But the triennial magistrates may not be
elected out of any other than the third region only, lest the
term of their session expire before that of their honor; and (it
being unlawful for a man to bear magistracy any longer than he is
thereto qualified by the election of the people) cause a fraction
in the rotation of this commonwealth.
"The strategus is first president of the Senate, and general
of the army, if it be commanded to march; in which case there
shall be a second strategus elected to be first president of the
Senate, and general of the second army, and if this also be
commanded to march, a third strategus shill be chosen, and so on,
as long as the commonwealth sends forth armies.
"The lord orator is the second and more peculiar president of
the Senate to whom it appertains to keep the house to orders.
"The censors, whereof the first, by consequence of his
election, is chancellor of the University of Clio, and the second
of that of Calliope, are presidents of the Council for Religion
and magistrates, to whom it belongs to keep the house to the
order of the ballot. They are also inquisitors into the ways and
means of acquiring magistracy, and have power to punish indirect
proceedings in the same, by removing a knight or magistrate out
of the house, under appeal to the Senate.
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