Amid the profound silence of the nine hundred representatives, of whom almost the entire number was assembled, the President of the National Constituent Assembly, Armaud MarRAST, rose and said:- "In the name of the French people, "Whereas Citizen Charles-Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, born at Paris, fulfils the conditions of eligibility prescribed by Article 44 of the Constitution; "Whereas in the ballot cast throughout the extent of the territory of the Republic, for the election of President, he has received an absolute majority of votes; "By virtue of Articles 47 and 48 of the Constitution, the National Assembly proclaims him President of the Republic from this present day until the second Sunday in May, 1852." There was a general movement on all the benches, and in the galleries filled with the public; the President of the Constituent Assembly added: "According to the terms of the decree, I invite the Citizen President of the Republic to ascend the tribune, and to take the oath."
"Napoleon the Little"
Victor Hugo
The motto over the Transport Office door might well be "Ohne Hast-mit RAST!"
"A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil"
T. R. Swinburne
My sire, fierce of mood, a kettle owns, a capacious cauldron, a RAST in depth."
"The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson"
Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
