The Wilmington Gazette

              t ii e wilmington g a z e t t e j i t • dollars p r annum ] thu r s 1 a v k ? ii i l io 1800 p v p t r s v v n w y r '-' 1 v kv aii m a n n n 1 1 i vol iv no j 0 a new conbl 1 u 1 ion 0 1 r h 1 f r e n c }\ r i p ubli c ay 1 ficl ■'!. off cha i 1 rm 1 art 1 1 '- i'n n.e 1 re ub 1 .: !< • no an l in livilib <■. its european territory is d.iftri bnted into di partments and c mi ni u n al tl 1 ft r 1 ft s , x every r,jn born ami reft ! lit in fran e ant of the a ic of 21 years who has i ifcribed ins r 1 ; 11 e in the ci ic rci'ilter ol ii co n nu nal toft i ft , and afterwards rt nai 1 ■ a year on the tei ritory of the french llepublic isafrench citi 7 n • a foreigner becomes a fiench ci i/tn wlio.itier having anji ie i linage of 21 years and ft j an i ids intention of fixing his relidence i 1 france and has refided there for ten fjcceflivc years 4 he tiie ot french citizen is forfeited i bv naturalization in a foreign country j 1 cepiin - a 1 o'i •■■ or penfion ! fro 1 a fnreig ■-, governtnent b 1 afti i'm wiih a foreign cor j p-r i-i 1:1 tv liicii fuppofca diflinftions , 15 , .", lemnation to corporal or 1 inl'i 1 ei puriifh nent e ft 1 exercife < f the t'.ftits of a i're • . ft i .' 1 is in pi a ic f by a . b in ny 01 by a t-ua or p ii 1i.1l fncc o the property ot an in . folv i b lir.-d fervirude ei tlict . ■ » ihe fervice of the per ci oj ' r ai'i'y fy . ft ■ d ju ii 1 ft ; nt di ion sccnl aiio.i 01 tout iim i v . 6 i • or r 10 ' xerc'iie iht ij : l ii of t i i/."iihip th.-v mint b ve '., ■ ai ;.. q lire i ' . ici-it ! i niciliate i bv a rar's rclil ■ -. and nol toi lent i by ' year's ■* fence 7 the citizens of every commu nal ift.-ict hull appoint bv their fi.ft -, 1 of who u li.'.-y lift ; moft worthy oiconduft n the pub li affairs - there haft oca lift of iiei.i leuce containing a 11 nber of ham s equal to a tenth ofthe ntim ber of citizens polfellip the ri i 1 ■ ; ia i c from this firft o n i mtinal li t the public fiinftionaries oi iliftri '. : lhall be t iken • 8 1 lur e-iii tens • > npi izi ,! in the ' inmuri il li.t-i ot a department i i alfo appoint a tenth nf theii j ■ 11 ibt-r th fe ihill ron.fitute a | fecond lift call 1 tho departmental lilt from which the public fundi onariss of each department lhaii be taken g fhe citizens included in tiie departmental lift fliall alio appoint a tenth ft their number ; the 3d ii i'ri i conlift of tb • 1 i-i^jus of each department elip,ib e to public national tuuctioiis to tha citizens who ha'l liave a ruin ul to operatint in the for riian i of a iv .. ihe lilts mention ed in ihe pre eftir.g articles inall j every third ve.ir ik ca led upon to j rxerdfe the power of repta'ing i 1 !• who ih ift have rra or abfen j i ,| theinfelve:i to tiiv oilier caufe than tl s exercife of a n ftilicfu iction it they may .' !" withiraw from the lifts thofe whom they iha 1 not judge proper to continue and replace them by oilier ci i.'.-.ns in whom t.'uy may have greater con fidence 12 n > one ll ft be cr.ifed from the lifts otherwife than by the votes ot the ilecilive major ot thecitizens having the riiftit of co oj : r iting in tlieir formation 13 no one fhall be erafed from thelilt of liinfe eligible to public national functions mere'y becaufe his name mav have been drift out of a lift ot an inferior or fuperior degree _ i 14 tlie appointment tothe lift of eligibles is only neceflary with 1ej.11 to public fundtions for which lhat condition is exprefsly req ir t>y the con ftt it 11 tion or by the law all the lifts of the delibe rates ftnl be fjrniej in ths courfe ct the 9th year , chap 11 ! ! ;. tlie confervatory frnate lhall b tompoced of 8 members ot 40 years ot age at leaft to be irre au/eable durino lif 1 l-'.ir the formation of the senate there lhall be nominated in in fir ft i ' c 60 membei . this nu a er jlhal lie encreafed to 62 in the co .