominate thc Em
yeyor, aud regulate in his family the lsere1i
ta1y or1er, from male to male. to tho peEpet
ual exclusion nf females and their dsecond
nntr. Tho draft of tho plaascie is s,,cc.ssivcl.
disrnepcd in the Senate and Legislative Body
on the propositions Of the Minister'S formct
into council OF government Ur to the mo
mcnt when the election Of the ncw Elai'elnr
terminated, the Affairs OF the State a1e direct
cd by the Ministers in Office, forming counci
Of government and deGbcratins lw naaiorit
Of Votes.
&. Tho rne,nl,crs OF the family Of Napo1eo,
III. called eventually to tho chance OF iDhel
itine, aud their dercendAnts Of beth ss1es
form part Of the inpcri,l family. They eau
|
tion ard their marriage without that perm;s
e,cu entailA the deprivation of all claim to tn
; | succession. both for the person c1utractin
the eaid union ard for his descendants. Se'
crtlcless Il there should not he any issg,e tros
such marriage, in csFe OF = a'ssola.io
trscted it r<covers his night Of snc,:es4i3s
: The Eulrcros fixes the htits and con,iiti7ns I
( the ys1ioue other mcml'cfH Of tho faunfys l.
= has full authority over them. and Regulate
c their duties and rights by statutes
|. :. The regency of tlse emrlIe Is reEulas<
= bv tho S7ni,.s Consush1n. Of july II. ls5
I Hovevcr, iu csrer provided for BY TaragIaI
il three Of article ave, the Legislative BotT
n conEoked Mt the t4me time as the Senate-
the case forescen in the paragraph whicl, &c
: lows, the votes Of the LegialasiSe Body
~ operate with those OF tho Senate in tho elocht
= Of regent
h 9. Tho members Of the Imperial fa1nil
,c called eventually to the ~ncceFsdon. take Il
le title Of French Frincca. The eldest ron Of Il
at Emperor takes the title Of Pzince Imperial.
Is 9, The French Princes ara meu.erH VI t
Senate and Of tbs Council Of State v hen I'll
g have attaincd tho age OF 10 yaa1s complese
a. : hut they cannot sit in them without ths ca
m sent Of the Emperor.
n CHAPTER u1.--FeAH OF THE ExrEHon's uoy.r
D. AESr-
Ar 10. The Emperor governs with this aid
ID the Ministers, the Senate, the Legislative il,
ne ard the CcuEcil CT State.
70 II. The Legislative power is exercised cal
" lively By the Emperor, TIC Senate, All
IL 9a The initistive Of lAwa belong to ,hc f
ut peror, the Scn.tc, and the Legislative l;o
ed tcycnhr1ese. ever bill imposing EA- IN
ny first be voted by the Lower Chamber.
= r. CHATTER 1y-of THE El:okho7
IN Is. The Emperor Is Responsible to ti' sfs
H. people, to whom he has A~aSs f'Sn1 ~ III
ted ~ Tho H Emreror in tho chief Of the Vt