After half-title and title pages, préface begins on page V and runs through page XVI (which in incorrectly printed as VI). Text runs from page 1 to 512 and is divided into five main chapters: I. Le pouvoir administratif; II. Les fonctionnaires publics; III. Le Conseil d'état; IV. Le Préfet de Police; V. Les Théatres. A two-page Table des Matières follows page 512 with, finally, a one-page Erratum