They encroach on the roads daily; the ditches are cultivated by them the same as their own property."] [Footnote 4131: Laws of February 29--March 9, 1804 And February 28--March 10, 1805.] [Footnote 4132: Laws of July 23, 1802, and of February 27, 1811.] [Footnote 4133: "Correspondance de Napoleon," No.

4474 (note dictated to Lucien).] [Footnote 4134: Decree of March 1, 1808: "Are counts by right, all ministers, senators, councilors of state for life, presidents of the corps Legislatif, and archbishops.

Are barons by right, all bishops.
May become barons, after ten years of service, all first presidents and attorney generals, the mayors of the thirty-six principal towns.

(In 1811, instead of 36, there are 52 principal towns.) May also become barons, the presidents and members of the department electoral colleges who have attended three sessions of these colleges."] [Footnote 4135: Decree of Thermidor 4, year X.] [Footnote 4136: Law of Pluviose 28, year VIII.] [Footnote 4137: "Proces-verbaux des conseils generaux" of the years VIII and X.( The second series drawn up after those propounded by the minister Chaptal, is much more complete and furnishes an historical document of the highest importance.)] [Footnote 4138: "Statistiques des prefets" (from the years IX to XIII, about 40 volumes).] [Footnote 4139: Beugnot, "Memoires," I., 363.] [Footnote 4140: Faber, ibid., 127 .-- Cf.

Charlotte de Sohr, "Napoleon en 1811" (details and anecdotes on Napoleon's journey through Belgium and Holland).] [Footnote 4141: Beugnot, I., 380, 384.