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1. 32. le Tribunal ; this body had to discuss, and adopt or reject, the laws proposed to it by the government. The Corps Législatif gave a silent vote for or against the proposais discussed before it by members of the Tribunate or of the government. The Sénat Conservateur consisted of 80 members, forty years of âge at least, appointed for life, whose chief duty was to sélect the members of the above bodies and other officiais. The executive was in the hands of three Consuls appointed for ten years.

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