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. j FRENCH EMPIRE.
t : V . PARIS, JUNE 5.
ORGANIC SENATUS CONSULTUS.
NAPOLEON, by th grace of God and by the
Cooftitution of the republic, Emperor of the French,
to ill prefent and to corne fifery
The Stoa , after - having heard thS oratort of the
Council of State, hit decreed, end we order follows ;
Ext rift from the tVgifter o the Confervative Senate,
V t the t8th Vloreal, yrar ta
The Confervaiive Senate, untied to the rwrnberof..
wembera prefctibed by theirtitle XC. of the conttiiu
tiou, having feen the project of the aenatua Confulma,
regilteiei in the form required by the article tVl I. of
the Organic Senatm Coniultui, 61 the date of the i6;h
Thernidor, yeario; after having h.'rd, on the mo.
lives of the faid project, the orator, of the government,
and the report of ita fpecial commifTion nam:d in the
fitting of the a 6th of thii month the adoption having -been
deliberated upon by the number ot voice! pre-
fcribed by aiticle LVI. of the Organic .tenatua Con.
fultui, of the iSih Therm dor, jear to decree aa fol
low :
TITLE FIRST.
-'.' Art. 1. The government f the repub-
1 ic lhal 1. be en truited to a n E mp e r o r , who
afTumes the title of Emperor ofthe French.
JuSlice fhatl ' be admihiliered in the name
of the Emperor, by otficers whom heap
points. ;
2. Napoleon Bonaparte, now
F'uft Conful ef the Republic, is Empe
ror of the French.
TITLE II. Heritage.
3. Ti e Imperial dignity is. hereditary,
in the direct, natural, and legitimate tie- .
fcent of Napoleon Bonaparte, from mahr
to male, by crder of primogeniture, and
to the perpetual ex'clulion of females' and
their dcfcer.t, '
4. Napoleon B maparte may adopt the
"children of grand children" of his bro'hers,
provided they hive attained Jo the age of
eighteen years complete, and that hehim.
felt has no male heirs at the time of adop-,
lion. His adapted fons enter into the
line of his direcVdefcent. If he has any
male children poilerior to adoption, his a
dopted -"ons car fuccced only after the, na
tural and legitimate descendants. Adop
tion 11 interdicted to the fucceirors ot Na
poleon Bonaparte and to their tiefcendants.
5. In default of t natural or legitimate
lieir pr adopted heir of Napoleon Bona.,
parte, in? imperial dignity Ihall devolve
to and be conferred on JolepW Bonaparic
and his natural 'and legitimate defcend-
ant$ dn order of prfriVogenitufcTto theper
peroal cxclufion of females and their dc
'fcendants. 6. In default of Jofeph Bonaparte ard
lis mile defendants, the imperial digni
ty fhall devoWc to and be conferred on
Luis Bonaparte and his natural a..tl le
gitimate defecrdants in the order of pri
mogen'.ture, from male to male, and to
the perpetual exclusion of females and
their defendants.
7. In default of t natural and legiti
mate I heir or adopted heir of Napoleon
Bonaparte, and in default ot a natural or
l.gitimatc heir of Jofcpli Bonaparte and
his mile defendant 1, and ot L'Miis Bona
parte and his male defendants, an organ
ic Senatus Confuttum, propof d to the fe.
nate by the titulars of the Irgh dignita-
'csfHheEnnpire, and fnbr.tiiteJ to, the
accept ancc of I he"peoplet fh all nomtna ic
the Emperor, and regulate in his' family
the order of heritage, from tm'c to male,
tin he pfpefiiaTickcluIton ct leoultTand
tlef dt fern dints. "
8. Until the moment ofthe e'efticn cf
the new Emptror, the aft'iirt r( the ftate
(hil be-governed by the- mitiiflcr?, who
tball form n council the government, and
who lhall deliberate by a majority ot voi
ces. The Iccreiary of itate (hall kiip a
jcmrnil of 'he deliberations.
TITLE Ilt-Of Imperial family.
9- The members of the Imperial (ami
ly, in the? urdcr of fuccclTun, alfntne the
talent t'nn;h frincet. The tldcll fon of
the Emperor takes that ot JmptriJ pric.
16 A Scnams Confnltum trn'atci the
rnotlc (vr the eJucatiott of the Ktcnch
4 ft Inert.'
