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| 1852, Jan. 14 | |
| The new constitution concentrated authority in Louis-Napoleon's hands. He alone could make laws and issue decrees. The constitution also provided a Council of State and a Senate chosen by the president. Both met in secret, and the former drew up legislation that the latter could reject if it was considered unconstitutional. A legislative assembly (Corps législatif) could accept or reject legislation but could not amend it. | 1 |
| Nov. 2 | |
| The Senate declared the empire reestablished. The empire was subsequently ratified by plebiscite (Nov. 21) and promulgated by decree (Dec. 2). (See The Second Empire) | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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