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tress about to be erected. He is 

 governor of the military schools. 

 When the emperor does not pre- 

 sent in person the colours of any 

 regiment, they are presented in his 

 name by the constable. In the ab- 

 sence of the emperor, the constable 

 reviews the imperial guard. When 

 a general is suspected of a crime 

 specified in the penal military code, 

 the constable may preside at the 

 council of war. He presents the 

 marshals of the empire, the colonels 

 general, the inspectors general, and 

 the officers general, Mhen the oath 

 is administered to them in the pre- 

 sence of the emperor. He adminis- 

 ters the oath to majors, captains, 

 commodores, &c. He instals the 

 marshals of the empire. He pre- 

 sents the generals, colonels, majors, 

 &c. of the army, when admitted to 

 an audience of the emperor. He 

 signs appointments in the army, and 

 those of the military pensioners of 

 the state. — 14. The grand admiral 

 is present when the minister of ma- 

 rine lays before the emperor the 

 annual report of the state of the 

 navy. He annually receives and 

 presents to the emperor, the ac- 

 counts of the chest of marine inva- 

 lids. When an admiral, vice-admi- 

 ral, or rear-admiral is suspected of 

 a crime specified in the penal mili- 



tary code, the grand admiral 



may 

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preside at the court martial 

 presents the admirals, vice-admirals, 

 rear-admirals, and captains, when 

 the oath is administered to them in 

 the presence of the emperor. He 

 administers the oath to the members 

 of the council of prizes, and to cap- 

 tains of frigates. He presents the 

 adiniral.s, vice-admirals, rear-admi- 

 rals, captains, and members of ttia 

 council of prizes, when admiUed to 

 Ht audittuce of thti umpt:ror. He 



signs appointments in the nary, and 

 those of the marine pensioners of 

 the state. — 45. Each titulary of the 

 grand dignities of the empire pre- 

 sides over a departmental electoral 

 college. The grand elector presides 

 over the eletloral college at ]^rus- 

 sels. The arch-chancellor of the 

 empire presides over the cledtoral 

 college at Bourdeaux. The arch- 

 chancellor of state presides over the 

 electoral college at Nantz. The 

 arch-treasurer of the empire presides 

 over the electoral college at Lyons. 

 The constable presides over the 

 electoral college at Turin. The 

 grand admiral presides over the elec- 

 toral college at Marseilles. 46. 



Each titulary of the grand dignities 

 of the empire receives annually, ac- 

 cording to established usage, a third 

 of the sum appropriated to the 

 princes, conformably to the decree 

 of the 2lst of December, 1790. — 

 47. An imperial statute regulates 

 the functions of the titularies of the 

 grand dignities of the empire about 

 the person of the emperor, and de- 

 termines the costume to be worn by 

 them in grand ceremonies. Tlie 

 emperor's successors cannot deviata 

 from this statute but by a senatus 

 consultnm. 



Title Vl.—Of the grand Officers of 

 the Empire. 

 48. The grand ollicers of the em- 

 pire are : first, marshals of the em- 

 pire, chosen from among the most 

 distinguished generals, their num- 

 ber not to exceed sixteen ; of wiliich 

 number the marshals of the empire 

 who are also senators, cannot make 

 a part. Secondly, eight Inspectors 

 of artillery and fortifications, troopi* 

 of horse, and marine. Thirdly, 

 grand civil oificers of the crown, as 

 they shall hereafter be appointed 

 by statutes of the emperor. — 49. 



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