NEW CONSTITUTION OK THE GOVERNMENT OK POLAND, &c. &c, (cunt 1 N U ED.) ARTICLE V. Form of. Government, oj the Definition of Public Powers. ALL power iii civil society shall be derived from the will of" the people, its end ami ob ject being the preservation and integriiy of the llate, tlie civil libei ty and the good older ot io ciery, on an equal fca'e, and on a laltiugfounda tion. Three dillindt powers ihall coinpole the government of the Polilh nation, according to tlie ptelent conltituiion, viz. jit. Lcgijlativi power in the States aflembled. 2<l. Executive power in the King and the Coun cil of Ini'pediion. 3d- Judicial power in juiifuictions existing, or to be eltablMhsJ. ARTICLE VI The Diet, or the Lcgijlutivt Foiuer. The-Diet, or the Aflenibly of States, lhall be divided into two Houfts, %iz. the House of Jjun cios, or Deputies, and the House of Senate, where the King is to preside. The former being the reprefent-ative and central point of supreme na tional authority, (hall pollel's the pre eminence in the legislature ; therefore all bills are to be decided firll in this House. lit. Alt general law, via® 1 " constitutional, civil, crimin?l, and perpetual taxes ; concerning which matters, the Kiiijr is lo ill'ue his proportions b} the circular letters sent before the Dietines to every palatinate and to every diltriift for delibe ration, which coming before the House with the -Opinion expreiied in the inllruiftions given to Ijteir representatives, /hall be taken the fir ft for decision. a!. Particular Lavis, viz. teniporal taxes ; re gulations of the mint ; contracting public debts ; creating nobles, and other casual recompences ; reparation of public expences, both ordinary and extraordinary ; concerning war ; peace ; ratifi cation of treaties, both political and commercial ; all diplomatic atfts and conventions relative to the Jaws of nations ; examining and acquitting dif ferent executive departments,and (imilar fubje(fts arising from ihe accidental exigencies and cir cumllances of the state, in which the propositi ons, coining dire tit 1 y from the 1 hrone into tlie Iloole of Nuncios, are to have preference in dif culiion before the private bills. In regard to the House of Senate, it is to con fid of Bi/hops, Palatines,Caltellans and Minillers, under the Presidency of the King, who fliall have but one vote, and the calling voice in cafe of pa rity, which he may give either per Tonally, or by a meflage to the House. Its power and duty (hall ke, id. Every general luiv that pafles formally thro the House of Nuncios, is to be sent immediately to this, which is either accepted, or fufpt-iuied till farther national deliberation, by a majority of votes, as prescribed by law. If accepted, it becomes a law in all its force; if suspended, it ill 111 be refunied at the next Diet : and if it is then agreed to again by the House of Nuncios, the Senate mull submit to if. 2(1. Evsry particular law or statute of the Diet in matters above Tpecified, as Toon'as it has been determined by the Houle of Nuncios, and sent tip to the Senate, the voies of both Houles /hall be jointly computed, and the majority,as describ ed by law, (hall be conlidered as a decree and the will of the nation. Thufc Senators and Ministers who, from their share in executive power, are accountable to the Republic, caunot have an acitive voice in iheDiet, bus may be prefenr in order to give necefliiry ex planations to the States. Thele ordinary Legislative Diets /hall have their uninterrupted existence, be always rea dy to meet ; renewable every two years. Th<r length of Tedious /hall be determined by the law concerning Diets. It convened out of ordinary fefiion upon Tome urgent occafiori, they fliallonly deliberate on the TulijeCi whieh occasioned Tuch a call, or on circunutances which may arise out of it. No law or statute cnatled by such ordinary Di et, can be altered or annulled by the fame. The complement of the Diet (hall be compos ed of the number