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All feudal claims had been done away with, and with them the right of primogeniture; and, indeed, it is not possible for a testator to avoid leaving his property to be shared among his family, though he can make some small differences in the amount each receives, and thus estates are continually freshly divided, and some portions become very small indeed. ALL FEUDAL CLAIMS HAD BEEN DONE AWAY WITH AND WITH THEM THE RIGHT OF PRIMOGENITURE AND INDEED IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR A TESTATOR TO AVOID LEAVING HIS PROPERTY TO BE SHARED AMONG HIS FAMILY THOUGH HE CAN MAKE SOME SMALL DIFFERENCES IN THE AMOUNT EACH RECEIVES AND THUS ESTATES ARE CONTINUALLY FRESHLY DIVIDED AND SOME PORTIONS BECOME VERY SMALL INDEED
eat code of laws called the "_Code Napoléon_," which has ever since continued in force. 9. France under Napoleon.--The old laws and customs, varying in different provinces, had been swept away, so that the field was clear; and the system of government which Napoleon devised has remained practically unchanged from that time to this. Everything was made to depend upon the central government. The Ministers of Religion, of Justice, of Police, of Education, etc., have the regulation of all interior affairs, and appoint all who work under them, so that nobody learns how to act alone; and as the Government has been in fact ever since dependent on the will of the people of Paris, the whole country is helplessly in their hands. The army, as in almost all foreign nations, is raised by conscription--that is, by drawing lots among the young men liable to serve, and who can only escape by paying a substitute to serve in their stead; and this is generally the first object of the savings of a family.  GREAT BENEFIT IN THE GREAT CODE OF LAWS CALLED THE CODE NAPOLEON WHICH HAS EVER SINCE CONTINUED IN FORCE NINE FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON THE OLD LAWS AND CUSTOMS VARYING IN DIFFERENT PROVINCES HAD BEEN SWEPT AWAY SO THAT THE FIELD WAS CLEAR AND THE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WHICH NAPOLEON DEVISED HAS REMAINED PRACTICALLY UNCHANGED FROM THAT TIME TO THIS EVERYTHING WAS MADE TO DEPEND UPON THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT THE MINISTERS OF RELIGION OF JUSTICE OF POLICE OF EDUCATION ET CETERA HAVE THE REGULATION OF ALL INTERIOR AFFAIRS AND APPOINT ALL WHO WORK UNDER THEM SO THAT NOBODY LEARNS HOW TO ACT ALONE AND AS THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN IN FACT EVER SINCE DEPENDENT ON THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF PARIS THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS HELPLESSLY IN THEIR HANDS THE ARMY AS IN ALMOST ALL FOREIGN NATIONS IS RAISED BY CONSCRIPTION THAT IS BY DRAWING LOTS AMONG THE YOUNG MEN LIABLE TO SERVE AND WHO CAN ONLY ESCAPE BY PAYING A SUBSTITUTE TO SERVE IN THEIR STEAD AND THIS IS GENERALLY THE FIRST OBJECT OF THE SAVINGS OF A FAMILY
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