"DECLARATION by KING LOUIS XVIII, Done at SAINT-OUEN on May - Lot 433

"DECLARATION by KING LOUIS XVIII, Done at SAINT-OUEN on May 2, 1814." "«.... Recalled by the love of our People to the throne of our fathers, enlightened by the misfortunes of the nation we are destined to govern . Resolved to adopt a Liberal Constitution, we summon for the 10th of June the Senate and the Legislature ... Representative Government will be maintained. Taxation will be freely consented to. Public and individual liberty will be assured. Freedom of the press respected, except for the precautions necessary for public tranquillity. Freedom of Religion guaranteed. Property shall be inviolable and sacred; the sale of national property shall remain irrevocable... Judges shall be irremovable, and the judiciary independent. ... The Legion of Honour, whose Decoration we shall determine, shall be maintained." - Vignette Royale - Printed in MONTPELLIER, at Félix AVIGNON, Printer of the Royal Court and Academy. Placard (54 x 43) State A