French Revolution, Document of the Provisional Executive Council of Paris and dated January 9, 1793 concerning the appointment as Gendarme of citizen Bernard by Colonel Louvel

End of the 18th century
Year 1 of the Republic

Handwritten header :

"4th Company
commission of Gendarmes of the
33rd division of the gendarmerie, for
the citizen François Bernard".

"IN THE NAME OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC."

"THE PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF AUGUST 15, 1792, the fourth year of liberty, has declared that, by virtue of both the law of the preceding July 18, which created three new divisions of the national gendarmerie, to be formed from the ci-devant Gardes-Françaises and other soldiers of the center, and that of September 3, 1792, which, by confirming the nominations which these divisions made of their officers, decided that their organization would be in all assimilated and in conformity with that of the other divisions of the Gendarmerie of Paris, and on the sight of the minutes of nomination and states of composition of the eight companies of the 33rd division of the national gendarmerie, forming one of the said three new divisions, in one of which statements of composition is included the citizen François Bernard named, in accordance with the law, to occupy a position of Gendarme this citizen was provided, by the present commission, with the status and employment of Gendarme having rank in the said quality in the camps and armies, to have him exercise, under the authority of the citizen Louvel Colonel and that of the Lieutenants Colonels, Captains, Lieutenants, Marshals of the logis and Brigadiers, and in accordance with the law, the functions attributed to this status. Requests and orders, the provisional executive council, to citizen Louvel colonel of the 33rd division of the gendarmerie, to take and receive from said citizen François Bernard the oath prescribed by law, and to put him and have him put in possession of the said state of Gendarme and to have him recognized, heard and obeyed, in this capacity, by all and as it will appear. Given in Paris on the ninth day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three, the fourth year of liberty and the first of the French Republic.

THE PROVISIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL,"

Seal affixed lower left depicting an allegory of the Republic holding a pike topped with a Phrygian cap in her right hand, right hand resting on a lictor beam, exergue "IN THE NAME OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC."

Handwritten annotation:

"On January 9, 1793, the 2nd year of the French Republic, the citizen named in the present commission took before the citizen Louvel Colonel the oath prescribed by law"

"The present commission and oath were registered today at the du on January 9, 1793 the year 2nd of the French Republic"

About the provisional executive council: wikipedia link

Back of the frame:

Handwritten note of February 4, 1793, recording the oath to the Directory of the Department of Paris

"On February 4, 1793, the second year of the French Republic, the commission and the oath taken were registered with the Directory of the Department of Paris in accordance with article 9 of title 3 of the law of February 16, 1791.

About the law of February 16, 1791: Link Ministry of the Interior

Framed under glass
Good condition
Folds, small holes
46 x 56 cm frame included
Former collection André BERNHEIM (1877-1961)

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