of perfous ill both to be determined hereafter. The law concerning the Dietines, or primary elections, as eftabiiUied by the prefentDiet. shall be regarded as a moil eflential foundation of ci vil liberty. The majority of votes fiisl! decide every thing, ami cverv where ; therefore we aboliih, and tit-' icily annihilate, lihurum veto.nU forts of confede racies and confederate Dieis, as contrary to the spirit of the prefenc conrtitution, as under mining the government, and as being ruinous to society. Willing to prevent, on one hand, violent and frequent changes in the national constitution, yet considering, on the other, the necefl.ry ot perfecting it, after experiencing its effcCts on public prosperity, we determine the period of e very t 2S years for an Extraordinary Conilitutiona Diet! to be lieid purposely for the revision and such alteraiions of the conftitorion as may be found requisite ; which Diet (hall be ciicuni fcribed by a separate law hereafter. f To be continued.) A PERIODICAL PUBLICATION, TO Bt ENTITLED, The Annual Register, POLITICAL REPOSITORY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Will fpcedily be commenced by the Subfcribcr, in the city of Phi lade lphia. This work will contain a hiftorv of the PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of CONGRESS, from the beginning of the Icfilon which will commence in October ncxr, Secondly—STATE PAPERS. Under this head, will becomprifed the Reports and Statements of the executive officers of government, including thole which have already been made, official correspondence with foreign powers, See. Thirdly—THE STATE OF THE UNION, This important article will show ourfituation with regard to foreign nations, by adverting to treaties, whether concluded or pending, hostilities, and commeicial intercourse. It will also give a comprehenfivc view of the internal system ; to w:t, population, the national defence, by militia, regular troops, armed vcflTcls, and fortifications; national finance, as to loan.s, debts, revenue, bank, Sec. narional morals, as to prevailing virtues and vices; number and quality of crimes and punilhments, bankruptcies, See. general progress of the arts and sciences; general laws and civil regula tions, whether of the federal government or state legifluures ; ge neral manners and customs ; and finally, the complexion of poli tical sentiments, as it may be seen in public prints, proceedings of the several governments, popular tranquility, or difcoiitent. FourthIy—IMPROVEMENTS, In every profeflion. art, and science. Fifthly— MEDICAL OBSERVATIONS, On the increase and decreafc of diseases, See. Sixthly-NATURAL HISTORY, Particularly that of America. Seventhly—C, HARACTERS. EighthIy—MISCELLANEOUS ESSAYS, Which may be thought worthy of being preserved from obli vion, on philosophical, historical, biographical, agricultural, me chanical, commercial, and other fubje£ls, calculated to amui'e the mind, or advance the heft interests of society. Ninthly— POETRY—original and fele£tcd. Tevthly—A REVIEW OF BOOKS, American only; to which will be added, a lift of new Euro pean publications, indicating fiuch as may be deemed particularly valuable in this country. Eleventhly—A CHRONICLE Of the mod interesting events of each year, fele&ed from the various newspapers, and methodically arranged. To the history of the proceedings and debates of Congress, in the firft volumeof this work, will be prefixed theConftitution of the United States of America, together with a {ketch of the pro ceedings, and the names of the members, of the firft Congress al fembled under the auspices of the constitution. Each volume of the Annual Register, and Political Repositori of the United States of America, will con tain at lead 500 pages, oflavo, and be printed on good paper, wiili a handsome type, equal to that with which the Editor's edition f the Laws of theUniied States is primed. The price to fubferibers will be one dollar and a half. The plan of this