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every department. Each civil tri- 
bunal is “composed of 20 judges at 
least, of a commissary, and a sub- 
stitute, nominated and removeable 
by the executive directory, and of 
a register. very five years the 
eleétion of all the members of the 
tribunal is proceeded to. ‘The 
judges may be always re-elected. 
217. At the time of electing the 
judges, five supplemns are nomi. 
nated, of whom three are taken 
from among the citizens resident in 
the commune where the tribunal 
sits, 
218. The civi{ tribunal pro- 
nounces in dernier resort, in all 
cases determined by the law, on ap. 
peals from justices of peace, arbi- 
trators, or tribunals of commerce. 
219. The appeal from judgments 
pronounced by the civil tribunal is 
carried before the civil tribunal of 
one of the three nearest depart. 
ments, as is determined by the law. 
. 2z0. The civil Soren divided 
into sections—a _ section cannot 
judge under the number of five 
judges. 
_ 221. Thewhole of the judges of 
ch tribunal nominate among 
ae by secret ballot, the 
presideat of each section. 
Of correBisnal and criminal Fustice. 
222. No man can be seized, but 
Jobe earried before the officer of . 
police; and .no man can be put 
under arrest or detained, but by 
Virtue of a warrant ron the offi- 
cers of police, or of the executive 
race! in the case of article 145, 
order of caption from a 
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tb a of the director of a jury 
of accusation, of a decree of accu. 
sation by the legislative body, in 
the ¢ case in which it belongs to it to 
pronounce such a decree, or of a 
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sentence of condemnation to prison, 
or correctional detention. 
223. 1n order, that. the aft which 
ordains arrest may be! executed, ir 
is. requisite ; first, that it express 
formally the metive of arrest, and 
the law in conformity to which it 
is ordered.; secondly, that it has 
been notified to him» who is the 
objet of it, and a copy of it left 
with him. 
224. Eyery person’ seized and 
conduéted before the cfficers of po- 
lice. shall. be examined immedi« 
ately, or, at farthest, within the 
day. 
225. If it result from the exa- 
mination, that there is no ground 
of crimination against him, he 
shall immediately be set at liberty ; 
or, if there be ground to send him 
to the house of arrest, he shall be 
conduéted thither in as short a 
space of time as possible, which, in 
no case, can exceed three days. 
226. No person arrested can be 
detained, if he give sufficient bail, 
in every case where the law ad. 
mits the remaining at liberty upon 
bail. 
227. No person, in cases where 
his detention is authorized by law, 
can;be conduéted to, or eaniied 
in, any places but thosé legally and 
publicly appointed, as houses of 
arrest, houses of justice or of de- 
tention, - 
228. No keeper or gaoler can 
receive or detain any person, ex- 
cept by virtue of a warrant of 
arrest, acconling to the forms pre- 
scribed by articles 222 and 223, an 
order of caption, a decree of accu- 
Sation, or a sentence of condemna- 
tion to prison, or correctional de- 
tention, which shall be transcribed 
upon his register. 
229. Every keeper or. gaoler is 
bound 
