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renewal annuls all anterior presen- 

 tations. — 99. The grand officers, 

 commandants, and olUcers of the le- 

 gion of honour, are members of the 

 departmental electoral college in 

 ■which their possessions may be situ- 

 ated, or of one of the departments" 

 of the company to which they be- 

 long. The legionaries are members 

 of the electoral college of their dis- 

 tricl;. The members of the legion 

 of honour are admitted to their elec- 

 toral college on presenting a certiii- 

 cate given them for this purpose by 

 the grand clcftor. — 100. The pre- 

 fects aud military commandants of 

 departments cannot be ele(5ted can- 

 didates for the senate by the depart- 

 mental eleftoral colleges in which 

 they exercise their functions. 

 Title Xm.—Of the High Imperial 

 Court. 

 101. The high imperial court takes 

 cognizance: 1st, Of crimes com- 

 mitted by members of the imperial 

 family, by titularies of the grand 

 dignities of the empire, by minis- 

 ters and by the secretary of state, 

 by grand oHicers, by senators, by 

 counsellors of state ; 2dly, Of out- 

 rages and plots against the internal 

 and external security of the state, 

 the person of the emperor, and of 

 4he presumptive heir to the empire; 

 Sdly, Of crimes of official responsi- 

 bility committed by ministers and 

 counsellors of state; 4thly, Of trea- 

 chery and abuses of povrer, whe- 

 ther committed by captains general 

 of colonies, or colonial prefcfts, and 

 commandants of foreign posses- 

 sions; 5thly, Of generals, Reacting 

 contrary to instrudtions ; Gthly, Of 

 arts of extortion and dilapidation 

 committed by j)refects of the inte- 

 rior in the exercise of their func- 

 tions; 7thly, Of denunciations oc- 

 casioned by arbiirary dctentioas, 



and the violation of the liberty of 

 the press. — 102. The seat of the high 

 imperial court is in the senate. — -103. 

 The arch, chancellor of the empire 

 is president. In case of illness or 

 the necessary absence of the arsh- 

 chancellor, another titulary of a 

 grand digaity of the empire may 

 preside for the time being. — 104. 

 The high imperial court is composed 

 of the princes, the titularies of the 

 grand dignities and grand officers of 

 the empire, the grand judge, minis- 

 ter of justice, sixty senators, the 

 six sectional presidents of the coun- 

 cil of slate, fourteen counsellors of 

 state, and twenty members of the 

 court of cassation. The senators, 

 counsellors of state, and members 

 of the court of cassation, are cho- 

 sen by seniority. — 105. An attor- 

 ney-general, nominated for life by 

 the emperor, assists in the high im- 

 perial court, lie performs the du- 

 ties of his office, assisted by three 

 tribunes, chosen every year by the 

 legislative body, and three magis- 

 trates nominated by the emperor 

 from the officers of the court of ap- 

 peal and criminal justice. — 106. Th« 

 chief clerk of the high imperial 

 court is nominated for life by th« 

 emperor, — 107, No exception can 

 be made to the decision of the pre- 

 sident of the high imperial court. — \ 

 108, The proceedings of the high im- 

 perial court can only originate with 

 the government, — 110. Ministers or 

 counsellors of state, acting contrary 

 to the laws and constitutions of thd 

 cmi)ire, may be denounced by th«j 

 legislative body, — 111. Person* 

 holding the situations of captains 

 general of colonies, colonial pre- 

 fects, commaHdants of foreign pos- 

 sessions, &c. suspe6ted of abasing 

 the power delegated to them, may 

 be denounced by the legislative bo- 

 dy; 



