conformably to the provisions of, article 92, title 13, of the high imperial court. 68. The functions of a member of each of the senatorial commissions cease at the expiration of four months.-69. The projèts de lois decreed by the legislative body, are transmitted to the senate on the day of their adoption, and are deposited in the archives.-70. Every decree issued by the legislative body may be denounced in the senate by any of the members thereof: 1. As tending to restore the feudal system; 2. As affecting the sale of the nafional domains; 3. As having been ' issued contrary to the forms prescribed by the constitutions of the empire, &c.—71. In the course of six days after the adoption of the projet de loi, the senate, after deliberating upon the report of a special commission, and hearing the decree read three times at three sittings held on separate days, may declare its opinion as to the propriety of promulgating the said law. The president lays the decision of the senate before the emperor.--72. The emperor, after hearing the council of state, either declares by a decree his adherence to the deliberation of the senate, or causes the law to be promulgated.--73. Every such law not promulgated before the expiration of ten days, cannot be promulgated unless it has been again deliberated on, and adopted by the legislative body.-74. The entire operations of an electoral college, as well as its partial operations relative to the presentation of candidates to the senate, the legislative body, or the tribunate, can only be annulled, on the ground of their being unconstitutional, by an express senatus consultum,

Title IX.-Of the Council of State:

75. When the council of state is deliberating upon a projèt de loi, &c. two thirds of the members in ordinary service must be present. The number of members present can never be less than twenty-five. -76. The council of state is divided into six sections; viz. the section of legislation, the section of the interior, the section of finance, the section of war, the section of marine, and the section of commerce. -77. When a member of the council of state has been five years upon the list of members in ordinary service, he receives the rank of counsellor of state for life. When he ceases to be on the list of the council of state in ordinary or extraordinary service, he is only entitled to one third of the salary attached to the office.

Title X. Of the Legislative Body.

78. The members of the legislative body may be re-elected without interval.-79. Every projèt de loi presented to the legislative body is returned to the three sections of the tribunate.-80. The sittings of the legislative body are divided into ordinary sittings and general committees.-81. Ordinary sittings are composed of members of the legislative body, orators of the council of state, and orators of the three sections of the tribunate. General committees are composed only of members of the legislative body. The president of the legislative body presides both at the ordinary sittings and general commitees.-82. At an ordinary sitting, the legislative body hear the orators of the counsel of state, and also the orators of three sections of the tribunate, and votes on the projet de loi. In a general committee,

Committee, the members of the legislative body discuss amongst them the merits or demerits of the projèt de loi.-83. The legislative body resolves itself into a general committee; 1st, at the invitation of the president for the interior affairs of the body; 2nd, at a demand made to the president, and signed by fifty of the members present. In both these cases the general committee is a secret one, and its discussions can neither be printed nor divulged.— 84. When the discussion in a general committee is closed, the deliberation is adjourned to the ordinary sitting on the following day.85. On the day appointed by the legislative body for voting on the projet de loi, the orators of the counsel of state are again heard.86. The deliberation on a projet de loi, can in no case be deferred for more than three days beyond the time fixed for closing the discussion. --87. The sections of the tribunate constitute the sole commissions of the legislative body; which can create no other, but in the case pointed out in article 113, title 13, of the high imperial court.

Title XI.-Of the Tribunate. 88. The functions of the members of the tribunate continue for ten years.-89. A moiety of the tribunate is renewed every five years. The first renewal will take place in the session of the year 17, conformably to the organic senatus consultum of the 16th Thermidor, year 10.-90. The president of the tribunate is named by the emperor, on the presentation of three candidates chosen by the tribunate at the Secret ballot.-91. The functions of the president of the tribunaté continue for two years. 92. The tribunate has two questors. They are VOL. XLVI.

named by the emperor, from a triple list of candidates chosen by the tribunate at a secret ballot. Their functions are the same as those assigned to the questors of the legislative body by articles 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, of the organic senatus consultum of the 24th Frimaire, year 12. One of the questors is renewed every year.-93. The tribunate is divided into three sections; viz. the section of legislation, the section of the interior, and the section of finance.-94. Each section makes out a list of three of its members, from among whom the president of the tribunate chooses the president of section. The functious of president of section continue for one year.-95. When the respective sections of the counsel of state and tribunate, demand a conference, such conference takes place under the presidency of the archchancellor or arch-treasurer of the empire, according to the nature of the subject to be examined.-- 96. Each section discusses' separately, and in a sectional assembly, the several projet de loi transmitted to it by the legislative body. Two orators from each of the three sections, lay before the legislative body the wishes of their section.-97. In no case can a projèt de loi be discussed by a general assembly of the tribunate. But it may form itself into a general assembly, under the presi dency of its president, for the exercise of its other privileges. Title XII.-Of the Electoral Col

