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rights of man, nearly similar to that 
which preceded the first. By this 
constitution, every man was declar- 
ed tobe a French citizen, who was' 
born, and resided in France, was 
twenty-one years ofage, andinscrib- 
ed his name in the civic register, 
lived one year on the tetritory of 
the republic, and paid a direct con- 
tribution. Foreigne:s were natu- 
ralised by residing seven yeers—in 
France, or by marrying a French 
woman. The rights of a citizen 
were forfeited by naturalization in 
a foreign country, or by committing 
any infamous crime. 
Primary assemblies were to meet 
yearly in every canten, on the twen- 
ty-first of March, intheirown right. 
‘They were to chuse the members of 
the electoral assembly, to elect the 
justice of peace and his assessors, 
with the president of the mu- 
nicipal administration of the can- 
ton, and appoint the municipal off- 
cers. ; 
Every primary assembly was to 
nominate one elector for two hun. 
dred citizens. Eleétors to be twen- 
ty-five years of age, and possessed of 
a certain proportion of property. 
‘These were to cle&t the members of 
the legislature, the members of the 
tribunal of annulment, the high ju- 
rors, the administrators of the depart- 
ment, the president, public accuser, 
and register of the criminal tribu- 
nals, and the judges of the civic tri- 
bunals. 
The legislgture was composed of 
two councils, or chambers, one of 
ancients, and one of juniors. The 
first consisted of two hundred and 
fifty members; the second of five 
hundred. One-third of the mem- 
bers of each council was renewed 
every year; by which regulation 
every member was to sit three years. 
ANNUAL.REGISTER, 1795. 
They might be re-ele€ted immedi- 
ately once, but never again, till af. 
ter an interval of twoyears. Each 
department was represented in pro- 
portion to its population. The 
council of five hundred had the ex- 
clusive right of proposing the laws, 
and the councii of ancients the same 
right ofaccepting or rejeGting them. 
The resolutions of the council of 
five hundred, when adopted by that 
of the ancients, became laws. 
When rejected, they could not 
again be presented to them for ac- 
ceptance tilltwo yearsaiter. Part 
o: a plan rejected might, however, 
be presented. 
Primary schools were established 
in every canton, to teach reading 
and writing, arithmetic, and the 
elements of morality. Schools of a 
superior kind were also established, 
one, at least, for every two depart- 
ments. A national institution was 
also appointed for the improve- 
ment of arts and sciences, Exclu- 
sively of these institutions, citizens 
had a right to form particular esta~ 
blishments of education and instruc- 
tion, and societies for the promotion 
of arts and sciences. 
A perfeét equality was to subsist 
between all the citizens of the re+ 
public, in all the ordinary oecur- 
rences of society. The only superi- 
ority permitted, was that of public 
functionaries and that only in the ac-. 
tual exercise of their official duties. 
No religious yows or engagements, 
inconsistent with the natural rights 
of man, were santtioned by the 
laws; individuals were at liberty to 
speak, write, print, and publish 
their thoughts, subje to no other 
controul than that of responsibility. 
Freedom of religious opinion and 
worship was established, and no one 
compelled to profess or maintain any 
particular 
