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The form of government of France, at the end of 1873, was nominally republican, theugh not embodied as such in a formal constitution. Temporarily the supreme power was vested in a National Assembly, composed, when complete, of 750 members, elected by universal suffrage, in a general election on February 8, 1871, supplemented by partial elections in 1871, 1872, and 1873. The election of deputies for the National Assembly takes place in electoral districts, and the votes of each elector are given for the whole number of representatives returned by the district. The only requisite to be an elector is to be possessed of citizenship and of the age of twenty-one years, while the only requisite for a depute is to be a citizen and twenty-five years of age. Not sitting in permanency, the Assembly nominates a standing committee before each prorogation, and on re-assembling appoints a ‘bureau’ called, in distinction from other special’ bureaux,’ the ‘bureau de l’Assemblée.’ This ‘bureau’ is composed of a President, four Vice-Presidents, and six Secretaries, the latter selected from among the youngest members. The President regulates the discussions, gives and withdraws permission to speak, is the highest autherity within the Assembly, and can inflict certain moral penalties, but only such.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning France
1. Official Publications
Bulletin des Lois. Imprim. nationale. Paris, 1873
Bulletin officiel du Ministère de 1’Intérieur. Paris, 1873.
Circulates et Instructions officielles relatives à l’lnstruction publique. 8. Paris, 1873.
Colonies françaises, Tableaux de population, de culture, de commerce et do navigation pour l’année 1872. 8. Paris, 1873.
Compte général de l’administration do la justice civile et commerciale en Prance pendant l’année 1870. 4. Paris, 1873.
Compte général de l’Administration de la Justice criminelle en France, par le Garde des Seeaux, mimstre de la justice. 4. Paris, 1873.
Documents statistiques réunis par l’administration des douanes sur le commerce de la Prance (année 1872). 4. Paris, 1872.
Enquête agricole; 1 série, Documents généraus, décrets, rapports, etc. Ministèrs de l’agriculture. 4. Paris, 1872.
Enquête sur la marine marchande, le fascicule. 4. Paris, 1872.
Enquete sur la situation industrielle et commerciale. Conseil supérieur du commerce, de l’agriculture et de l’industrie. 4. Paris, 1872.
Loi portant réorganisation du Conseil d’état. In ‘Journal Officiel’ No. 148. Versailles, 1872.
Ministéredes Finances : Comptes généranx de l’Administration des Finances. Paris, 1872.
Ministère de l’Agriculture; du Commerce ct des Travaux publics: Archives statfetiqu.es. Paris, 1873.
Rapport au Président do la République françnise par le Ministre des Finances ; Budget ordinaire de 1874, et comparaison du Budget de 1874 avec celui de 1869. In ‘Journal Officiel de la République française.’ Versailles, November 2, 1873.
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Tableau du Commerce général de la Prance, avec ses Colonies et les Puissances étrangères, pendant l’Année 1871. 4. Paris, 1873.
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Report by Mr. L. S. Sackville West, on the Finances and Public Credit of France, dated Paris, Jan. 10, 1869; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No. II. 1869. 8. London, 1869.
Report by Mr. L. S. Sackville West, on the Commerce and General Statistics of France, dated Paris, July 1, 1869 ; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No IV. 1869. 8. London, 1869.
Report by Mr. L. S. Sackville West, on the Tenure of Land in France, dated Paris, Nov. 19, 1869; in ‘Reports from H. M.’s Representatives respecting the Tenure of Land in the several Countries of Europe.’ Part I. Fol. pp. 540. London, 1870.
Report by Mr. L. S. Sackville West, on the Revenue and Expenditure, the Railways, and the State of Education in France, dated Parrs, Feb. 1, Feb. 27, March 16, March 22, and July 1, 1870; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No. I. 1871 8. London, 1871.
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Report by Mr.’L. S. Sackville West, on the Trade of France for the years 1871 and 1872, dated Paris, February 14, 1873; in ‘Reports of H.M.’s Secretaries of Embassy and Legation.’ No. I. 1873. 8. London, 1873.
Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Playfair, British Consul-General, on the Social Condition and Trade of Algeria in the years 18G9, 1870, and 1871, dated Algiers, Feb. 1, 1872; in ‘Reports from H.M.’s Consuls.’ No. I. 1872. 8. London, 1872.
Report by Lieutenant-Colonel Playfair, British Consul-General, on the Trade, of Algiers, for the year 1872, dated Algiers, February 6, 1873 ; in ‘Reports by IL M.’s Consuls on the Manufactures, Commerce, &c, of their Consular Districts. No. II. 1873. 8. London, 1873.
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Prat (Th. de), Annuaire protestant: Statistique générale des diverses branches du Protestantisme français. 8. Paris, 1873.
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Martin, F. (1874). France. In: The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230253032_4
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