XVI.
The offices of the Governors, Lieut.-Governors and Lieutenants of the Provinces, and also those of the "Baillis d'épée," shall be suppressed.
XVII.
Questions in dispute between different local authorities shall be decided, if possible, by the superior authority, or, in default, by our Council.
XVIII.
The dispensation of justice shall remain the prerogative of the Crown.
The administration of justice shall be rendered uniform, and the high seigneurial jurisdictions shall be suppressed.
XIX.
(Provides certain rules of judicial procedure.)
XX.