A Raadpensionaris. A King. A Legislative Assembly. (The A Legislative Assembly. old title of their High and The King is assisted by a Mightinesses is revived for the Council of State of thirteen members of this body.) members, to be appointed by The Raadpensionaris is himself. assisted by an advisory Council The Legislative body has the of State of five to nine members, same rights as in the year 1801. to be selected by himself. The King has the same executive The powers of the Legislative power as the Raadpensionaris, but body remain the same. may "upon certain occasions act The Raadpensionaris has all directly without consulting the the executive and legislative Legislative body at all." power of the Council of State The Legislative body consists of (Staatsbewind) of 1801, but he thirty-eight members. Holland has at his disposal a secret appoints seventeen. The other budget to be used "for the good departments two or four; Drenth, of the country" at his own one. When a department increases discretion. in territory the number of The Legislative Assembly representatives may be increased, consists of nineteen members: too. Holland sends seven; Zeeland For the first time nineteen new sends one; Utrecht sends one; all members proposed by the the other departments send two Legislative body itself and members. confirmed by the King were added The first Legislative Assembly to the old Legislative Assembly of is to be appointed by the the year 1805. Raadpensionaris. Afterward the The next year (1807) the King departmental government proposes appointed the new members from four names. The Raadpensionaris among a list of candidates, half selects two out of the four and of which list was proposed by the returns the names to the Legislative Assembly, the other departmental government, which half of which was made up by a then votes for one of those two. number of notabilities who were Qualifications for franchise selected by the King from a list remain the same as in 1801. of names proposed by departmental The Raadpensionaris is officers. appointed by the Legislative The Constitution refers the Assembly for a period of five question of the qualifications for years. The Constitution of 1805 the franchise to the future. As a lasted only for a year. The only matter of fact the franchise was Raadpensionaris was practically abolished after the Schimmelpenninck. institution of the kingdom. The Raadpensionaris appoints The King appoints four five secretaries of State and a secretaries of State (Ministers). Council of Finance, consisting The Legislative body meets at of three advisory members.