thursday june r 1815 volume vno 4 tte rv- e kinosrouipkr canada printfd and published by stephen miles price four dollars per annu m i terms of the kikgsrux gazette cpricf foot dollars per annum exclufive uf porjt 76 in advance 5 at tie enj of fist mouths and 76 at the end of he year pr v of advert if ng hi th gazette sk hires and under 26 firft infertion and jfl evey fublcquent ten line- an i under fy fjrl infertion and 18 every fubfequent tci lines and upwards d per line srft infertion avi 2 per line every ficcecding infetion advertiftienvs unaccompanied wih writ ten dircions are mfcited till forbid and chared according article first mta- foreign intelligence t us xiwfrexcii constitution trsmlaied by the editor fifth n 2 colum paris april 23 hfpkfmiary ad t the confiltuiions cf the empire napoleon by the grace of god and tiie conftitutions emperor of tlic french to all prefent and to cgtc greeting since we have been called now 3 years paft by the voice of tfrfcnce to the govcr nilicnt of the tte we have at different periods to b ing to perfecton conftkuti liii ivftfti accord- cv rh gtothc defircs and ncceltuicsof the leffons irtf experience conftitutions of tlie empire have thus hci f rmcd by a fenes at acts which have been confirmed by the acceptation of the people we have therefore now in view cohfequently the following ar ticles forming an act fupplemen- tary to the conilirutions of the empire shall be fubmitted to the free and folemn appr ba- ion of all the citizens throughout france chapter first general dispositions the confticu ion of the empbe namely the confti- tutional act of the 22d frimaire in the year 8 the ienatus confulta of the 14th and roth of rhermi- dor in the year 10 and that of the 28th floreal year 12 a modified by the following ds- pofitions ah their other pro- pro vi lions are confirmed and main taixied 2 the legifl itive power ill 11 be exercifed by the emperor and by two chambers houles 3 the fir ft chamber called the uvitfs of peers ihali be hereditary 4 i he emperor hall nominate the members who hall be irremo vable in themfclves and their male defcendaats by the eldeft and the direct line of tlie eldeft the num ber or peers thai be unlimited the dignity of a peer hall not be conferred by ad ptton the peers ill it take their feats at 2 1 years of a re but not be al lowed to vote until 25 j- tfc arh tliahcdl t of the empire ihal prefidewer the houfe of pee s and in the c afe rovided for bv the cist article f the ena- tus coriiultum of the 28th floreal year ia a member of the houfe fpefeially app ointed by the emper or the pace of convocaioh nor for 4c da s after the fefiion 16 the peers ihali be judges of their houle m criminal or civil matters according to the forms which hull be prefcribed by law 17 the quality or office of peers and representatives ihali be comoatible with all the public functions but thofe of refponfibil- ity the prefecls and fubprefects mall at no time be eligible by the electoral coiesres or the districts or precincts of their finances 18 the emperor will fend to the two hoitfes the minivers and c unfellors of ttate who ihal lit and take part in the disc flions but liall jiave no votes untefs they are membe s of the houfe of peers or elected by the people 1 9 the mmifters who are peers or reprefentaives and who fit by qher of the government fhall rive all lleccitarv infomation to thchoufes the publicity or which is not detrimental to the public in- terft 20 the fefiions of the two h-m- les lh dl ve rthel be public they may ne- fs fit in llcret committe in to organize a grand european fed- or eral iyftfm which we have aoop- 5 the branches of the imperial ted conformable to tlie fpirit of family iri their hereditary ciefcent the h life o peers on the rcquifi- tio 1 of 10 menbers and in that of the repefentatives by the re qucft of 25 the gove ument may alio require clofed doors for its comm mications in all cafes deliberation and ves cannot take place but in iuhltc fitting 21 the emperor can prorogue adjourn or difloive the houfe cr re- niefentatives the proclamation fill each year ar their annual flec tions the vacancies in the electo ral colleges 1 29 from the year 1 8 16 a mem- ber of the h ufe of peers defignated by the emperor ihali prefide for life and irremovable over the elec toral college of each department 30 from the iame date the electoral college of each dep t- ment fhall name from among the members of each college of the cir cle r larger district a prcfiient and two vice prefidents for the purpofe the afiembly of the col lege of the department ihali pre cede by 5 days that of the col- 3 1 the colleges of the depart ments and circles ihali elect the number of reprefentatives appor tioned to each by the dct and table hereto annexed no i i the reprefentatives may be ehofen indiffei eritly from all parts of france fach college of department or circle which ihali choofe a repref- enautive out of its diftrift ihali appoint a fubilitnte who mall ne- ceffarily be taken from the de- par tm en t or ciree lege of the circle i 33 induiiry and manufacturing aid commercial property iliall p ted conformable to tlie fpirit of the age ard favorable to the pro- grefs of civilization in order to arrive at its completion to give it all the extenfin and all the labil ity whereof it appeared bsceptbk