- ft t tl e 8th year to 64 in the 9 1 ar and lhall l»e gradual .' in • i to 8 members in ca h ol fi years ""'• fhe n ■ ination to lie ofr e " : i'c lb ft be by the 7 at who '•• " make ch ii out of thefa can ft ■->' ' ; . •'■! lie i to h sm ; the firft •• 1 1 ■ ' • ■ ■' niv • bo.iy fta i'.-ond y <''"■ ■ -'■ i ••", a i .■: third by ue . , fift ' ' the thief e'oi f ll upon quit j j . h ■ off c either by thcexpira | ■ ki ttln ft him or bv re /- i 11 ni ". n - it'iiiv a as a matter j of ii ftu , bo in 11 senator i - ive 1 other coufuls during i the ai mth winch follows ilie expi r.iiiou of ih-ir funftions miy take ' fbeir featv iu the fenate but are not j obliged to xereife ttiat privilege they lole it s together it ihey quit their confulat functions by reli mat ion is a fftenator is alvvays incligi bletoany other public function 19 all the lifts made i:i the r • par menu by virtue of ttie i-y'i ar.icle haft be adjrclfed to the le nate they dial compufe the na tional 1 ft 20 fiom rtiis lift hall be elected tha it'gihutors the tribune the confifts the judsje of ceffation nil coininitaries of i.t refp ufi ilit -. 21 they hill confirm or annu 1 every act referred to the.11 as tiii'.'ouf-.itutional by their tribunate or the government ; thelif.s ot ihe tli'u iles ihall be included among t fi.-fe a • s . zz thcrevetu.es or national tlo mains the terms of vvhic'i are ex pired iha'd be li.ible o the expen fes of 1 1 lu.ue theannu.it i'.ila ry of each t iis members l7i.il be p.iiil on ot thofe rcvcrnies it lhall 1 erf ift to 1 2oih of that ot the ■ ft i 1 du 1 the fittings ofthe fenateare noi pui -. :■ ;. ciftzen sieycs and reiser diic'fis ii two ' infuln who ire o "■> out fo.li e ., l!i ill ' e r ruinated members t the c > 1 rvatory tenate ; lhey that it ni ■ wiih the 1 ■. .. 1 i and iliird conluls n . ninate i ny the e h.'ur one i net four cii i sens hall appoint t ti .- m jority of the ! fenate w i li fhall aferwar is com ! plcie itfelf and proceed ro rhe elec tions eutrufted to ii direction chap nt cf tin legiflative power 25 o new 1 nv i'i 1 i he pro mitigated unlelft ilie plan hall have \ been propofed by ttie i*ovemmen | communicated to the tribtin ite an ! ! decreed by ths legiflative body * its the plans which the ovct - ' ment may prop de lli.ftl be drawn > u;i under tlift ie:u lie.i l — i i rei rv i cafe in which fuch plans hull h t dilvllftc-d the ei 111 cm pi,:v ' wi hdi'aw tin in and prefpnt them ' ai'ain io 1 mo ! lied 1 ate ; 27 i he tribunate is tu lie eom ■ pofed of joo members of ir y.ars of age at l-.ilt ; they ha'l be re newel by i f il % every year j id infi n i te i y re eligible while thev rem ftu upon the national lift ij tha tribunate fliall difuils the plans of cv tv i.v tint may lu propofed it lhall vote for the jop uo.'i or rejection of them . ii hail fend three orator laken trom it body by whom the motives ot i.s vots wi'h refpeel u ea.fti of the plans lhall be ftated an i lup . panted before the legiflative body 1 1 lhall nf r iu the fcnale but firth caufe of inconftinitiiviality | only lie lift of the eligibies the acts of the left lative boay and ihoie ot the i<overnm nt j j it fhall exprefs its ooinion as to tne lavs made or to bu made i the abufes to be corrected the a i me tora ions tu be attempted i.i c - '■ vety pan of the public adminiftra ■ tion but never relative to ui evi or criminal aii'airs referred to the ' tribunals i tiie opinions it fliall give bv ' virtue of the prefent article are to be followed ftv no nece i.ry co ife ' quences ; they rem ei .,,. conftitu ted authority to come to any deft btratiyn jo vhcn ivi tri i ate t.i . ir . ' it may appoi t fum ten to fi f • teen mcrrrb r i i . eft to t om ike ir it it li i!i be de uti 1 nc ' f-iiy - 1 . 