The (''Bulletin of the Laws'') was a French

government gazette A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establish ...

published between 1794 and 1931. It was created during the French Revolution: during the

Reign of Terror The Reign of Terror (French: ''La Terreur'', literally "The Terror") was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the French First Republic, First Republic, a series of massacres and Capital punishment in France, nu ...

, the

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and its

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, concerned with channeling and coordinating their actions, felt it necessary to create an organ by which to get news of votes in Paris to various scattered parts of the administration, notably those in the provinces. It was for this purpose that the ''Bulletin'' was created, by the Law of 14 Frimaire Year II (December 4, 1793), as an "official anthology of the laws, orders and regulations that govern" the people. A commission was specially created to supervise the sending-out of this publication to all the towns. The first issue of the ''Bulletin'' appeared on June 10, 1794 (22 Prairial Year II). The ''Bulletin'' carried the official publication of laws and regulations, and existed alongside the '' Moniteur universel'', used by the government to publish notices, editorials, articles, and various pieces of information of public interest. In 1869, their functions were taken over by the new '' Journal officiel'', although the ''Bulletin'' continued to by published in parallel until 1931.Décret du 31 mars 1931 portant cessation de publication du ''Bulletin des lois'', JO du 1er avril 1931, p. 3690.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bulletin Des Lois Newspapers of the French Revolution Government gazettes