ARTICLE V
FORM OF GOVERNMENT, OR THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC POWERS

All power in civil society should be derived from the will of the people, its end and object being the preservation and integrity of the State, the civil liberty, and the good order of society, on an equal scale, and on a lasting foundation. Three distinct powers shall compose the government of the Polish nation, according to the present constitution; viz.

1st. Legislative power in the States assembled.

2d. Executive power in the King and the Council of Guardians.

3d. Judicial power in the Jurisdictions existing, or to be established.