STATE PAPERS. 



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tained their 18th year; 2dly, of 

 the titularies of the grand dignities 

 of the empire ; 3dly, of the twenty- 

 four members chosen by the empe- 

 ror from the lists delivered in by 

 the departmental eledtoral colleges ; 

 4thly, of citizens whom the emjieror 

 deems proper to raise to the dignity 

 of senator. — 58. The president of 

 the senate is named by the emperor 

 and chosen from the list of the se- 

 nators. His fundions continue for 

 twelve months. — 59. lie convokes 

 the senate at the command of the 

 emperor, and at the requisition, 

 1st, of the commissions hereafter 

 spoken of in article 60 and 64 ; 

 2dly, of a senator, conformably to 

 the provisions made in article 70 ; 

 3dly, of an officer for the interior 

 concerns of the body. He lays be- 

 fore the emperor an account of the 

 several convocations made at the re- 

 quisition of the commissions, &c. 

 their objcft, and the result of the 

 deliberations of the senate. — 60. A 

 commission of seven members, nam- 

 ed by the senate and chosen from 

 the body, takes cognizance of ar- 

 rests (conformably to article 40 of 

 the constitution,) whenever the per- 

 son arrested is not brought before 

 the tribunals in the space of ten 

 days after the time of such arrest. 

 This commission is called the sena- 

 torial commission for personal li- 

 berty. — 61. Every arrested person 

 not called to take his trial in ten 

 days after his arrest, may immedi- 

 ately appeal by himself, his repre- 

 sentatives, or by petition, to the 

 senatorial commih^ion for personal 

 liberty. — 02. When the said com- 

 mission is of opinion that the inte- 

 rests of the state do not call for the 

 detection of the arretted person 

 beyond the period of ten days, it 

 iuvites the minibter who ordered the 



arrest to cause the person so de- 

 tained to be either set at liberty, or 

 sent before the ordinary tribunals. 

 — 63. If after three successive invi- 

 tations, renewed in the space of one 

 month, the detained person is not 

 set at liberty or sent before the or- 

 dinary tribunals, the commissioa 

 demands an assembly of the senate, 

 w hirh is convoked by the president, 

 and makes, if it so determine, the 

 following declaration : " There are 

 strong presumptions that N. is arbi- 

 trarily detained.'" It aftciwards 

 proceeds conformably (o the provi- 

 sions of article 92, title 13, of the 

 high imperial court. — 64. A com- 

 mission of seven members named bjr- 

 the senate and chosen from the 

 body, is appointed to watch over 

 the liberty of the press. Works 

 printed and distributed by subscrip- 

 tion and at stated periods do not 

 come under its cognizance. This 

 commission is called the senatorial 

 commission for the liberty of the 

 press. — 05. Authors, printers, and 

 booksellers, having reason to com- 

 plain of injunftions being laid upon 

 the printing or circulation of works, 

 may apply personally or by peti- 

 tion to the commission for the 

 liberty of the press. — 66. When 

 the commission is of opinion that 

 the interests of the state do not 

 demand such injundtion, it invites 

 the minister who issued the order 



to revoke it. 67. If after three 



successive invitations, renewed in 

 the space of one month, the in- 

 junction still continues, the com- 

 mission demands an assembly of the 

 senate, which is convoked by the 

 president, and makes, if it so de- 

 termine, the following declaration: 

 " There are strong presumptions 

 that the liberty of the press has been 

 violated." It afterwards proceeds 

 conformabljr 



