A tour through Holland : $b along the right and left banks of the Rhine, to the south of Germany, in the summer and autumn of 1806Carr, John, Sir
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A tour through Holland : $b along the right and left banks of the Rhine, to the south of Germany, in the summer and autumn of 1806
Carr, John, Sir
Netherlands -- Description and travel; Rhine River Valley -- Description and travel
27. All the princes born in hereditary order will be brought up
together, and by the same tutors and officers, either in the palace
inhabited by the emperor, or in another palace within the distance of
ten _myriamètres_[2] from his usual residence.
Footnote 2:
_Myriamètre_ is equal to 5132 43–100 toises, or 1 7–20 German mil 15
to a degree.
26. Their course of education will begin at the age of seven, and will
finish at the attainment of the age of sixteen. The children of those
who have distinguished themselves by their services may be admitted to
participate of the advantages.
27. Should it happen that a prince in the hereditary order should
ascend a foreign throne, he will be bound, when his male issue should
be seven years old, to send them to the above-mentioned houses to
receive their education.
OF THE PRESENTATION OF PETITIONS AND AUDIENCES.
Those who wish to present petitions, or addresses, &c. to the king,
will put at the head, “To the King.” They all begin with the title of
Sire, and in the body of the addresses, &c. the words “Your Majesty”
must be used. His majesty has provisionally charged the counsellor of
state, M. Golberg, in order to receive in his name all the requests,
supplications, and remonstrances which may be presented, and to give a
circumstantial account of them to the King. This counsellor attends
for this purpose in the apartments of the old court, every Tuesday and
Friday, from nine in the morning till two in the afternoon. But all
petitions, supplications, or remonstrances, must be presented in
writing, on stamped paper: and there ought besides to be indorsed on
the petitions, &c. the name of the supplicant, the nature of the
demand, and in concise terms, the motives of the same. It must be
observed besides, that all demands, addresses, or remonstrances to the
courts, or tribunals of justice, departmental administrations, or
other constituted authorities, ought to be sent to the minister or
directors general, that the deed which relates to the object, be made
by them, and presented to the king. Those who desire to be admitted to
the audience of his majesty the king, are obliged to address
themselves for this purpose to the chamberlain of the day, the motive
for which this audience is requested, must be signified by writing,
and the place where the answer may be sent exactly mentioned. The king
has decreed, that in order to facilitate and assure as much as
possible the relation between him and his subjects, all the ministers,
or directors general, have to give once or twice a week a public
audience; for this purpose they have fixed the following days, &c. &c.
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