dy; also generals disobeying their instructions, and prefects of the interior, suspected of dilapidation and extortion.-112. The legislative body likewise denounces ministers and agents of government suspected of arbitrary detentions, or a violation of the liberty of the press.-113. Denunciations by the legislative body can only be delayed at the demand of the tribunate, or the requisition of fifty members of the legislative body. 114. In both cases the demand and requisition must be delivered in writing, and signed by the president and secretaries of the tribunate, or by ten members of the legislative body. If the charge is against a minister or counsellor of state, it is communicated to him at the expiration of one month.115. The denounced minister or counsellor of state is not to appear in person for the purpose of answering the charges against him. The cmperor nominates three counsellors of state, who appear before the legislative body on the day appointed, and learn the particulars of the denunciation.—116. The legislative body, in a secret committee, discusses the facts contained in the demand or requisition, and decides on them by ballot.-117. The act of denunciation must be circumstantial and signed by the president and secretarics of the legislative body. It is transmitted to the arch-chancellor of the empire, who forwards it to the attorney-general of the high imperial court. 118. Cases of delinquency or abuse of power in captains-general of colonies, colonial prefects, governors of establishments beyond sea, in acts of disobedience on the part of generals or admirals, and of peculation on the part of prefects, are also denounced by ministers. If

the denunciation is by the grand judge, minister of justice, he can take no part in the decisions on the said denunciation.-119. In the cases determined by articles 110, 111, 112, and 118, the attorney. general acquaints, within three days, the arch-chancellor of the empire, that it is necessary to assemble the high imperial court. The archchancellor, having received his orders from the emperor, appoints some period within eight days for opening the sittings.-120. At the first sitting of the high imperial court it determines its competency to enter upon the case before it.121. In cases of denunciation or complaint, the attorney-general, assisted by the tribunes and the three magistrates at the bar, examine whether there be due ground to proceed. The decision is with the attorney-general. One of the magistrates at the bar may be appointed by the attorney-general to conduct the proceedings. If the public ministry determine that the charge, complaint, or denunciation ought not to be received, it moves certain resolutions to be approved of by the high imperial court, after hearing the magistrate charged with the report.-122. When the resolutions are adopted, the high imperial court concludes the business with a definitive judgment. When the resolu tions are rejected, the public ministry is ordered to go on with the proceedings.-123, In the second case provided for in the preceding article, and likewise when the public ministry determine that the complaint or denunciation shall be admitted, it is ordered to prepare the act of denunciation within eight days, and to communicate the same to the commissary, or his deputy, X x 2 appointed

appointed by the arch-chancellor of the empire, from the judges of the court of cassation, being members of the high imperial court. The funétions of this commissary, or, in case of absence, his deputy, consist in drawing up the instructions and the report. 124. The reporter, or, in case of absence, his deputy, lays the act of accusation before twelve commissaries of the high imperial court, chosen by the arch-chancellor of the empire; six from the list of senators, and six from the other members of the high imperial court. The members thus chosen take no part in the decision of the high imperial court.-125. Provided the twelve commissaries determine that there is sufficient reason to proceed with the complaint or denunciation, the reporting commissary issues a declaration to that effect, and proceeds to draw up the instructions.-126. Provided the commissaries determine that the complainant ought not to proceed with the accusation, the case is referred to the high imperial court, which pronounces a definitive judgment thereon.-127. The high imperial court cannot come to a decision unless sixty members are present. Ten out of the sixty may be challenged by the party accused, and ten by the accusing party. The judgment of the court is determined by the majority of votes.-128. The discussions on these occasions are open to the public.-129. Persons accused may employ advocates. If they be unprovided, the arch-chancellor of the empire appoints them one gratis.

130. The high imperial court can only decide in cases which come within the penal code.-131. In cases of acquittal, the high imperial court. places the person acquitted

under the protection of the high police of the state, for the time it may deem proper.-132. No appeal can be made against the decision of the high imperial court. Title XIV. Of the Judicial Order.

134. The decisions of the courts of justice are intituled arrêts.— 135. The presidents of the court of cassation, the court of appeal, and of criminal justice, are nominated for life by the emperor, and may be chosen out of the courts in which they preside.-136. The tribunal of cassation takes the title of the court of cassation. The tribunals of appeal take the title of the court of appeal, and the criminal tribunals that of criminal justice. The president of the court of cassation, and also the president of the courts of appeal divided into sections, take the title of first president; the vicepresidents that of president. The commissaries of government in the court of cassation, the courts of appeal, and the courts of criminal justice, take the title of imperial attorneys-general.

Title XV-Of Promulgation.

137. The emperor causes every organic senatus consultum, senatus consultum, act of the senate and law, to be sealed and promulgated. Organic senatus consulta, senatus consulta, and acts of the senate are promulgated within the ten days subsequent to their adoption.138. Two copies are taken of each of the acts mentioned in the preceding article. Both copies are signed by the emperor, examined by the titularies of the grand dignities, counter-signed by the secretary of state and the minister of justice, and sealed with the great scal of the state. 139. One copy is deposited in the archives of the great seal;

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