Châteauroux, France: Typographie de ve Teisserenc-Bayvet, 14 June 1842. 20 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. printed broadside, framed to 25 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. Signed in type by King Louis-Philippe, T. Duchatel, A. Passy, and Le Préfet de l'Indre, Bonnet.

An ordinance issued by the July Monarch Louis-Philippe with 5 articles, namely the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies and with instructions for the electoral colleges and the next elections. Although the citizens initially hailed King Louis-Philippe as the "Citizen King", his reign is notable for conservative policies and the power of wealthy industrialists. The February Revolution erupted in 1848 and forced his abdication.