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who has attained to 25 years com- 

 plete. — 21. In cases where the em- 

 peror has not chosen the regen ■, if 

 none of the French princes have 

 attained to the age of 25 years com- 

 plete, the senate shall choose the 

 regent from the titularies of the 

 great dignities of the empire. — 22. 

 When, on r.ccount of the minority 

 of a prince called to the regency in 

 the order of inheritance, it has been 

 conferred on a more distant rela- 

 tion, or on one of the titularies of 

 the great dignities of the empire, 

 the regent who has entered on the 

 exercise of his functions, shall con- 

 tinue them till the majority of the 

 emperor. — 23. No organic scnatus 

 consultum can be passed during the 

 regency, nor before the end of the 

 third year after the majority. — 

 24. The rege.it shall exercise, till 

 the majority of the emperor, all the 

 attributes of the imperial dignity : 

 he cannot, however, nominate to 

 the grand dignities of the empire, 

 nor to the places of the great offi- 

 cers which may be vacant during 

 the regency, or which may be- 

 come vacant during the minority, 

 nor use the prerogative reserved for 

 the emperor of raising citizens to 

 the rank of senator. He cannot dis- 

 miss either the grand judge or the 

 secretary of state. — 25. He is not 

 personally responsible for the acts 

 of his administration. — 26- All acts 

 of the regency are in the name of 

 the enipcror under age. — 27. The 

 regent can propose no project of a 

 law or senatus consultum, and can 

 adopt no regulation of public admi- 

 nistration, until he has consulted 

 the council of regency, composed 

 pf the titularies of the great digni- 

 ties of the empire. He cannot declare 

 war or sign treaties of peace, alli- 

 ance, or commerce, until after dc- 

 liberatioD in 'the council of regency : 



the member!} of which in this ease 

 only have a deliberative voice. The 

 decision shall be by a majority of 

 voices, and if there be an equality 

 that of the regent shall determine it. 

 The minister of foreign relations 

 sliall have a seat in the council of 

 regency, wlien the council delibe- 

 rates on aifaiis relating to his de- 

 partment. The grand judge, mini, 

 ster of justice, may be called to it 

 by order of the regent. The secre- 

 tary of State shall keep a journal of 

 the deliberations. — 28. The regency 

 can confer no right on the person of 

 the minor emperor. — 29. The sala- 

 ry of the regent is fixed at a fourth 

 amount of the civil list. — 30. The 

 care of the minor emperor en- 

 trusted to his mother, and, failing 

 her, to the princess chosen for that 

 purpose by the predecessor of the 

 minor emperor. Failing the mo- 

 ther of the minor emperor, a prince 

 chosen by the senate shall entrust 

 the care of the minor emperor 

 to one of the titularies of the great 

 dignities of the empire. Neither 

 the regent, nor his descendant be- 

 ing females, can be chosen to take 

 charge of the minor emperor. — 31. 

 In case Napoleon Buonaparte shall 

 use the faculty conferred on him by 

 the 4th article of title 2, the aft of 

 adoption shall be performed in the 

 presence of the titularies of the 

 grand dignities of the empire; shall 

 be received by the secretary of 

 state, and immediately transmitted 

 to tlie senate to be inscribed in the 

 journals, and deposited among the 

 archives ; when the emperor nomi- 

 nates either a regent for the mino- 

 rity, or a prince to take charge 

 of the minor emperor, the same 

 formalities arc to be observed ; the 

 aft of nomination, either of a regent 

 for the minority, or a princes^ 

 to take eharge of the minor empe- 



