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54. The meinbers going out, af- 
ter three years, may be immediately 
re-eleéted for the three years follow. 
ing, after which there must be an in. 
terval of two years to render them 
eligible again, 
55. No man, in any case, can be 
a member of the legislative body 
during more than six years follow. 
ing. 
56. If, by extraordinary circum- 
stances, one of the two councils 
finds itself reduced to less than two. 
thirds of*its members, it gives no- 
tice to the executive directory, 
whieh is bound to convoke, with- 
out delay, the primary assemblies 
which have 
members of the legislative body to 
replace, in consequence of circum- 
stances. The primary assemblies 
immediately nominate eleGors, who 
proceed to the necessary replacings. 
57- The members newly elected 
for either council, meet on the ist 
Prairial (May 20) of each year, in 
the commune pointed out by the 
legislative body preceding, or in 
the commune where it held its last 
sittings, if anotber be not pointed 
out. 
58. The two councils reside al- 
“Ways in the same commune. 
. 
59. The legislative body is per- 
manent: it may nevertheless ad- 
journ itself for stated terms. 
66.- In no case can the two coun- 
cilé meet in rhe same hall. 
61. ‘Lhe functions of president, 
and of secretaries, cannot exceed 
the duration of one month, either 
in the council of elders, or in that 
of five hurdred. 
6o. The two councils have re- 
spectively the right of police, in the 
‘place of their sittings, and its ex- 
ternal circuit such as they deter- 
eainetit. 
‘over; but the individual votes are 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
63. They have respettively the 
right of police over their members ; 
but they canfiot pronounce a sen- 
tence more severe than censure, 
arrest for eight days, and imprison~ 
ment’ for three, 
64. The sittings of both coun- 
cils are public: the persons who 
attend cannot exceed the number of 
the half of the respective members 
of each council. The minutes of 
their sittings are printed, 
65. Every vote 1s taken by sit- 
ting down and rising up: in case 
of doubt, their names are called 
then secret. 
66. On the demand of one hun- 
dred of its members, each council 
may form itself into a general and 
secret committee ; but only to dis. 
cuss, and not to vote. 
67. Neither council can create, 
in its own body, a permanent com- 
mittee. Only each council has the 
power, when a matter appears to 
it susceptible of a preparatory ex- 
amination, tO nominate, from a- 
mong its members, a special com- » 
mission, which confines itself sole- 
ly to the object of its formation. 
‘This commission is dissolved as 
soon as the council has decided 
upon the objeét with which it was 
charged, 
68. The members of the legisla. 
tive body receive an annual ins 
demnity : it is, in both councils, 
fixed at the value of gooo myrfias 
grammes of wheat (619 quintals 
32 pounds.) ; 
69. The executive directory cam 
riot cause to pass, or stop any body 
of troops, within the distance of 
six myriametres (19 mean leagues} 
of the commune where the legis- 
lative body holds its sittings, unles: 
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