ve have deferred the eftabliflimeat of feveral interior initituiion that are more particularly defigned to protect the liberties of the citizns our aim in future will be confi ned to the promotion tff tlie pros perity of france by the ftabilitv of the public liberty the neceltary refults of feveral important modi fiations in the couftittmions se- ratus confuita and other acts which are rendered in the cm- pire to this end defirous on one fide to prefer ve as much of the pait as is good and falutary and on the other to render the confiituiions of our empire con formable to the wifhes and wants ofthe nation as well as to the ftae of peace which we are deiiroits of maintaining with europe we have refolvcd to pf opofe to 1 he people a code tending to modify and perfect the conftitutional acls ind to embrace the rights of the citizens in all their euaranteesto give to tue reprefenta5ve fyftcm z its extenfion to inveit t he inter mediate claffes with ail defirable influence and power in a word combine the grcateft degree of political liberty and individual fe- curity with jhe concentration of iprce ncctitary to obtain from ftraivs mieir respect for the in- ve of the french people tue dignity of cyar crown are peers of right they will sit whicii declares their difioluiion ihali convoke the electoral coneges for a new election and convene the new houic wkhin fix mom lis at fartheft 22 in the interval between the lions ot the houfe of reprefenta- or in cafe of their diltolution the houfe of peers fhall not aflerh- ble lives 2 the tvenment has the next the prefident they take their feat at 18 years but have no vote until i 1 7 the feond houfe called he house of represent j five fhall be e- lected bv the people 8c the members of this houfe fhall be 629 1 hey mull be of the age of 25 yeas at lealt 9 the prefident of the hufe of reprefentatives iliall be chdferi by the houfe at the ppeving of eeh fiffior his fu 10ns ifnal continue until the reelection of the houfe his nominatin ihali be lubmttted to the approbati n of the emperor 10 the houfe of reprefenta tives hall be the judges of the qualifications of i members and decide on the validity of their coii- tcfted elections 11 the members of the hou o rcprefintaives iliall receive a comehfation for thcr travelling e pence and fervices d rin the fefiion a fum to be decreed by the codtituem aifembly i 2 they iliall be reeiigible in- cefintely 1 3 the hcufe of reprefentatives mail be wholly renewed by law ev ery foe years 4 no member of either houfe- ihail be arretted except in cafes of flagrant crimes nor profecutej for mcsdememorsv during their fes- sions but by virtue of an order oft the knife to which he belongs r 5 no one ihali be arretted oiv detained for debt in going fmmx 28 th diiiact aikmblies fbti 3 prooofitiori of laws the houfe may propote amendment if the am endments arc not adopted by go vernment the chamber rc helcf to vote on the laws which they have propofed 24 the chambers have the right to invite government to pf opofe laws on nny particular fubicel and to ciigeft what they think proper to infert in the laws j his demand may be made by ei ther of the two chambers when a digefi or bill is adapted in one houfe it fhall be fent i i the qhtv and if approved there fent to the emperor 26 no written difeourfe ex cepting the reports of committees the reports of miniilers on th laws which are prefented and th accounts which are rendered ffiall be read in either of the chambers chaffer if mgs e of the elecloral colleges and the modes j o of election 27 the elc toral coileoesof rhe departments and circles ihali be held conform tby to the fenatus confutum oithe 16- thermidor have a ipgcial reprfen nation the election of the reprefenta tives of the merchants and ma-iu- facturer iliall be made by the e- iectoral c ileoes or the tenartments frorri a lift of eligible candidates drawn up by the chambers of com merce clumber of confultation unite 1 according to the act and table herewith annexed no 2 cflapter iii of the law of taxation 34 the general direct ake3 oil i mds as well as movables ihali be voted for i year only inii- rect taxes may be laid for a longer term in cafe or the difioluion of the houfe of reprefinttives the duics impofed in the peced- fiion ihali continue till a new meeting or the touie 35 no tax direct or rndirect in fpecie or in kind iliall be collec ted no loan iliall take place ho fubfcriptioti oi credit to the great books of the public debt fhall be made no domain or inheritance hall be alienated or exchanged no levy of men for the army ihali be decreed and no portion of rer- rhory ihali be exchanged but by vittue of a law 30 all propositions for taxes loans or railing men sail be made in the houfe of reprefentatives 37 to the houfe of reprefen tatives alio iliall be carried 1 it the general budget or expofiiion of ttate containing the report or ftatement of the expected receipts and the propofed funds neceilarv for the year in each depart merit of the adminiftration and 2d an account of the receipts and expen ditures of the year pail or prece ding chapter iv r and their refpcn- of the miriifr jlbility 38 all the actv of zovernment year 10 excepting with the mol- fhall be ourtertrud ov t ifications which follow nifter oi a tmer r rii i y i i r ft iv he mi- 0 the miniums ajerepoafi