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Constitution of Hayti. 
They are named by the President of Hayti, and hold office 
at his will. The organization and attributes of the Chamber 
of Accounts, are fixed by law. 
169. The law settles the standard, the weight, the value, the 
stamp, the effigy, and the denomination of the currencies. 
TITLE Y. 
OF THE PUBLIC FORCES. 
170. The public force is raised to defend the State against 
exterior enemies, and to insure at home the maintenance of 
order and the execution of the laws. 
171. The army is essentially obedient, —no armed body can 
deliberate. 
172. The army is placed on peace or war footing, as occasion 
requires. 
No one can receive soldier’s pay unless he serve in the army. 
173. The mode of recruiting for the army is fixed by law. 
It regulates, likewise, the promotion, the rights and obliga¬ 
tions of the soldiers. 
174. No privileged corps can ever be created; but the Presi¬ 
dent of Hayti has a special guard, subject to the same military 
rules as the other corps of the army. 
175. The national guard is organized by law. 
It can be mobilized, entirely or in part, only in the case men¬ 
tioned in the law or its organization. 
176. Soldiers cannot be deprived of their rank, honors, and 
pensions, but in the manner fixed by law. 
TITLE VI. 
* GENERAL MEASURES. 
17*7. The national colors are blue and red, placed 
horizontally. 
The arms of the Eepublic are the Palm-tree, crowned with 
the cap of Liberty, and ornamented with a trophy of arms, with 
the motto, V union fait la force, (union is strength.) 
