The Rev. P. de Langogne already quoted, thus concludes his
remarks on this subject: "The violation being established, the
criminal must be ipso facto subjected to the said penalties. Let
Superiors remember, however, that even in respect to penalties
incurred ipso facto, the declaratory sentence is a necessary pre-
liminary." (Page 157, Note Cf. Rigantius : Commentar de
Regulis Cancell, Reg. LVIII., 37, ubi piurimi et quidem optiinoe notes
citantur anctores,)



Section VIII. — Insertion in the Constitutions and Reading.
Lastly, His ffoliness comma7ids that copies of this Decree, translated
irUo the vernacular, be inserted in the Constitutions of the aforesaid



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pious Institutes ; and that at least once a year, in each house, cU a fixed
time, either at the public table or in a Chapter specially called for this
purpose they be read in a loud and clear voice.
It is by reason of this clause that we are to place the above
regulations and precepts as now forming- a part of the Rules and
Constitutions of the respective Institutes. The Holy Father acts
not only by reason of his dominative power and the power of
jurisdiction, but as the Chief Superior of all these Institutes, and
to him the members have vowed obedience, and his command
is that the said copies of the Decree be inserted in the Constitu-
tions. They will therefore form part of the Constitutions, having
the binding force of law, and requiring obedience from all those
whom they may concern.
