DECREE OF THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC
(Regarding the September Elections)

1. The elections shall be conducted by universal male suffrage, so that each Frenchman possesses an equal right to elect a representative to the Constituent Assembly.

2. Delegates to the Constituent Assembly shall be solely responsible for the drafting and signing of the Constitution of the French Republic. During the period of their meeting, the Provisional Council will continue to manage daily affairs for the Republic.

3. All individuals shall be permitted to run for a position in the Constituent Assembly, barring specific exceptions:
a. Those who served as a cabinet official in any ministry under the Charter of 1830;
b. Those who have laid claim to any royal or imperial title.

4. No delegate shall be permitted to simultaneously hold office in either the civil service or the military.

5. Seats shall be apportioned by the Ministry of the Interior according to the population of each arrondissement. The boundaries of the arrondissements shall go unaltered, although the number of seats which they shall elect will be adjusted in order to ensure an equal and fair division of seats in the Constituent Assembly.