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  1 3 |           of the magistracies. The Council of Areopagus had as its
  2 4 |             There was also to be a Council, consisting of four hundred
  3 4 |       afresh. If any member of the Council failed to attend when there
  4 4 |         there was a sitting of the Council or of the Assembly, he paid
  5 4 |          if he was a Zeugites. The Council of Areopagus was guardian
  6 4 |          an information before the Council of Areopagus, on declaring
  7 8 |         whereas in early times the Council of Areopagus summoned suitable
  8 8 |             Solon also appointed a Council of four hundred, a hundred
  9 8 |             but he assigned to the Council of the Areopagus the duty
 10 20|          attempted to dissolve the Council, and to set up Isagoras
 11 20|            power in the state. The Council, however, resisted, the
 12 21|         families. Next he made the Council to consist of five hundred
 13 22|        they first imposed upon the Council of Five Hundred the oath
 14 23|         after the Persian wars the Council of Areopagus once more developed
 15 24|        Knights, 500 members of the Council, 500 guards of the dockyards,
 16 25|           made an attack upon that Council. First of all he ruined
 17 25|          of Conon, he stripped the Council of all the acquired prerogatives
 18 25|       assigned some of them to the Council of Five Hundred, and others
 19 25|          warned Ephialtes that the Council intended to arrest him,
 20 25|   representatives delegated by the Council to the residence of Ephialtes,
 21 25|            and presently, when the Council of Five Hundred met, Ephialtes
 22 25|       Tanagra. In this way was the Council of Areopagus deprived of
 23 30| recommendations. There should be a Council, holding office for a year,
 24 30|        were to be appointed by the Council from a larger number of
 25 30|            from the members of the Council. The Hellenic Treasurers
 26 30|            should not sit with the Council. As regards the future,
 27 30|          qualification of age. The Council was to sit once every five
 28 30|         casting of the lot for the Council was to be held by the nine
 29 30|            from the members of the Council, and of these one was to
 30 30|       wishing to appear before the Council, giving the first place
 31 30|       balloting. Any member of the Council who did not enter the Council-house
 32 30|          leave of absence from the Council.~
 33 31|          scheme. There should be a Council of Four Hundred, as in the
 34 31|        members of the tribes. This Council should appoint the magistrates
 35 31|       Thousand, but so soon as the Council came into existence it was
 36 31|           the deliberations of the Council. The Five thousand was also
 37 31|             but for the future the Council was to elect these officers
 38 31|      except those of member of the Council and of general, might be
 39 31|            citizens to join in the Council along with the rest.~
 40 32|         Aristomachus, the existing Council, that of the year of Callias,
 41 32|  twenty-first; whereas the regular Council, elected by lot, ought to
 42 35|             but after appointing a Council of Five Hundred and the
 43 35|         relating to the Areopagite Council; they also repealed such
 44 37|       introduced two laws into the Council, which they commanded it
 45 40|          Archinus haled him to the Council and persuaded them to execute
 46 41|         the Persian wars, when the Council of Areopagus had the direction
 47 41|        overthrowing the Areopagite Council; under this the nation,
 48 41|            the jurisdiction of the Council has passed into the hands
 49 42|           question. After this the Council examines those who have
 50 43|          also elected by vote.~The Council of Five Hundred is elected
 51 43|        convene the meetings of the Council and the Assembly. The Council
 52 43|      Council and the Assembly. The Council they convene every day,
 53 43|   programme of the business of the Council and to decide what subjects
 54 44|           convene a meeting of the Council or Assembly, he appoints
 55 44|   preliminary consideration by the Council in this case also.~
 56 45|             45~In former times the Council had full powers to inflict
 57 45|            the people deprived the Council thenceforward of the power
 58 45|          passing a law that if the Council condemn any person for an
 59 45|       judgement in the matter.~The Council passes judgement on nearly
 60 45|           to the law-courts if the Council declare the charge proved.
 61 45|     declare the charge proved. The Council also examines those who
 62 45|         nine Archons. Formerly the Council had full power to reject
 63 45|            matters, therefore, the Council has no final jurisdiction.
 64 45|       first been considered by the Council and placed on the programme
 65 46|                             46~The Council also superintends the triremes
 66 46|         over completed to the next Council, the old Council cannot
 67 46|          the next Council, the old Council cannot receive the customary
 68 46|          from its own members. The Council also inspects all public
 69 47|                             47~The Council also co-operates with other
 70 47|             in the presence of the Council. Then there are the Commissioners
 71 47|             in the presence of the Council, and grant, to the persons
 72 47|       indicated by the vote of the Council, the mines which are let
 73 47|             in the presence of the Council, the property of those who
 74 47|         They also hand over to the Council lists of the taxes which
 75 47|      King-archon brings before the Council the leases of the sacred
 76 47|   instalments are carried into the Council, and the public clerk takes
 77 48|             in the presence of the Council in the Council-chamber,
 78 48|     default, to be imprisoned. The Council has full power by the laws
 79 48|           they ask publicly in the Council whether any one knows of
 80 48|        they take a vote on it.~The Council also elects ten Auditors (
 81 49|                             49~The Council also inspects the horses
 82 49|         and bring it up before the Council, and there open the sealed
 83 49|         such affidavit is made the Council vote whether the individual
 84 49|           the others.~Formerly the Council used to decide on the plans
 85 49|        appointed by lot, since the Council was considered to have shown
 86 49|  favouritism in its decisions. The Council also shares with the Military
 87 49|          Panathenaic festival.~The Council also examines infirm paupers;
 88 49|           after examination by the Council, to receive two obols a
 89 49|         lot to attend to them.~The Council also, speaking broadly,
 90 54|     attends at the sessions of the Council. Formerly he was elected
 91 54|     attends at the sessions of the Council; and he too checks the transcript
 92 54|         documents to it and to the Council; but he has no other duty
 93 55|       examined first of all by the Council of Five Hundred, with the
 94 55|           are examined both in the Council and again in the law-court.
 95 55|       could hold the office if the Council rejected him, but now there
 96 55|            and then puts it to the Council to pass the candidate or
 97 57|           only cases heard by that Council. Cases of unintentional
 98 59|           the condemnations by the Council. Moreover they bring up
 99 60|            in conjunction with the Council, the vases, and they present
100 60|        olives, he was tried by the Council of Areopagus, and if he
101 62|          except the members of the Council and the guards of the dockyards,
102 62|             and the members of the Council five obols. They Prytanes
103 62|       except the membership of the Council, which may be held twice.~