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STATE-PAPERS. 
their functions till others are pro- 
vided. 
LI. The constitutional laws have 
been made public in the fullest man- 
ner, with the treaty concluded at 
Paris, of the 24th of May, of the 
present year, between his majesty 
the emperor and king, and the Bata- 
vian republic, ag is stated hereafter, 
together with this decree. 
Accordingly we order and com- 
mand these to be announced, and 
every where made public, with an 
injunction to all whom it concern, 
to take care that this decree be 
_punctually exccuted. 
Given at Paris, the 5th June, 
1806, being the first year of our mo- 
narchical government. 
(Signed) 
(Countersigned ) 
Louis. 
Verheul. 
CONSTITUTIONAL CODE. 
FIRST PART. 
General Definitions. 
Article 1. The constitutional laws 
at present in force, particularly the 
constitution of the year 1805, toge- 
ther with the civil, political, and re- 
ligious institutions now subsisting in 
the Batavian republic, the exercise 
of which is stipulated in, and con- 
formable to the conditions of the 
treaty concluded on the-23d of May, 
of this year, between his majesty the 
emperor of the French, king’ of Ita- 
ly, and the Batavian republic, shall 
remain in full force, with the excep- 
tion of such only as shall be expréss- 
ly repealed by, the present constitu- 
tional code. 
2. The government of the Dutch 
colonies shall be regulated by a spe- 
cial code. The receipts and expen- 
diture of the colonies shall be consi- 
dered as forming a part of the re- 
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3. The public debt of the state is 
hereby guaranteed. 
4, ‘Lhe Dutch language shall con- 
tinue to be exclusively employed for 
all laws, proclamations, ordinances, 
decrees, and all other public docu- 
ments, without exception. 
5. No alteration shall be made in 
the value or weight of the current 
coin, unless by virtue of a special 
statute. 
6. ‘he former flag of the state 
shall continue to be used. 
7. ‘The council of state shall con- 
sist of thirteen members. The mi- 
nisters shall have rank, seats, and 
deliberative voices in the council of 
state. 
SECOND PART. ' 
Of Religion. 
Art. 1. The king and the law ex- 
tend equal protection to all the 
modes of religion professed by the 
state. By their authority shall be 
regulated every thing that may be 
judged necessary relative to the or- 
ganization, the protection, and the 
exercise of all kinds of worship.— 
The exercise of religious duties shall 
in all cases be performed within the 
walls of the churches of the different 
sects. 
2. The king shall enjoy in his pa- 
laces, and in any and every place 
where he may fix his residence, the 
free and public exercise of his reli- 
gion, 
THIRD PART. 
Of the King. 
Art. 1. The king possesses exelu- 
sively, and without restriction, the 
complete exercise of the government, 
and of all the powers necessary to 
carry the laws into effect, and cause 
them to be respected. He appoints 
to all the offices and places, the no- 
mination te which was, by the for- 
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