1 ie a ft • bo \ ill i.i i co npoli il ol pin i ■ mbc r nl . i years ot e at ! ail ; — h:y thaft lie renewal by il ':• ev u y year there on ft ilwayi i nc ..■■<■ tt lead , ot e o'li dep i i nent t/t the ! republic to be pr fe it \ j a memb r • it , ■< s oui ol r!ieli..,i|la ive h '•• tr tint re enter till atier i ie ' irerv.n of .. y i - i but he mav be inm i ate v v t i to any other public i un ft ion . in chiding ili.it of i.i ft nc proyid i he is in oi her refpetsls e'i ri j 33 tn ■ fitting of the le^ifla ive 1 liod ih ill 11 em n c ei i ', ■ ir on i!i • fi r '*- fi i r ire an 1 ih ill continue only four months if may ' be csiraordinn y invoiced liirin • the other eight by m i»o ernmsn 3 thi irgillanve |) . : v en n*ts the law by de rtt inini bv frcret fenritiv a a without a:r il uf fiononthe pirt ml its members upon the plans of 1 law debu e i before it by the or 1 t it the iii bunaic an i ii.e g ive unient ft -,". i iie li.il s of i iii iliy.ll )•■; aid y,t the le i.'|j-i body ib 1 1 <> • public — 1 i nun in , ft ftrangers i 1 i it f them ni/r in extee ! 2 o 36 i he annual i iry nf a ni hune h ill be 15,0 11 f-ancs that of 1 in ftii.r . .- o.i,oi francs 7 fcftvery decree of ho i-.ftilt ' live body lhall the toth ft.iv alii r i i made ie pro igateil by the chit f qont'ul iinlc in ii • mean lime it is referred t ihe fenate on the ground .: unci llitutionalitv ' such reterrence cannot le madd with regard to iavv - at have been promulgated 38 ihs fin renew il of the is y ll.itive body an 1 1 ■' .- irihunate lhall licit take pv tiil tire i2:!i year ' j clap ***/. i oi tlie government ' it the government is cntrufte.-l to three confuls appointed tor t 11 years and indefinitely re-e!igib!e t.u b of t'.c-ni is 10 !)•■ elected itie vidually with he lifting quality of chief lee ud or third conful — the firtt limethc third co 1 tn i lhall 1 only he 1 line i ior five years il or ihe prefent un-.e gen b110 nspaftc is appointed chief conful : citizen cambaceres now minifter : otjufl ce fecond conful ; and c - mo l'brun membtr-ot tl.e com j uiiiiee ol ancients 1 '. i r.l conful ! io tlie chief coulul hu . pani 1 uh.r foil i lis and a 1 ' ibllle i w hi b v ! 1 n he 11 oxer iii •, he , 111 sy b temporarily fupplieu by one j ; of liia oil agues 1 j \ . the chief conful is to p.r.i i ' ii.ul j-e the law 5 • he is to 11.11 ,« j and i.vi'u a pi a pure 1 <■■ 11,1 m ! iia 1 of the ton ol ftate • ihe , n ii.iiltr amb 1 ll'.i oi % a d nthi r 1 prim ipa foreign agei is the 1 lli ers jot ibearmy by lai'-l and by fea the i mem i its 01 local admini final ion and • the commifiioners ot the govern ment a the tribunals he is r appoint all judges criminal and ci v i ! , :. s vve as indices if peace & l!'e jin '■ • ■ * 1 alia ior without the power of afterwards revolti _ them .. r 2 in the other acts of ihe go-i ven.inent the (■ ci n i iii 1 bird cunfuu are to havea confuuima iva voh • ; ihey are to fi pi the reirftller ct the acts in order to ma rife ft hat ihty were preft i arid it ihey pleafe they may countetfign theii i opinions ; at icr ■■ hit ft the d ti rroi nation ot the chief confo hail fol low j j 43 tiie mrv of rte chiei consul fluli be 5 1 1,000 francs for theiiih year ii.e falan oi ihe tother two confuls h ii he equal to three tenths of that ot the tint { 41 tie government is to pro polc ihe l.iw-.c and io make hc r.e ccft"a(v t'lru'jliol.s lotflltiic l!.e c ' it execution ) 45 the govcrnmem is to direfl the receipts and ex pen cts of 11 c iftarc conforms ie 10 ihe annual , law which determines the amount of 1 itfti ; it hill fupertnti n i the i coinage of money ot w ich t lie iai n.e hall order me iim fix th . value uic wcaoii'm •'..