cil ; that I will caft up the votes, and faithfully declare the
majority of fuffrages. So help me God.
The marihal of the equeitrian order in the permanent
council cannot he chofen marihal or nuntio of the next diet,,
nor be r.e-ele6ted marihal o f the permanent council, excepting
after an interval of four years.
His office« He,,, as well as each, o f the counfellors, may
remonftrate againlt the ill-exccution of the laws, and lay-
before the council thofe matters o f which it has the cognizance.
It is-the duty of the whole council to watch over
the fecurity and maintenance of the eftabliihed.govern ment,,
and the prefent conftitution ; and the marihal, as well as-
each member, ought to have at heart the prefervation of the
prerogatives of the three eftates ;; but more particularly the
chancellor, who is a member of-the council, and the marihal
ihall. take care that the papers ihall bs kept in order,.and'
the infpe&or of the acts and archives o f the permanent
council ihall depend upon the permanent council in pleno.
The marihal, as well as. each counfellor, may prefent candidates
for fubaltern places in the permanent, council, who-
ihall be accepted, if the council is unanimous, and, in cafe
of any oppofition, ihall be elected by the majority of fuffrages.
The marihal and chancellor ihall take care that the faid
fubalterns perform their duties, recommending to the permanent
council to reward or puniih them according to their,
deferts«.
The marihal diftributes the votes to the members of the
equeilrian order, draws the balls or the billets from fhe vafe,
in prefence of two deputies from the fenate and two from the
equeilrian order, chcfenby the plurality of voices, counts the
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number of fuffrages, and declares the majority. The feal c h a p k
of the permanent council, together with the arms of the two <— „— >
nations, ihall remain in the poffeilion of the firlt among the
chancellors, who are members of the council;
The marihal Ihall fign next to the king and primate, or,,
in the iatter’s abfence, next to the fenior fenator, all the a£ts
and refolutions of the permanent council, and ihall the fame :
day difpatch each abtto its refpedlive department.
At the ordinary diet he ihall take his feat at the left hand-
of the marihal o f the diet, and after his juftification-he ihalD
depart f rom 'the affembly, .together with all the members o f
the equeilrian order in the late council.
I f he exceeds his power, the permanent council may cite-
him, as well as-each counfellor, before the tribunal of the -
diet, according to the form prefcribed by law.
The Se-c r e t a r y o f the C o u n c i l .
H e ban o n ly g iv e h i s o p i n i o n , b u t h a s - n o v o t e - i n t h e -
c o u n c i l .
H e i h a l l d e l iv e r g r a t i s to t h e p e t i t i o n e r s t h e r e f o l u t i o n s -
a n d a n fw e r s - o f t h e p e rm a n e n t c o u n c i l , a n d i h a l l c o u n t e r f i g n <
a ll t h e d i f p a t c h e s .
H e i h a l l 'r e c e i v e f r o m t h e f e c r e t a r i e s o f - t h e d e p a r tm e n t s -
(w h o i h a l l d e p e n d u p o n h im as f a r a s r e l a t e s .to r e p o r t s w h i c h .,
a r e to b e d e l iv e r e d ) t h e r e p o r t s - o f a l l t h a t p a f f e s i n t h e l i t—
t i n g s - o f t h e d i f f e r e n t d e p a r tm e n t s , . a n d w h a t is i n f e r t e d i n ’
t h e r e g i f t e r s ; h e i h a l l a c q u a i n t t h e p e rm a n e n t c o u n c i l w i t h .
t h e . c o n t e n t s , . a n d i h a l l f o rm . a r e g i f t e r o f a l l t h e o p e r a t i o n s •
a c c o r d in g to t h e d e c i i lo n o f t h e d i e t .
H e i h a l l b e o b l ig e d to r e p o r t - t o t h e p e r m a n e n t 'c o u n c i l :
e v e r y t h i n g t h a t , c o m e s , to- h i s k n o w l e d g e , w h i c h m a y b e .
e i t h e r a d v a n t a g e o u s o r . d e t r im e n t a l t a t h e r e p u b l i c . .
D u rin g ;