Asregardsthecostofmaintainingtheecclesiasticalestablishment，forsimilarreasonsthismustbederivednotfromthepublicfundsofthestate，butfromthesectionofthepeoplewhoprofesstheparticularfaithofthechurch;andthusonlyoughtittofallasaburdenonthecommunity。
D。TheRightofAssigningOfficesandDignitiesintheState。
Therightofthesupremeauthorityinthestatealsoincludes：
1。Thedistributionofoffices，aspublicandpaidemployments;
2。Theconferringofdignities，asunpaiddistinctionsofrank，foundedmerelyonhonour，butestablishingagradationofhigherandlowerordersinthepoliticalscale;thelatter，althoughfreeinthemselves，beingunderobligationdeterminedbythepubliclawtoobeytheformersofarastheyarealsoentitledtocommand;