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| | Constitution of May 3, 1791 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Every king, when ascending the throne, shall execute an oath to God and to the nation, that he will preserve the present constitution and the pacta conventa15 that shall be drawn up with the present-day elector of Saxony, as destined to the throne, and which shall bind him as shall those of the past. |
 | | It shall be his duty to commission officers and appoint officials pursuant to the provisions of lower law, to appoint bishops and senators persuant to the provisions of that law, and ministers, as the prime officials of the executive authority. |
 | | The successor the throne, having emerged from minority and executed an oath to uphold the constitution, may be present at all sessions of the guardianship, but without a vote. |
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