work has been Cubmitted to the confideratiori of some of the firft characters in Americj, whose fentimems have drtcrmined the Editor with regard to the undertaking. The firft volume will be publidicd in the spring of the yeai 1792. Ir, order to render this woik as perftfl as poflihle, and truly ho norable to the United States, communications, coinciding with ttic plan, as above given, and either handed to the Editor or tranfmii ted to him by post, will be gratefully received. He with confi dence expe£ts this afliftance from Artists, Men of Learning, Plii lofophtrs, and Statcfmen, as they mull be impresT d with ade quate ideas of the extreme utility of this arduous undertaking. Gentlemen who may incline to patronise this publication, are r'-quefted to forward their names to MeflYs. Thomas & Andrews, Boston f John Carter, Esq. Providence; MeflYs. Hudfn n & Good win, Hartford; Mr. Thomas Sreenleaf, New-York; MeflYs. Goddaid & Angell, Baltimore ; Augustine Davis, Esq. Rich mond ; Mr. P. Young, Charlcllou ; or to Philadelphia, Aug. 30,1791 *** Subscribers' names shall be prefixed to the work. Pintard and Bleecker, PURCHASE and SELL all kinds of Certificates & Public Securities, On COMMISSION, at public and private sale, on the following terms: ON the specie amount of all sales or purchases at auction, me eighth per cent. On ditto of all sales or purchases at private sale, on all sums below 5000 nominal dollars, onc-hal] per cent. ; and on all funis above 5000 nominal dollars, one-fourth per cent. For receiving interest at the Loan-Office, one per cent. For making transfers at ditto, one dul/ar'each transfer. Such persons throughout the United States, as may be oleafed to favor the fubfrribers with their orders, may rely on 'heir being executed with punduality, fidelity and dispatch, as consi derable expcriencc in the public (locks, together with extenfivc connections in the city of New-Yoik and different parts of the continent, enable them to rondufl their operations with peculiar advantages. PINTARD & ISLEECKER, New-\oik, No. 57, King-Street. (97 taw 6m) March 15, 1791 advertisement. (pj BY lute arrivals from France, the Editor has received from o. 10 ~ 31 , both tncluftve, of a Publication which comes on! twiie a u : Nk '" Par "> entitled. « Cor r f.spond anc Nat ,ona 1.."_ 1 '° No - 10 < have been (hipped, but arc not \et come to hand 'InV prjon who ma, incline to fubjcnte for this K ork. which aM,a, ,to be mtmms, impartial and Patriotic, ma, br furn,/he:', ivitk the numbers as the, arrive h applying l 0 the Editor of this Gazette. >-3 blank Powers to receive the Imerefl, and for the transfer of t!' principal of p„„l,c d-ht, arrtrabte to the Rules eflMfhcd in the T,,a. tkt Ed'itor tm:n ' &Unks S'" rab P a& i<>J Certificates, to h fold h 160 AND OF THE ANDREW BROWN, in the city of Philadelphia L O U I S I A'N A. ALL those perfoni who have an inclination to fettle on the lands ot the Mififlippi, can have a paffjge to New O 1 about the 20th of O&ober next. Each single man on his j',""! there, will have a grant of two hundred and forty acrrs ol 'u'j in fee simple, gratis, without rents or taxes; and each m Jr ' r ! j man, a larger quantity, in proportion to the numberot hi, f ami '| For further particulars, enquire of MelTis. Siiwaut JcX E „ V ' No. 15, South Water-Street. TT ' Philadelphia, Sept. 7, 1791 Public Securities, Bought and Sold, on COMMISSION bv SAMUEL ANDERSON, Chefnut-Street, next door to the Bank, No 07 MASSACHUSETTS SEMI-ANNUAL AND NEW-HAVEN ' LOTTERY TICKETS, To be had at the fame place. MASSACHUSETS SEMI-ANNUAL LOTTERY CLASS 11. THE MANAGERS of the STATE-LOTTERY alfure the Public, that the second Class of the SEMI-ANNUAL LOT. TERY will politively commence drawiug on the day appointed viz. On Thursday the 13th of October next, or Jooner, if the Tickets shall be difpolcd of. As the Managers have in their fcveral monthly Lotteries commenced drawing at til? hour afligntd, [0 they are determined to be equally as punctual in this. SCHEME. NOT TWO BLANKS TO A PRIZE. 