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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1S14. 



In order to meet the expenses 

 of war, there shall be established 

 besides, a Federal War Treasury, 

 the funds of which shall accumu- 

 late until they amount to a double 

 contingent in money. This mili- 

 tary chest shall be exclusively ap- 

 plied to defray the expenses arising 

 from the movements of federal 

 troops ; and, in case of emergency, 

 one moiety of the charge shall be 

 defrayed by the produce of a con- 

 tingent in money according to the 

 scale, and the other moiety paid 

 out of the military chest. 



To supply this military chest, 

 duties shall be imposed on all fo- 

 reign goods introduced, not being 

 articles of the first necessity : 

 these duties to be levied by the 

 fiontier cantons, which will make 

 returns to the Diet, according to 

 the tariffand regulation to be fixed 

 by the Diet, which will also take 

 care of the appropriation of the 

 money. 



4. In case of danger, external 

 or internal, each canton is entitled 

 to claim the aid of the Confede- 

 rates. When disturbances arise 

 in any canton, notice must be sent 

 to the chief place ; and if the dan- 

 ger continues, the Diet, on the 

 invitation of the Government of 

 the canton, shall take the neces- 

 sary measures. 



5. All differences or claims be- 

 tween canton and canton, not pro- 

 vided for by the treaty of alliance, 

 shall be decided by the Confe- 

 deration. 



6. There must not be concluded 

 between sejiavaie cantons any alli- 

 ance unfavourable to the general 

 Confederation, or to the rights of 

 other cantons. All recourse to 

 arms in disputes between canton 

 and canton is prohibited. 



7. The Confederation does ho- 

 mage to the principle, according 

 to which, having recognised the 

 19 cantons, there is no longer any 

 subject in Switzerland ; and thus 

 the enjoyment of rights cannot 

 any longer be the exclusive privi- 

 lege of any particular class of the 

 citizens of a canton. 



^. The Diet, according to the 

 provisions of the Treaty of Alli- 

 ance, takes care of the affairs of 

 the Confederation, confided to it 

 by the sovereign states. The Diet 

 is to consist of 19 Deputies, one 

 from each canton, who shall vote 

 according to their instructions ; 

 each canton to have a voice by its 

 Deputy. 



The Diet declares war, con- 

 cludes peace, m;.kes alliances with 

 foreign States ; but in these im- 

 portant matters two-thirds of the 

 voices are required to determine — 

 in all others an absolute majority. 

 The Diet is also to decide on trea- 

 ties of commerce. 



Treaties to furnish soldiers, or 

 other minor engagements with 

 foreign Powers, may be contracted 

 by the cantons severally, but 

 without infringing the general 

 Confederation. All Envoys from 

 the Confederation to be named by 

 the Diet. 



Done at Zurich, the 8th Sep- 

 tember, 1814. In the name of 

 the Diet — its President, Burgo- 

 master of the canton of Zurich, 

 Reinhart. 

 MoussoN. 

 The Chancellor of the 

 Confederation. 



Washington, Sept. 8. 



By the President of the UnitedStates 

 of America.-'A Proclamation. 



