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The king appoints and chooses him from five envoys presented by that council (The forty-fourth. The scope of this council is essential unless five envoys from the provinces wish it. Whatever is omitted, foreigners may be expelled from the council. The forty-fifth. The council is divided into small councils called "Buro," meaning offices. The people of these Buro examine the things the king buys and sells to them. The forty-sixth. Nothing in the regulations of French policy shall be amended or passed unless the king approves it and discusses it in those small councils. The forty-seventh. The council of envoys from the provinces receives the petitions of individuals and rulers, and they do not reach the "Buro" council unless that council approves them. The forty-eighth. The king's order concerning an individual cannot be executed unless the two councils approve it. The forty-ninth. The "Makar" council's decrees are not cut off year after year, but others can be cut off for a known reason. The fiftieth. The king must order the opening of the two councils every year, but whenever he wishes. He may abolish the council of envoys from the provinces, provided that a new council of envoys is formed and that the renewal of the other does not exceed three months. The fifty-first. No one can arrest a member of the council of envoys from the provinces during the opening of the council, a month before its opening, and a month and a half after it. The fifty-second. No member of the council can be pursued for any matter related to the "Muqawiyat" as long as the council is open and the council is in session, unless he is apprehended for his actions at the time and the council permits his apprehension). The fifty-third. A petition presented to one of the two councils is not accepted unless it is written, and according to French policy, a person may not submit a report to the council.

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