25,000 Tickets, at Five Dollars each, are 125.000 Dollars t* be paid in the following Prizes, fubjcft to a dedu&ion of twelve and an half per cent, for the use of the Commonwealth. PR I2ES 1 2 3 6 1G 3® 8o 9° 100 12© 161 200 7585 8388 Prizes. 16612 Blanks. "5000 Tickets. $3" TICKETS in the above Class may be had of the fevcral Manage r s>mho will pay the prizes on demand; of theTR easu r*r of the Commonwealth; oI James White, at his Book-tlore, Franklin's Head, Court-street—and at other places, as usual. BENJAMIN AUSTIN, jun. "I DAVID COBB, | SAMUEL COOPER, GEORGE R. MINOT, j JOHN KNEELAND, Bojlonj April 14, 1791 Public Notice is hereby given, to all to whom thefc presents flial 1 come, or in any w>fe concern, That JAMES GARDNER, late of Wilmington, North-Carolina, decealed, did make four promidory notes payable to SAMUEL JACKSON, of Philadv 1 phiaMerchant, all bearing date the 19th July, 1 785, one tor three hundred and seventy-one pounds, pay able in tix months—one for seven hundred and forty two pounds, in nine months—one tor seven hundred and forty pounds,in twelve months—and one for seven hundred and forty-five pounds thir teen fhiUings and three-pence, in fifteen months, amounting in the whole to two thousand five hundred and ninqty-eight poundsthir teen (hillings and three-pence, and payable in produce at Wil mington : —Which said notes have be<in afligned by the said Sa muel Jacklon to THOMAS MACK IE and Co. and JAM.ES HOOD, Merchants, Philadelphia, and have fmce, in the lite-time of the said Gardner, by him been accounted for and paid in part to the amount of two thousand and forty- seven pounds fifteen Ihil lings and fix-pence, to the said THOM AS MACKIE, and Co. 111 proot ot which the fubferibers have fufficient vouchers. These are therefore to caution all persons from purchasing said notes as they will not be laken up. THOMAS WRIGHT,) ROBERT SCOTT, £ Executors. M. R. WILLKINGS, j Wilmington, North-Carolina, 27M 'ua\, 1791 CHILDS AND SWAINE Have now in the Press, and in a few days will publifa In a handsome Volume OCTAVO, [PRICE ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF] T H E L A OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; Collated with, and corre£tcd by, the original Rolls in the office of the Bccret3ry of Slate, agreeably to a resolve of Congress, paired the 18 h February, 1791. With a COMPLETE INDEX. This volume will comprifethe Federal Constitution, the Aft* of the three St (lions of the Firfl Congress, and the 1 reatics: - also, the Declation of Inoependence, and fundiy Rcfolvcs Ordinances of Congrefc under the Confederation. New-York, Augujl 3. Her Moll Faithful Majesty's Conful-Gencral to the United Stat", P'jblilhes the following EXTRACT from the Inftruckions lent liim by the Royal Board of Trade at Lisbon, tor the informa tion of those whom it may concern : — A LL Mercantile Contrails, Policies of Insurance, Protrits, or l\. other Documents, which are to be given in evidence Courts ot Justice, or out thereof, shall be authenticated 'V n Consuls, and sealed with the royal arms ot the refpcfti ve C° n 0 lare, which her Majesty has been pleased to grant the Con us affix to papers relating to th*ir office; without which no ere (hall be given thereunto in Courts ot Justice, or othcrwifr. Philadelphia, Auguil 12. t — Philadelphia, 20th July, 1 79 1, THE CommifTioners appointed to receive Subscriptions to Bank of the United States, do hereby, agreeable to aw, 11 ' rm the Stockholders oft he fai d Bank, that an election 'irtw-ci Hv D»r< £lors will be held at the CitV-Hall «n Pnilade p1 1 Friday the 21ft day of O&ober next, at to o'clock in t enior 0 THOMAS WII LING, DAVID RinfcNHObSti SAMUEL HOW£LL. DOL LARS. 10000 is 3000 arc 2000 1000 s°° 20# 100 .5° 4®. 3° 20 10 a (e p. 3 m < w s t f Dollars. 10009 6009 6oo* 6ood 5000 6000 8000 45°° 4000 3600 3220 2000 60689 125000
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