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administration of his 
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period, if they are not expressly 
renewed, 
303. The legislative body may 
create such kind of cdntributions 
as is shall judge necessary ; but it 
must establish, every year, an im- 
position upon Jand, and a personal 
imposition. 
304. Every individual, who not 
coming within articles twelve and 
thirteen of the constitution, is not 
included in the roll of direét con- 
tributions, has the right of pre- 
senting himsélf to the municipal 
commune, 
and to inscribe himself for a per- 
sonal cdéntribution, equal to the 
local value of three days agricul- 
tural labour. 
305, The inscription mentioned 
in the preceding article cannot be 
made but during the month of 
Messidor every year. 
306. Contributions of every de- 
scription are assessed upon those 
who contribute in proportion to 
their means. 
307. The executive directory 
orders and superintends the receipt 
and the paying in of contributions, 
and gives all the necessary orders 
for that purpose. 
308. The detailed account of the 
expences of ministers, signed and 
certified by them, are made public 
at the commencement of each year. 
The same shall be done with all 
the statements of the receipt of dif- 
ferent contributions, and of all the 
public revenues. 
309. The statement of these ex- 
pences and receipts are distin. 
guished according to their nature; 
they express the sums received and 
expended, year by year, in each 
part of the general administration. 
310- There are also published, 
accounts of the expences particular 
to the departments, and relative 
to the tribunals, to the administra- 
tions, to the promotion of the sci- 
ences, and to all public works and 
establishments: 
311. The administrations of de- 
partment, and the municipalities, 
cannot make any assessment be- 
yond the sums fixed by the legis- 
lative body, nor discuss, nor per- 
mit, without being authorized by 
it; any local loan at the charge of 
the citizens of the department, of 
the commune cr of the canton; 
312. To the legislative body 
alone belongs the right of regu- 
lating the coining, and issuing of all 
kinds of money, fixing the value, 
the weight, and the impression. 
313. The dire€tory superintends 
the coining of money, and nomi- 
nates the officers charged imme- 
diately with the inspection of it. 
314. The legislative body de- 
termines the contributions of the 
colonies, and their commercial con- 
nexions with the mother country. 
National Treasury and Account. 
315.! There are five commissar!©S 
of the national treasury chosen by 
the council of elders from a treble 
list presented by that of five hun- 
dred. 
316. The duration of their func. 
tions is for five years, and one of 
them is renewed every year, and 
may be re-eleéted indefinitely with«. 
out interval, 
317. The commissaries of the 
treasury are charged-to superintend 
the receipt of all the national 
money. ‘To order the movements 
of funds, and the payment of all 
public expences consented to by: 
the legislative body. To keep ats 
open account of receipt and ex- 
pence with the receiver of direét 
contributions for each department ; 
with the different national boards, 
Hz and 
