Constitution of Hayti. 91 
30th June ; that of the Restoration of the Republic, the 22d 
December. 
Art. 2. The Articles 189, 190, and 191, of the same Con¬ 
stitution, are suppressed; the Article 192, which by this deci¬ 
sion becomes 189, is modified as follows : — 
Art. 189. In the session of 1860, if mot before, there shall 
be proposed to the legislative body : 
(1.) A law regulating the mode of proceeding against pub¬ 
lic functionaries for acts of their administration. 
(2.) A law regulating the form of procedure before the high 
court of justice. 
(3.) A law regulating the exercise of the right of pardon 
and the commutation of sentences. 
(4.) A law regulating the retirement of the judges. 
Art. 3. The Article 193, which now takes the No. 190, 
shall be drawn up as follows : 
Art. 190. The present law shall be published and executed 
throughout the whole extent of the Republic. 
The codes of civil, commercial, and penal laws, those of 
criminal prosecution, and all laws relating thereto, are main¬ 
tained in force until legally repealed. 
All the provisions of laws, decrees, resolutions, regulations, 
and other acts which are contrary to the present Constitution are 
hereby annulled. 
Given at the National House, at Port-au-Prince, the 14th 
day of July, 1859, in the 50th year of the Independence. 
The President of the Senate . Hilaire Jean-Pierre. 
The Secretaries . S. Toussaint, B. Inginac. 
Given at the Chamber of Representatives, at Port-au-Prince, 
the 15th of July, 1859, year 56th of Independence. ■ 
The President of the Chamber. . Panayoty. 
The Secretaries .J. Thebaud, B. Guillaume. 
