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wipprcsg public fraployments, and to es- 

 tablisli tbose that are ordered. 17. To 

 determine the wel^l't, value, inscription, 

 type, and denominatioii of money, as well 

 as to regulate weights and measures. 



Art. 16. Each Icf-islatiire shall last four 

 years, and every session four mouths. 



Art. 17. Each of the chambers shall 

 have the title of "The august and most 

 worthy Representatives of the Nation." 



Art. 18. The imperial session of opening 

 will every year be the 3d of May. 



Art. 19. The session of proroj^ation shall 

 likewise be imperial, and both shall take 

 place in general assembly, the tv»o cham- 

 bers being united. 



Art. 20. The ceremonial, and the nian- 

 rer in which the Emperor shall take part 

 in the business, shall be settled by an inte- 

 rior regulation. 



Art. 21. The nomination of the re- 

 spective Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and 

 Secretaries of the chamber, the Verifica- 

 tion of the powers of its nienihers, the 

 form of the oath, and the internal police, 

 shall be executed according to regulations 

 to be enacted. 



Art, 22. In the meeting of the two cham- 

 bers, the President of the Senate shall pre- 

 side ; the deputies and senators shall oc- 

 cupy places promiscuously. 



Art. 23. To constitute a chamber at the 

 commencement of a session, it will be 

 necessary that the half of the members, 

 and one more, should have assembled. 



Art. 24. The sittings of both chambers 

 shall be public, with the exception of cases 

 where the public good will require secret 

 sittings. 



Art. 25. Business shall be decided by a 

 plurality of votes of the members present. 



Art. 26. The members of each of the 

 Chambers are inviolable on account of the 

 opinions which they shall utter in the ex- 

 ercise of their functions. 



Art. 27. No senator or deputy, during 

 his deputation, can be arrested by any au- 

 thority, except by order of his respective 

 chamber, unless in fiugrantc delicto of a capi- 

 tal crime. 



Art. 28. If any senator or deputy be de- 

 nounced, the judge suspending every ul- 

 terior proceeding shall give an account to 

 bis respective chamber, which shall decide 

 whether the proceeding is to go ov, and 

 whether the member shall be suspended in 

 the exercise of his functions. 



Art. 29. Senators or deputies may be 

 elected Ministers, or Councillors of State, 

 with this difference ; that the senator may 

 continue in his chamber, while the deputy 

 must be sent to a new election. 



Art. 30. They may enjoy the two of- 

 fices, if they exercised cue of them at the 

 moment of election. 



Art. 31. No person can be at the same 

 time a member of the two chambers. 

 Art. S'i, The exercise of any other 



Political Affairs in Fehuari/. [March 



function, except that of Councillor or Mi. 

 nister of State, ceases as long as the func- 

 tions of the deputy or senator continues. 



Art. 33. In the interval of the sessions 

 the Emperor shall not have it in his power 

 to employ a senator or deputy beyond tlic 

 empire ; nor shall they exercise these em- , 

 ploynients when they would render it im- 

 possible to attend on the convocation of 

 the chambers. 



Art. 34. If the good of the State should 

 render in any unforeseen case a breach of 

 this rule necessary, the respective cham- 

 ber shall determine on that necessity. 

 Chapter II. — Of the Chuinl'Cr of Deimtics. 



Art. j5. The Chamber of Deputies is 

 elective and temporary. 



Art. 36. The Chamber of Deputies has 

 tlie initiative. — 1. On taxes, 2. On re- 

 cruilini;. 3. On the choice of a dynasty, 

 in C.ise of the extinction of the reigning 

 family. 



Art. 37. The Cliamber of Deputies shall 

 likewise have the initiative in the Ibllowiiig 

 cases: 1. An iiKjuiry into the past adnii- 

 nistration, and the reform of abuses intro- 

 duced into it. 2. 'I'he discussion ot' propo- 

 sitions made by the Executive Power. 



Art. 38. They shall likevMSe decree the 

 impeachment of Ministers. 



Art. 39. The de|iiui(s i>hal! enjoy durin<ir 

 the session a pecuniary stdjsKly besides 

 reeeivini; the expences of tlieir journey 

 to and fVoiu the chamber. 



Chapter III.— 0///»e Senate. 



Art. 40. The Senate is composed ot 

 members elected for life; and will be or- 

 ganized by a provincial election. 



Art. 41. Every province shall elect a 

 number of senators equal to half its depu- 

 ties, if the number of deputies be an even 

 one — if not, a number less than the iialf by 

 one. 'Duts a province which sends 11 de- 

 puties shall only elect five senators. 



/ rt. 42. But if a province has only one. 

 depuiy. It shall nevertheless have a sc«- 

 nator. 



Art. 43. The elections shall take place 

 in the same way as for the deputies, but in 

 triple lists, and the Emperor shall choose 

 the third part of the whole list. 



Art. 44. Vacancies shall be filled up in 

 the same way as a first election. 



Art. 45. To be a senator it is required, 

 — 1. That he be a Brazilian citizen, and 

 enjoy political rights. — 2. Tliathe be for- 

 ty, or upwards. 3. That he be a person 

 of knowledge, capacity, and virtue, giving 

 a prelerence to those who liave performed 

 .•iervices to their country. 4. 'J'liat he en- 

 joy an income from land, industry, or com- 

 merce, of 800 milrees. 



Art. 46. The Princes of the Imperial 

 House are of right members of the Senate, 

 and take their seat as soon as they aie 25 

 years of age. 



Art. 47. It is the exclusive privilege 

 of the Senate.— 1. To take cagniitance of 



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