II. They are meir.bert of the Senate
c fthc Coiincil f State when they attain
their tilncCti.'h year.
12. They cannot inatry without lie
a ttl.orir. atiincf the Emperor. The mar.
riae t a Ktemh prince, made without
the autl oritaiinn of the Kmptior, carries
with it privation of all rights to the in
heritage, at well for him who has con
trived it.it ft his defendants. Howe
ver if there cxil no iirie from that mar
tiage, and it fhui'd bcdiil jlvcd, the prince
who had contrail c J it recovers his lights
to the inherit jkc.
13. The act which tcOiff the hlfth,
mairiagri and ttathtof ihr imperial limt
v, are tranftnitcd, by an order u( the
Kmpemr, to i c Senate, who order tie
trii.fvription tfit upon their tcgiitcti and
the t'cpfit inifr atehivcv
14 Najo!eri onapatte eltatliflus by
ftaftttes to which his fuccelTors are bound
to contorm themfelves, lit, the dtr.ies rtf
the individuals' of either fex-meoibers of
theimperiat family, towards the Empe.
ror i 2d, an organization of the imperial
pala:e fuitable to the dignity of the throne
and the greatnefs of the nation.
15. The ctvirinVremains regulated es
'it has. been by 'the articles I and 4 ofthe,.
decree of the 26 May, 1791. The French
princes, '.Jofepli and Louis Bonaparte, &
in .f.itufe the younger fons, natural and
;Jegitima''e of the Emperor, 'hall be treat ed
conformably to the articles I, 10, 12
and 13 of the decree of the 21 Dec, .t79
The Emperor may fix the dowryot he
Emprefs, and have it entered nn the civil,
lilt ; his fuccelTors cannot make any ahe
rations in thearrangements-vhuh he ilia!
have rnai(e in that re-fpc:t."
rt6 -Tl-e Empcror-vilits the depnrt
mcnti j in confeqtieoce, imperial palsvres
lltall be eltabl'ifh'ed at the four pru.cipl
points of the empire. The ft palaces are
defcriked, and . their dependencies deter
mined bv a !.iw.
TITLE IV. Of the -Regent?.
17. Tiie Emperor is a minor . until the
full age of eighteen ; .during -his. minority
thtrc fh all be a regent ot the Empire.
18. The regent miiH at lead he lull 25
years of age. Women are excluded Iroin
the regency. . - ' " -""
19. TheF.mpe'ror Te'cO the r?g-nt tram
arrong the French princes having attained
'.he age required. by 'he preceding article ;
and, in their. I:ea., from among the ti:u .
lats of the hi gnities of the empire. '
20. In default of a noinitia io.i on 1 lie
pirt of the Emperor, the revney is de
volved to ihe prince the nearelt in dcg:ec
according to the hereditary order, being
full 25 vears ot age.
2t. if. the Kmueror not" havinp- 3?'-
pointed the regent "none of tbe French ji prefet.t members ot ihcpraml Council of
princes are 25 year? t t jgr, me senate r."c Legion -ot nonour, prciene 1 tn mg
tli all make ufe ofthe prerogative confer
red on htm by the Art. 4, title 11, the acl
of adoption (halt be ma.ieirt.the prefence
of the . titulars of the high dignities of the
Empire, received by the fecietary of (tale,
and immediately tranfaiitted to thefenat-e,
to be tranferibed upon its readers and (ie
pofited among the records. Whetithe
j Emperor detignates, "either a regent for
the mi"ortiy,or a prince for the guardian--
imp or a minor c-mperor, tne Lime toruia-
. pities are oiiyferved. The ads ot le lit" na
tion either for a regent for the rn'ino-'
rity, .or 2 prince' "for the guardianlhip
o a . minor Emperor can be revk'Jt
the Emperor ar plenfnre.. All acts of
adoption, defighation, or revocation ol
defigna'ion that fliall nor have been t ran f--crt'Jed
.in the regillers df the fenate before
the dert::tfe.ot the Emperor, fhalibe null.
and cf no crt'. (t. '
TITLE V. Of ihe high, d-gmlici cf
the Empire. . '
32. .The tit u'.a rs of. the high dignities
r.f the Empire arc thofeof Grand E.edor,
Arch Chancellor of the Kmpire, Arch
Chancellor cf State, Arch Tieaftirer,
f liyh Conllaldci ami High Admiral.
