50. The head master of the Normal School will hold the same rank, and exercise the same prerogatives, with the rectors of the Universities.
Title IV.
Of the Royal Council of Public Instruction.
51. Our Royal Council of Public Instruction will be composed of a president and eleven councillors appointed by us.
52. Two of this number will be selected from the clergy, two from our State Council, or from the Courts, and the seven others from individuals who have become eminent for their talents or services in the cause of public instruction.
53. The president of our Royal Council is alone charged with the correspondence; he will introduce all subjects of discussion to the Council, name the reporters, if necessary, establish the order of debate, sign and despatch the resolutions, and see them carried into effect.
54. In case of an equal division of opinions, he will have the casting vote.
55. Conformably with Article 3 of the present decree, our Royal Council will prepare, arrange, and promulgate the general regulations concerning instruction and discipline.
56. The Council will prescribe the execution of these rules to all the Universities, and will watch over them through [the] Inspectors-General of Studies, who will visit the Universities whenever directed by the Council to do so, and will report on the state of all the schools.
57. The number of the Inspectors will be twelve; that is to say, two for the faculties of law, two for those of medicine, and the remaining eight for the faculties of science and literature and for the royal and local colleges.