"The magistrates of the signory, as councillors of this
commonwealth, shall take into their consideration all matters of
state or of government; and, having right to propose in any
council, may, any one or more of them, propose what business he
or they please in that council to which it most properly belongs.
And, that the councils may be held to their duty, the said
magistrates are superintendents and inspectors of the same, with
right to propose to the Senate.

"The censors have equal power with these magistrates, but in
relation to the Council of Religion only.

"Any two of the three provosts in every council may propose
to, and are the more peculiar proposers of, the same council; to
the end that there be not only an inspection and superintendency
of business in general, but that every work be also committed to
a peculiar hand.

"Any one or more of the magistrates, or any two of the
provosts respectively having proposed, the council shall debate
the business so proposed, to which they of the third region that
are willing shall speak first in their order; they of the second,
next; and they of the first, last; and the opinions of those that
proposed or spoke, as they shall be thought the most considerable
by the council, shall be taken by the secretary of the same in
writing, and each of them signed with the name of the author.

"The opinions being thus prepared, any magistrate of the
signory, the censors, or any two of the provosts of that council,
upon this occasion may assemble the Senate.