(Signed) LOUIS. (Underneath was written) on behalf of the king, For the Secretary of State. (Signed) VERHUEL, The Minister of the Marine. THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS. FIRST SECTION. GENERAL DISPOSITIONS. ART. 1. The constitutional laws actually in force, particularly the constitution of 1805, as well as the civil, political, and religious laws now exercised in the Batavian republic, the operation of which is conformable to the dispositions of the treaty concluded the 24th of May, in the present year, between his majesty the emperor of the French and king of Italy, and the Batavian republic, shall be wholly preserved, excepting only those which shall be abolished by the present constitutional laws. 2. The administration of the Dutch colonies is regulated by particular laws. The revenues and the expenses of the colonies shall be considered as making part of the revenues and expenses of the state. 3. The _public debt of the state is guaranteed by the present articles_. 4. The Dutch language shall continue to be employed exclusively for the laws, publications, ordinances, judgments, and all other public acts, without distinction. 5. There shall be no change made in the name or weight of the current coin, but by virtue of a particular law. 6. The ancient flag of the state shall be preserved. 7. The council of state shall be composed of thirteen members. The ministers shall have rank, a seat, and a vote in the council of state. SECTION II. OF RELIGION. ART. 1. _The king and the law grant an equal protection to all religions professed in the state._ By their authority is to be determined all that is judged necessary in the organization, the protection, and exercise of all worships. Every exercise of religion is confined to the interior of the temples of all the different communions. 2. The king is to enjoy in his palace, as well as in every place where he shall reside, the free and public exercise of his religion. SECTION III. OF THE KING.