In each District there shall be holden an annual Assembly, which shall
last fifteen days, and which shall consist of:
(_a_) The officers of the principal city of the District.
(_b_) One deputy from each of the boroughs.
(_c_) A certain number of the officers of the Parishes and smaller
divisions (arrondissements) to be returned in rotation.
The holders of large landed properties may also attend.
In this Assembly the financial and other affairs of the District shall
be transacted, and deputies shall be chosen to represent the District
in the Provincial Estates.
"_La liberté est l'appui du Trône: l'ordre rend légitime la
liberté._"--"Considérations" (1764).