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V. The King, in case of absence, shall name a Lieutenant, who is to reside in the kingdom; which Lieutenant shall be removed at the King’s pleasure.
VI. When the King does not appoint for his Lieutenant a Prince Imperial of Russia, his choice shall fall upon a native, or upon some person to whom he has granted naturalization, in the manner prescribed by the thirty-third article.
VII. The nomination of the Lieutenant shall be made by a public act; which act shall precisely determine the nature and extent of the power entrusted to him.
VIII. The external political relations of our empire shall be common to the kingdom of Poland.
IX. The sovereign alone shall have the power to determine the participation of the kingdom of Poland in the Russian wars, as well as in the treaties of peace which that power may conclude.
X. In every instance in which Russian troops may be introduced into Poland, or Polish troops into Russia, or in the event of the passage of these troops through any province of either of these kingdoms, the support of such troops, and the expences attendant upon their journey, shall rest entirely with the nation to which they belong. The Polish army shall never be employed out of Europe.
