APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
judges necessary, and regulate their 
directions in case ot war. 
330. It is authorized 10 make pre- 
liminary stipuiations, such as ar- 
mistices, treaties of neutrality ; it 
may likewise agree upon secret con- 
ventions. 
331. The executive direftory 
agrees to, signs, or causes to be 
signed, with foreign powers, all 
treaties of peace, alliance, truce, 
neutrality, commerce, and other 
conyentions, which it may judge 
to be necessary for the interest. of 
the state. These treaties and con- 
ventions are negotiated in the 
name of the French republic, by 
diplomatic agents, nominated by 
the executive directory, andcharged 
with its instructions, 
332. In the case of a treaty con- 
taining secret articles, the regula- 
tions of those articles cannot be 
subversive of the open articles, or 
contain any alienation of the terri- 
tory of the republic. 
333- ‘Treaties are not binding 
till after having been examined 
and ratified by the legislative body ; 
nevertheless, the secret conditions 
provisionally receive their execu- 
tion from the moment they shall 
have been agreed upon by the exe- 
cutive directory. 
334. Neither of the legislative 
councils deliberate upon war or 
peace, but in general commit- 
tee. 
335- Foreigners, whether esta- 
blished in France or not, succeed 
to their foreign or French rela- 
tions ;- they may contract for, ac. 
quire and receive property situ- 
ated in France, and dispose of it 
in the same manner as French ci- 
tizens, by all the means authorized 
by the laws, 
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Title XIID.—=Rewision of the. Con. 
stitution. : 
336. If experience shew the ins 
conveniences of» some articles ‘of 
the constitution, the council of 
elders proposes th revision sit 
them. 
337- The proposition of the! 
council of elders is, in that. case, 
submitted to the ratification of the# 
council of five hundred, . 
338. When, in a period of nine 
years, the proposition of the coun." 
cil of elders, ratified by the council ’ 
of five hundred, has‘been made at 
three intervals, of at least two years ' 
each, an assembly of revision is 
convened. 
330. This assembly is formed of 
two members by department,’ all 
chosen-in the same manner as mem.” 
bers of the legislative body, and” 
possessing the same qualifications as > 
those required for*the council» of 
elders. 
340. The council of elders points 
out, for the meeting of the assem.’ 
bly of revision, “a place distant 20 
myriameiers at least from that where - 
the legislative bedy sits. ; 
341. The assembly of revision 
has a right to change the place of’ 
its residence, observing the distarice’ 
prescribed by the preceding ar- 
ticle. 
342. The assembly of revision” 
exercises no function of legislation 
or government; it confines itself 
to the revision of the constitutional 
articles pointed out to it by the le- 
gislative body. - 
343- All the attieles of the con- 
stitution, without exception, con- 
tinue to be in vigour as long as 
the changes proposed by the as- 
sembly of revision are not ac- 
cepted by the people. 
H3 344. The 
