SHORT CHRONICLE 



OF EVENTS. 



[sept. 28. 1791.] 



FRENCH CONSTITUTION. 



NATIONAL ASSEMBLr. 

 Saturday, Sept. 3. 



'The Afiembly refumed the 

 conlideration of the Conftitu- 

 tional Code ; and many, among 

 which was the one eftablifliing 

 the right of the nation to 

 change, whenever it (hould 

 think proper, its form of go- 

 vernment, underwent fome 

 flight alterations. The qucf- 

 tion, whether the decree w hich 

 takes from the King t!>e power 

 of pardoning, fhould make part 

 of theconflitutionalcode? gave 

 rife to a long debate ; when 

 the AfTembly determined it 

 (hoiild not. 



Other obfcrvations of little 

 importance then took place ; 

 and it was generally agreed that 

 no farther addition fhould be 

 made to the conftitutional code, 

 and the AfTembly completed it 

 by the follov/ing concluding 

 paragraph : — " The National 

 AJfembly has refol'ved, that the 

 conjlitution is completed, and 

 that no further change can take 

 flace in it," 



On a propofal of M. d' An- 

 dre, it was then determ ned, 

 that a deputation of 60 mem- 

 bers (hoiiidjinthecoiirfe of the 

 day, prefent the con{litution.al 

 code to the King. 



M.Prilur obferved,thatasthe 

 conlhtutiou was about being 

 prefented to the King, it was 

 Jikev.ife necelTary that the whole 

 of France fliould be made ac- 

 quainted with it : He therefore 

 moved, that without delay it 

 fhould be printed, and circulat- 

 ed throughout all the depart 

 ments of the kingdom, Thi^ 

 propofal was adopted. 



M. Delley d'Agier moved, x. 

 That no member fhould be al- 

 lowed, even now that the con- 

 ilitution is completed, to ab- 

 fent himfelf from the AfTembly 

 -without leave. 



2. That the prefent Senate, 

 on reftoring to the nation the 

 immenfe power with which it 

 has been invelled by it, Ihall 

 ftyle itfelf The .Legijlative Af- 

 fembly. — Thele two ' motions 

 were adopted. 



On a propoCil by M. Lavie, 

 the Prelident was authoril'id to 

 appoint 60 members who Ihould 



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