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Considering that the
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Wanting moreover to put an end to the anarchy which afflicts this country, and to cut short the abusive pretensions of sovereignty of a part of the population on the other,
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ART. 4. - It will be taken possession, without delay, on our behalf, and a general commissioner will be in charge of administering it throughout the rest of this year.
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The department was created by
Article 2 of the decree of 12 November 1810, reuniting the Valais to the French Empire. This decree is written as follows:
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That the Valais did not fulfill any of the engagements it had contracted when we had the work begun to open this great communication;
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NAPOLEON, EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH, KING OF ITALY, PROTECTOR OF THE CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE, MEDIATOR OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION:
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This decree was confirmed by the organic senatus-consulte of 13 December 1810. This senatus-consulte is written as follows:
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FIRST ARTICLE. - The Valais is reunited to the territory of the French Empire.
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ART. 5. - All our ministers will be charged with the execution of this decree.
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Des treize cantons du département (1813) aux treize dizains du canton (1815)
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ART. 2. - It will form a department under the name of
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ART. 3. - This department will be part of the seventh military division.
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FIRST ARTICLE. - The Valais is reunited to the Empire.
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