• j upref i lu i i ' f i : . ■ • ■ . i t ■ i • i ■ formed of any conspiracies againft t ! e ftate it mav iil'ue orders to ar i ft and bring li ore them tlie per . :; , v . arc fllfpettc i a the au t'...r ,!<■:., om ii.s but if within ii .!. . s after lu ll a r-.'lt they are not lei ii liberty or brought to tri ll it in ill be cohfi lered on the n oi i na minifter li^nu tt t he or i r as an act of arbitrary deten i i ■ 1 . 47 tlie eovernment is tofuper inteiid ihe internal fa'ety and ex '. rn.il del ' " ' of rh ita-e ; it is to did ibute the for <--, bv tea and land and re ate the direction of them s flie nation il go r.l on duty i 1 , iect to ba regulations of the p : lie adminiftrai ion i lie na tional guard nol on duty is oniy 4 ]. the government is to man age p-diiical relui-ms abroad to co 1 in 1 ne ft ici i'io ', lo m ike pre li min iry hi pul ition to i^;i and conclude ill tre i i of peace a!!i a.ic'es truce neu rality commerce and oi'i r conveu-ious | 5 i durations of war and trca-l tier it peace ; alliance arid cou-i m re re 10 b ■ pr .!, ,!: laull.-d '• dec re !, j '• pruniu gited in the 1 1,0 ■ ii in ici as i nv - . ( ) y he til 1 i ins in i d ftibi rii oui r ; iiiv r to ih'.'le objeels as w m in ihe tribunate as in the le giflative bolv are to be in a mi r coinntitttee u ilie government de li res ir 51 fhe fecret artie'e of a trea t canno be dsltruili ve ol the puj lic ai tides 52 under the direction of the confifts tin e.l in ot ita : is charged wi the drawing np of the j plans of the laws an.l the regula tions of the public ad 111 in ift ration and to refo'.ve inch dilhiulties as miv occur in all adminittrative r.ui:~r ;. 53 ii is from am.in the mem b*n of the council of flafc bit i!ie oraiors are to be felefle f whi-i lhall be appointed to appear in r!>e oinr of tlie government btfore thele giila.ive body » there arj nev . tob any more iiui three of thefa orators lent to fuppott the faniel plan of a law 54 the minifters nre to proenre the execution of the laws ant th rev;''...i a.s ot liie pob.'ii adniinift ratiim 5 '• no 2 i oi i,ie goveriiticnt cm have effeft iii it '<•; ti'iivd by a mini ler 57 o ic nf m minilfers '<■•'■ c ial ly charged with tho .. imiiimra i linn of ihe public tre.tfi*ry — ! ie is i to verify the receipts direct th • ; appli aii m ol ;!•.• fun is and tbe 1 payments atttliorifed ny law ll | except by in i.e fi -.:, of a i .<•■,! ii '■ only lift extent of the funds for t'lft jyiia ihofe c xpi nces fuch l-.v lav determined upon 2d!y by a de ice or the government idly by an • ■ r!c 1 figned by 1 iri'iift.r 7 i hu detailed accounts ol c ' v ; 7 minifter i : _ n s a and rertifiulj by him are to be made public j ef the government can only el eel or retain 21 cotinfi i 01s of hate . or mi'.iflt-rs fuch citizens whofe namei are inferibed in the ra ionaf a the hn-.-i adminiftrations ef t-blilhed whether for each com munal diltritft or for ihe more ex tended portions ol tern lory aiei fi bordiuateto ihe minifters ' none can become or rein in a member ot thefe admitiiftrations unlefs he is entered in one of tjie lifts mention ed in he 7 h and 8th articles of ihe tribunal j 60 every communal arrordifte i ■• cat hall have ot.e or more jullices ' ot the p ace t le&ed immediately j ! y ihe citizen s tor three yi ai i lieir piincipal duty ctuftifts in i reconulii g the parti s ipplyi u 10 thi in and in talc of coo tancilia 1 tii 11 to decide their difpu'.e hy ar bi.ralon ' i 6n in civil matters there are '' ibui ais ol ti r il inftance and tribu nals ' ■• pi eal _ i he law deter 1 mines the organization of the one •" i the " her ; their e on pen n e »" ' '■ "■'•■!) 