3-;. The titulars t?f the high, dignities of
t!e Empire arc api'oin-ed by the Emperor.
They partake ot the fame hoiHu i.s ,vith
the4 Ficnch.I'rinces, and take rat.k W'lie..
diarely after them. The tpoilvot their
reception tleiennint 5 ti e rank theyotcupy
refpeO ive'y.
3.;. The high tligniriesof t!;e empire are
. permanent. ..'. , -'. :-
. 35. 'I he titulars of the li:gh 'ligilriws of
thi Empire, are S.-nators and Lotnfel'iors
of Srte.
36. They foim the grand Cornell of
'( Lmncror ; they are tnt-mbcrf of the
Privy Council ; they compofe the grand
wiiuiiLii fji I lit j,rimii 'i uiii;ii, fjj;
(Bill tb-c tht recent from anior.i! the ti
tulars of iheh;gh diritits of tiie empire..
22. 'If, by reJon ot the minority of the
frince called 10 the regency in the herc
fitary brtlcr, it lias been tlevo'vrd to a
more dillant relation or to one of thi; tit u
Lrs.of thc.-Empirc-iheregeu.L.wJio.h--s-entcred
into its functions continues there
in until the majority of the Emper r.
23. No Organic Senatus Confuitum
can be ilf.icd duri tg the re-ncy ror he
frc thietH of the third year immediately
Mowing the m j rity.
24. 1 hrr regent exercifes until the ma
jrityot'thc Emperor all the attiibu'cs of
tin imperial idinny. Hecannot, howe
vc, nominate .o the grand dignities o the
enptre, nor to the places t hiy.li ofiiccs,
wheh may lie found vacant at the epoch
of he regency, of that may become va
cant during the minority, ror to t.fi ihj
fsreogrttive rrferved to ttic Emperor of e
cvjmg citt2rn to the ank ot Ssnatcr.
He :annot difmifs cither the graud jmleor
he fecretary of Hare.
2j. He is not perfonilly refpunfi-
b'c tr the a cli of jris admiiultrrition.
2C All the afts of the regency ure in
the ianif o; tbe- minor L'iptrr,
c .
;-r-7 i he rcgnt propofes no project of
law if 01 lenj'tis 'onlii
tis onliiltuin. il a'ton'S
no rc;til jtjo'.s 0' pub ic jdminiltration un
til ater hiving taken advice cf the conn
cil olrtgcncy, ccnjiofet ofthe titulars of
he hljh dignities ot the empire. He can
not iniVc wir nor fign trea ics of ptce,
alliincc or cointrnrCf till after Its having
been ik-Iiberatcd h the council of regency,
whofe in-mbers, in thi cafe t'nlyi have
a deliberative vo';e. Ti'e delibtration
takes place by a major 1 of vnuet j and
if there is an equal ditifton, it is deter
mined Sy the vote ot the regent. The
Miflller ot cxtcriir relatiots is xa take
Ins feat at the coined of icency, when
the cottncil dclibci'ei iipn lubjcels tela
live 10 his dep-rimiM. The grand judj:e
minillcr ol jullicc,miy he called therein
by order ot the rcg;nt. The fecieraty of
llate LeepMhe rejiicrof the deliberation!.
28. Ihe regciry conttrs no r ght on
the peifncfthe itinor Emperor.
29. The falary af the rcvent it fixed at
one toirth part ntihe ciil hit.
30. The gtiartlarfliip of ihe ininw
Eitipenr is entrulfd to his mother, and
in ilelailt to thf ifiucc appointed for that
furpe L by the jredeccrtor of the minor
iTipen-r In iefault of the mother of
the n.iiiir Empcnr, or ot a prince named
by the Emprror, the fmate rtiirulU the
piiatiinhip id the nie,t,r Einpcior 10
one ol the fifuUrt ejl ihe lurh i;gniliet t(
the tnpirc. 'e guaiiai.ihip of the
mini Errj eror -hall tit be cnttultcd to
the Bc'-nt at.dl.il dtfeendants nwi tu
Women.
3. I t Cifetut Nipolcon Bonaparte
life their tides, ttiuct-ioiif, and preroga
tives, " .
