Excerpt from Paris Municipe, ou Tableau de l'Administration de la Ville de Paris: Depuis les Temps les Plus Reculés Jusqu'a Nos Jours, pour Servir à l'Examen du Nouveau Projet de Loi Municipale pour la Ville de Paris
Il en a été ainsi de tout temps pour la ville de Paris. A l'exception de quelques périodes très courtes de l'exercice du pouvoir arbitraire, on de la domination d'hommes étrangers aux intérêts de la ville, l'administration s'est maintenue entre les mains des principaux habitants, parvenus aux af faires par l'estime et le choix de leurs concitoyens. Cette administration comprenait la perception des impôts et des revenus de la ville, le soin du culte, des fêtes, des édifices publics, des subsistances, des marchés des poids et mesures, enfin la police mu nicipale et judiciaire.
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