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mer laws, vested in the grand pen- 
sionary. He shall enjoy all the titles 
of pre-eminence heretofore attached 
to that dignity.—The national coin 
shall be stamped with his efligy.— 
Justice shall be administered in his 
name.—He has the power of par- 
doning offences, and of remitting pu- 
nishments, ordered to be inflicted by 
courts of justice. This power shall, 
nevertheless, not be acted upon, but 
after an audience given to the mem- 
bers of the national court at a privy 
council. 
2. On the demise of the king, the 
care of his son, being a minor, shall 
be committed to the queen mother, 
and in default of her surviving, to 
such person as should be nominated 
by the emperor of the French. 
3. The regent shall be provided 
with acouncil of natives, whose con- 
stitution and powers shall be deter- 
mined by a special law.—The regent 
shall not be personally responsible 
for the acts of his administration, 
4. The government of the colo- 
nics, and all that relates to their in- 
ternal administration, is exclusively 
vested in the king. 
5. The general government of the 
kingdom, is under the immediate 
conduct of four ministers of state, 
viz.—a minister for foreign affairs, 
minister for naval and military af- 
fairs, a minister of finance, and a mi- 
nister of the interior. 
FOURTH PART. 
Of Law. 
Law is established in Holland by 
the union of the legislative body, be: 
ing the assembly of their high mighti- 
nesses, and of the king. 
The legislative body shall consist 
of 38 members, chosen for five years, 
and nominated in the following pro- 
portion, viz. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1806. 
For Holland , 17 
For Guelderland . 4 
For Brabant “ 4 
For Friesland g 3 
For Overyssel . 3 
For Zealand 3 2 
For Groningen. 2 
For Utrecht Fs 2 
For Drenthe 1 
The number of members of the ass 
sembly of their high mightinesses 
may be increased by law, in case of 
the extension of their territory. 
2. In order, on this occasion, to 
nominate nineteen members of the 
assembly of their high mightinesses, 
by which the number fixed in the pre- 
ceding article shall be completed, 
their high mightinesses shall present 
to the king a nomination of two per- 
sons for each of the places to be 
filled up. 
The departmental assembly of 
each department shall in a similar 
manner present a nomination of two 
persons, and the king shall from the 
persons presented make the choice. 
3. The present grand pensionary 
shall take the title of president of 
their high mightinesses, and hold the 
office for life. 
‘The election of his successors shall 
take place in the manner prescribed 
by the constitution of the year 1805. 
1. The legislative body shall no- 
minate from its own members a se- 
cretary, by a majority of votes. 
‘Lhe legislative body shall in 
general assemble twice a year ; name- 
ly, from the i5th of April to the 1st 
of June, and from the 15th of No= 
vember to the 15th of January. It 
may be assembled on any extraordi« 
nary occasion, by authority of the 
king. 
On the 15th November of each 
year, the oldest fifth part of the mem- 
bers 