1 uming the jamftlic t i . . 1 t , i 62 1 i .' ifes ol c rii 1 ' v , lo whi li ar annexed a corporal or infamous punillnnenf a tirlt jury admits or reiects ttie charge it it be admit ted a fecond jury pronounces on the 1 ta ■•', and ihe judges compofing a tribunal app'y the pttnifhment i'liei r judgment is without appeal 6 the function of public accu far to a criminal tribunal is fillel by ilie commiffioner of govern ir.c-it 64 the crimes which do riot a mount to corporal or infamous piiiiillliieiit aie irietf lief ore the tri bunals of correctional police fa in m aii'ual to the criminal tri o ii bnnals 65 there is for the whole r publie a tribunal of ca tut ion which pronounces on appeals agtinft jo bpiicih i.1 the dernier rcl'art given by the tribunals in cafes re ferred irom one tribunal to another on account of lawful fufpition or ther public fateiy upon exceptions taken by the party ay iii.!t the whole tribunal 66 the tribunal ci calta'ioii doee not inquire iuto the merits but i reverie the ju igrnent given on proceedings in whic'h form is violated or which contain fome thing«contrary to the exprelted law but l.nds the cale back ro be tried on its merits by the tribunal which has cognisance of them 67 the judges who conftitute the tribunals of firft inftance and the commitlioni rs of government eftablifhed at the tribunals arc fa lien from the communal or depart ifient lift flie judges forming the tribunals ot appeal ami the com miffi oners p'u u 1 with them are taken from the dep r'ment lift tii ju 1 '... s computing the tribu nal of calfjiion and the commif ioners belonging 10 hat tribunal ire ♦ iken fro n in national lift 68 the ioftii es en ept ■'. 7 ices of ilie p ace remain in office for life uuiefs rhe ih iftd be con ib'itnr i to forfeit their p!a.c ; , or lb iu f not ti ■ ' o'tj'intted on the lift ot e igibles corrcfponding wiih their fundi tons chap vr of the refpoulibi i y cf public fiint'tionaries . 69 the turicio'i of member - , whether of ihe fcnate.or the legif l.i ive i'i 1 .. r of •!'" 1 ift'.tm 1 nil aft thofe of the coi f ! ( or i ouiife .!•••- oj ft re 0 not difcharge them ; 1 r om rcfponftbilii v i 70 perfonal crime to which is j anni xt.-d corpora or it famous run hhment committed by n menvber either ot the senate tribunate le g-dative body or of he couueij of ftate are profecuted ik fore onnna r'v tribunals : ft r a dc'.i t.i iem (.( tiie body ro which hr perfon 1 i • ar ged belong las au.horifed fuch profet urion 71 the mii mrs arranged n r private capai in , of 1 rimes o th aie annexed coiporal or in 011s piiiiifliii'cnt art confidered as members of the council of fta'e 7 the minifters are refponfi — 1 ft , for r v r .,• act of govern in ficned by them and declar ft t'ofiftitutional bv thi senate , x \, tor 1 he non-t xc'tinioii ot ih av v and nt 1 lie regulations of the pi b'ic adminiltraiion 3 for rht ; am u tar outers vv hich tin y have ■ ■; 1 , srders aie com r..r io ilit ion tlie laws and ordilia.t n the feveral cafes of the _ article the trftnu ate is thr min ift 1 i v an an on ■ lei iiiaiin body di ' ia - 11 \ tone aftei i aving luaift loned the pt rfen tlenoun he n 11 ifter placed in a at jlldrtth li is ll i i by a n , vc ii lit ui ai peal 1 n - r a rt veil al ii,h coi n is ■ 1 mpi fd ill 1 ll jliiors i e jliit - ai v 1 be nil ui ul ol 1 .. ,: ition n isli fom . tht juron u from the na 01 al bit ; c according lo the tin forms 1 by law i.e u fti'es 1 ivftand err i 1 1 in relating 10 th n «., ye pro let ul til belo a i e s ■(• wift h tit 11 in .,! cd 1 ftn.h hem after havilml 1 licit .