1824.] 



t|ie individual offenccR committed by the 

 jioyal Family, tlie Ministers, and the 

 Councillors of Slate, and the Senators; and 

 theofteiicei. ot'the Deputies during the pe- 

 riod of" tiie legislative session.— 2. To en- 

 force the responsil)ihty of the Secretaries 

 and Conncillors of State. 3. To expedite 

 letters for the convocation of the assem- 

 bly, in case tiie Emperor has not done so 

 two niontlis after the time prescribed by 

 the constitution. 4. To convoke the As- 

 sembly on the deatii of the Emperor, for 

 the election of a Kegency, when neces- 

 sary. 



Art. 4B. In proceeding against crimes, 

 the impeachment of which does not belong 

 to the Chamber of Depnties, the Procurer 

 mf the Crown shall be the accuser. 



Art. 49. The sessions of the Senate shall 

 commence and finish at the same time as 

 those of the Chamber of Deputies. 



Art. SO, AVith the exception of the 

 cases ordered by tlie constitution, every 

 meeting of the Senate beyond the time of 

 the sittings of the Chamber of Deputies is 

 illicit and of no effect. 



Alt. 51. The salary of the senators shall 

 be one half more than that of the deputies. 

 Chapter IV. — Of the Proposition, Discus- 

 sion, Sunclion, and Promulgation of Lixics. 



Art. 52. The proposing, the opposing, 

 and the approving of projects of laws is 

 wiiliiu tJie power of each of the Chambers. 



Art. 53. 'l"he Executive Power ex- 

 ercises, througii any of the Ministers of 

 .State, the proposition of laws; but these 

 propositions can only be converted into 

 projects of law after an examiui^tion by a 

 tonimis^ion of the Chamber. 



Art. 54. Ministers may assist and dis- 

 cuss propositions, but are not allowed to 

 vote, unless they be members of the 

 chamber. 

 Cliapter V.r—Of tlie Councila General of Uie 



Provinces and their Jurisdiction. 



Art. 71. The Constitution recognizes and 

 guarantees the right of every citizen to 

 take a manasement in tjie affairs of liis 

 province, which may have a relation to his 

 nidividuhl interests. 



Art. Ti. This right will be exercised by 

 r:hambei8 of districts, and councils called 

 " Councils Geneial of the Provinces." 



Art. 73. Each of these councils shall 

 consist of 'il members, in the most populous 

 provinces. 



Chspler VL — 0/ the Elections, 



Art. yo. Tlje noniinatinn of the Deputien 

 and .Senator* for the General Assembly 

 and iif the Councils General of the pro- 

 vinces shall take place l)y indirect elec- 

 tion!', the ma»8 of active citizens electing 

 in parochial assemblies the cleclorM of pro- 

 vinces, and the latter choosing the repre- 

 kentativi-H of the nation and the province. 



Art. 'Jl. and 'Ji. All liiazilian citizens 

 have a vote in the parochial assemblies, 

 with the exception uf minorit, military of- 



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ficers, priests, monks, servants, and a de- 

 scription of persons that may be caUed 

 paupers. 



Art. 93. Those who cannot vote in the 

 parochial assemblies cannot be meiubers 

 of, or vote for any authority. 



Art. 94. Fixes the qualification of a pro- 

 vincial elector at 200 milrees, arising from 

 land, industry, or commerce. 



Art. 95. Freedmen cannot vote at pro- 

 vincial elections. 



Art. 96. To be eligible to the Chamber 

 of Deputies a qualification of 400 milrees 

 of net annual income is required. Natu- 

 ralized foreigners, and peisons not pro- 

 fessing the religion of the state, are ex- 

 cluded. 



Title V.— 0/ the Executive Power. 



Art. 100. The title of the Emperor 

 shall be that of '* Constitutional Emperor, 

 and perpetual Defender ofjBrazil;'' 



shall be addressed by " Imperial Majesty." 

 Art. 101. The Emperor exeicses the 

 moderating power, — 1. By nominating the 

 senators as prescribed in article 43. 2, 

 By convoking the extraordinary General 

 Assembly in the interval between the 

 sessions. 3. By sanctioning the decrees 

 of this Assembly to give them the force of 

 law. 4. By proroguing the General As- 

 sembly, and dissolving the Chamber of 

 Depnties, in cases in which the safety of 

 the State shall require it. 5. By nomi- 

 nating his ministers. 6. By suspending 

 magistrates. 7 and 8. by pardoning and 

 granting amnesties. 



Chapter II. — Of the Executive Power. 

 Art. 102. The Emperor is the chief Ex- 

 ecutive Power, which hcexercises through 

 his Ministers of State. The following are 

 its principal attributions. — 1. He convokes 

 the General Assembly. 2. He nominates 

 bishops, magistrates, commanders by sea 

 and land, ^nd ambassadors. He forms al- 

 liances and enters into political foreign 

 negotiations. He declares war and makes 

 peace. He gives letters of naturalization, 



&C. &I.C.. 



Art. 103. The Emperor, before being 

 proclaimed, shall take before the Piesident 

 of the Senate the following oath—" I 

 Kwear to maintain the Roman Catholic 

 religion, the integrity and indivisibility 

 of tlie empire, to observe, and to cause to 

 be observed, the political constitution qf 

 the Brazilian nation, and the laws of tlie 

 empire; and to provide for the welfare of 

 Brazil as far as in me lies." 



Art. 104. The emperor cannot go ont 

 of Brazil without the consent of the Gene- 

 ral Assembly ; and, if he docs so, he is 

 considered as abdicating the Crown. 

 Chapter IV,—- O/ the imperial Succtssion. 



Art. 116. The Senhor Don Pedro I., by 

 the unanimous acclamation of the people, 

 now Constitutional emperor and perpetual 

 Delendcr, shall always reign in Brazil. 



Art. 117. llu legitimate posterity shall 

 tucceed 



