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La Souscription Napoléonienne..., 1851. ...telle que l'auraient comprise les membres de la Société du Dix Décembre. - Pour les frais du culte, s'il vous plaît!.....(The Napoleonic Subscription as understood by the members of the Society of the Tenth of December. - For the expenses of worship, please!...) The Band of the 10th of December was a secret Bonapartist society organized mainly from among lumpen proletariat, opportunists, and military leaders. The society helped progress Napoleon III's election as president of the Republic of France on December 10, 1848.