Endnotes

  1. The magistrature assise consists of the judges who sit in court, and are appointed for life. The members of the magistrature amovible conduct the examination and prosecution of accused persons. They address the court standing, and are not appointed for life.

  2. The term is applied to all the substitutes of the procureur général, or Attorney General.

  3. In the French, “poulets,” which means “love-letters” as well as “chickens.”