A ring was made, and there was silence, so that the prefects might not be attracted, because fighting in the Lower School was forbidden.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
He had the direct and sole nomination of the members of the general administration, of those of the departmental and municipal councils, and of the administrators, afterwards called prefects and sub-prefects.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
The mayors were appointed by the First Consul in communes of more than 5,000 souls: by the prefects in the smaller communes: all were alike responsible to the central power.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose