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of the Court of Cassation, containing 40,000 volumes; 

 of the Court of Appeal, 13,000 volumes; of the Council 

 of State, 36,000 volumes; of the Chamber of Deputies, 

 250,000 volumes; of the Municipal Council in the Hotel 

 de Ville, 30,000 volumes; of the Court of Accounts, 25,000 

 volumes; of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 80,000 

 volumes, besides the libraries of the other ministries; of 

 the Office of Foreign Legislation and International Law, 

 60,000 volumes; the historical library of the City of 

 Paris, 400,000 volumes; of the office of Legislative and 

 Parliamentary Labor, 400,000 documents and reports; 

 the library of the Bar at the Palais de Justice, 65,000 

 volumes; the library of the Society of Comparative 

 Legislation, 18,500 volumes, 7,500 brochures, and 2,000 

 periodicals; of the Colonial School, 15,000 volumes; and 

 various others. Finally there is the National Library 

 containing 3,000,000 volumes and 110,000 manuscripts. 



Other Universities. While Paris, by reason of its 

 larger faculties, its greater variety of courses and its 

 more extensive library facilities, is the chief center in 

 France for the study of political science, public law and 

 economics, nevertheless the opportunities and facilities 

 offered by some of the provincial universities are im- 

 portant and valuable. 



Among the provincial universities, that of Lyon is the 

 largest. The Law Faculty embraces about 20 professors 

 and instructors; among the most distinguished names 

 being those of GARRAUD in criminal law, Paul Pic in 

 international law and industrial legislation, and APPLETON 

 in administrative law. A large number of courses in 

 public law, legal history, political economy, industrial 

 legislation, and public finance are offered, and the enroll- 

 ment of students exceeds in numbers that of any other 

 French university outside of Paris. The university has 



