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24 CX. The King appoints the senators. There office is for life. The senate, by the intervention of the lieutenant, presents to the King two candidates for every vacant situation of senator, palatine, castellan.

CXI. In order to be a candidate for the office of senator, palatine, or castellan, the individual must have completed his thirty-fifth year, he must pay an annual contribution of two thousands florins (of Polish money), and he must be, in all respects, such as the laws on this subject require.

CXII. The princes of the blood, after the age of eighteen, may take their seat, and vote in the senate.

CXIII. The first member of the senate, according to the order prescribed in a special decree, shall be president.

CXIV. Besides its legislative power, the senate has other functions, which are to be separately defined.

CXV. The senate can only meet for the discharge of its legislative duties, on the requisition of the King, and during the diet. The president has the power of convoking it for other purposes.

CXVI. The senate is to decide upon the propriety of putting upon their trial such senators, heads of departments, counsellors of State, and masters of requests, as have been specified by the King, or his lieutenant, or accused by the chamber of nuncios, of mal-administration in office.