37. The Emperor prefics in the S?.
rate at:d Council ot State. When the
f.mpcror docs not prefidein theSenate or
ate Council, he appotn's one of the ti.
lu'.ar oi the Jugh. dignities of the Empire
Who n to prcr.de
38. Ail the ads of the Senate snd el the
Legislative Body arc itlucdin the name of
thf i upcror, and promulgated or pub
lillie I under thi Imperial Seal.
39 The (jrand Elccinr pcrf6ri-n the
fu icmm'is of Chancellor -. tit. in convo
kingthc' Ltg.flative Body, the Electoral
Colleges and the tliltrict Aileniblies ;
2'.. In prnmulatirg the enatu! C:r:fni
tuin t it tlitV-ilvi ig citf.cr the Legislative
H-ily or tits Elecitt-ral Cidleet. The
j Grand Elector prefidcs in the abfncc of j
1 hi Emperor wncti th! Sc:iae proceeds
in t!:i nomination of Senior, Leg:lli
I'is, or Tri-Mincs. ' Hf ntay r elide in ihe
pi'acc ofthe Stnate. He lays btfrethe
Emperor the remoultrancet matlc ly the
E'ecloral Co'.lsKc'a nr l "f the difliicl
A (Tnbl icsf or 1 he prefjrrvatio.i of hci r
privlem. When a member "f an Elec
toral Col icgi i dencMince.l conformably to
the Art. 2 ill, of the Orpjnic Seiutos Con.
l-ilrt m ol the" ibrTTiTrinTdTrr, ' year To7
as hivutii co iitnittcdany a.V contrary ro
the Empire, ih. .Li i.ifers, rt.c Secretary
of State, the G.and Civil Officers 'of the
Crown, and the fiitt Pre'fitlcftfof the court
ofcalfation, to the oath whichthey takis
at the hands of the Eiriperor. He re5
ccivesiilie oath of the members ot the court
of caption ; ot .the-prcfidents and ' attorl
ney.'-general of ttttr courts of appeal, and
--of criminal courts- flcpiefents ffecfohrrin
deputations and the members of the courts;
admitted to the audience of the Efnpcror.
He ligns and feals. the cotnmifliohs ancF
brevets of the members of the' courts 0F
jii i ictj and of the tninilferial ofii, ert., &
4t. The Arch-Chnncellor of itate cxer.
cites iT.e functions ot Chancellor" in pro
mulgating the treaties of peace&ol a Hance
and rieclaratior.s of war. He prefr nts to
.the Emperor and -frgris the letters of cre
dence and ceremonial cyrrefrondence wiihu
the tli ffi rent courts "f Eiirp -digested ac
cording rc the forms ot the Imperial pro
tocol,' ;f wldsh he is the ku peT. He is
prefei.t at the -annual repoif, in wliich ihf '
rr.tfiirtcr of exti ior relations gives an ac
count to the Emperor of the political fi.
tuation of the fta.ev He prefents the am
tifidors and miniltsrs ot the Emperor try
foreign- courts to ihe oath they take at thd
lands Y H. I. M'. He receives ther
ath of the refidenis, charge d'affuirs, fe.
retarics of tmbally apd of legation- and
)t commiflary generals, and commilfaties
r commercial relations. He prefttits thei
"Xtraordinary ambaffisv awl the French.' '
. ;nd foreign amb3fl:idors ond .minilleis.
42Thc Arch-Tfeariirer ts prvfent a
he atintlal report in which the icjtjijfers
f the finances and of the trealnry fundih
o he Emperor the. accounts of receipts'
:nd cxpendirtircs t f the ftatet'and cemmm
mate their icas on the exigencies of thj
inances of the Empire. He receives eve.
. 'cry thre-j months-It atrmetits of the labors -f
the national accountability, and every
car the general refuli with views of re-
orm and melioration intha tlllfcrent de-
tartmentsot the accountability, whicfi he
1 l before the Emperor. J Ho audits and
! fijnTS every year- the ledger of the public
tnor. nc receives tne oatli ot the mem- '
brs of the national accountability, of
th; adaainillra'ion of finances, and of the
p:incipal agents of ihe public treafury.
