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. the pleasure of the King. It is
The Legislative Assembly meets supposed to meet regularly during
twice a year for a period of six two months of the year.
weeks: April 15 to June 1, and The King proposes the laws. The
December 1 to January 15. Legislative Assembly has no right
All laws are proposed by the of discussion. Can accept a law or
Raadpensionaris. The Legislative veto it.
Assembly does not have the right The country is divided into nine
of debate, but has the right of departments. Drenthe is revived as
veto. a separate department.
The same division of the The old Departmental Estates, are
country as before. brought immediately under the
The cities continue to regain influence of the King, who appoints
their old sovereign rights. his own officers (Land-drost). The
autonomy of the cities is again lost.