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The king's authority is limited to the duration of his reign, in a fixed manner, neither increasing nor decreasing from the amount determined for him upon his accession by the Council of the Diwan al-Bir, in the first consultative council. The fourth, and the thirty. The Diwan al-Bir is an integral part of legislating administrative laws. The fifth, and the thirty. This council convenes and opens for a period of months during the king's reign at the same time as the opening of the Council of Envoys of Affairs. They open together on the same day and close likewise. The sixth, and the thirty. If the Diwan al-Bir convened before the opening of the Council of Envoys of Affairs or before the permission of the King of France, then the order issued by this council during its meeting would be prohibited from being signed and would be null and void. The seventh, and the thirty. The naming of a person as Bir is the right of the king, and the number of members of the Diwan al-Bir is unlimited. The king can appoint the Bir to any title he wishes, and he can bear that title for the duration of his life and pass it down to his descendants. The eighth, and the thirty. A person can enter the Diwan al-Bir at the age of twenty-five, but he cannot express his opinion in consultation until he reaches the age of thirty. The ninth, and the thirty. The head of the Diwan al-Bir is the Chief Justice of France, the keeper of the king's seal, meaning a minister of the king's seal. If he apologizes, his successor from among the members of the council will be appointed by the king for that purpose. The thirtieth. The king's relatives and descendants shall enter the rank of Bir by mere birth, and each of them shall be accounted for under the head of that council. They shall have no word or opinion in the council until they reach the age of twenty-five. The thirty-first. No one from the members of the Council of the Bir can enter that council upon its opening except with the permission of the king by sending a messenger. If they do so, what is said in their presence is considered null. The thirty-second. All opinions of the Diwan al-Bir must be written down. The thirty-third. The king's council is the one that has exclusive jurisdiction over.

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