43. Th; High Conftable is prefent at
tft anntil report in which the minillerof
w;r and the dircdtor of the department of
'i give an account to the Emperor of
the difpofrions to e taken to complete
thefvltem of the defence of the frontiers ;
ai.e the keeping in repairs and provifion
itigofihe lorttefses. He lays the firft
lltue ot foriifiid places of whidi theenn
Itiiction is ordered. He is governor of
lit military fchooli. When the Empe
r:r in per fori does not trarfrnit the co."
hursto ihe corps of the army, they arerc
hi tranfmitted to them in his name, by thet
hghtonflabicinthe abfer.ceottlteEmpero
lie high coi.fLble infpedls the giand tev
vews of the imperial guard. When a g. .
ntral ot the army is accufed cf a crirrw
fpeified Jn Uie niilitary code, ihe Id 5' n
cu.ft.bie may prtlide over the council of
wrwho Is to judge. He prefents the
mirfhals of ihetmpire, the ctloncl.gfr
rr; " (VTier an nTprfl olsT"neTaTcni"e'l si
.1 1 j - f .it . I. . :. . .1 .1
honcur or ti. good ol the country, ihe
(iraid Elcrtor invites the College to nu
j nilel its- will. He reports the will of
j t!3 Cillcg? M the E'Tip-rif. The Grand
1 Elcclir prefents the members of the Se
I natc.of ihe Coor.cil of Stve, of the Le-
giilativc Body, amlof ihcTribunal totakcu.
the 01 h at the hands of the Emperor. He
admiuiflcrs ihe oath to the Prcfidcr.t of,
ihe F.kcioral Colleges, of department! of
diilriit AlfmbMcs. He prefenti t'.e fo
Irmn deptitat'ou ol the Senate, the Coun
cil of State, the Legiflative Body, ihrTri
t'ttnate, and the Electoral College, when
admitted 10 an audience ol the E.tr
perori
4b.' Tfc Arch CharceMnf of th? Em
pite excrcifri the funcliont ol OanccI
lor in promulgating the, Organic Senatm
Cunf-i'ium and tie lawi, lfe like wife
cxercile ihofe ofChirtYeIU,r ft the Impe
tial Palace. He is rtelcnt at theannual
repon in which ih'- Grand Jude ininil
icrof jullicegive s an account to ihe Etn
peror of ilieahufc thai may have fourd
iheir way in ihe admin. ftration of juf.
tice, either civil or criminal. He )tc
ftJes tvcr the high imperial court, ando
er the united legions ot the co'incil f
Haf and cf ihe tribunal, cmlormahly m
the Senatus ConftiHum. He it prefent at
tie celebration of marriages and at the
hiith ol ihe princes at ihe iorunain and
the iiSftqiiie rf ihe Emptmr. ilebgni
he fr(ti vi rid drawn ip by the (ecrcta
ty of llaie. lie prefents the-titulars of
ii.l tdi'.Miel of all the armies, to thecathj
wlich ihty take al i!;e hands (f the ri3.ipe
tos He receives the oath of the majors,
thifs of battalion and ot fyuadron c f all
ihearmies. He infialj the tnailhils of
ther.tipire, cVc.
4J. The high admiral is pret at te
annul report in whkh the irViHer of the
naine gives an account 10 the. Emperor
of ne flate of the. naval conllntlions, of
the arfenaU and ncccllary fnpnlics. He
precnts the admirali.viccadmirals, rear
adniralf, anJ captains de VaiiTcau. tmU
oaih which they lake at ttie hands ot ih5
Ernierof He receives the oath of thd
fneiibcts ofthe council of pri7cs,captarr.i
ot fVgatci, tic.
45, Each iitnlarofone 0! ihe high dignf-
ties e the Empire pre fides over ihe tlcc
tora'cullei.ts ol department. 1 heclec
toralcollcge f.tting at Bruilds is pre fide J
by tit grand elcQtir ; that at IIuurdeaux .
by On Arch.Chanctllor of the Empire,
thats Names by ihe Arch-Chancclhr of
trite 1 that at Lyon, by ihe Aich-Trta
furenf ihe Empire ; that atTytm by the
High Coi.fUble ; and th: al'Mifcillci by
the Hh Admiral.
46, tsch tiiulartithe high Jigftitie of
ihe emjire, receives annuil y, si fixed '
falaiy, f e third part I the fum allotted
to li e pincei conformably 10 the dectee
of the 2' Dee. lyaa.
47, AflatuteU ihr Emperor trgutatct
tie funcloniof the titulars He high
d'gr.itiei d the Emp're, near the Empe
ror, atad letsrmiues their collutnc in(tat;d
1