Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-02-04
SPANISH CoNsUL's OFFICE,
alexandria, 3oth ian. 1911.

Inc vice SouSui oi SPaii '>Sta - w.
this port, has just received from his 60
yerument the following notice, which De is
authorised to publish in his district.
Don Ferdinand the seventh by the grace
OF God. king of Spain aud the ladies, and
in his absence aad captivity, the council OF
rrprncv professionally constituted, to all to
whom these presents shall concern.
BE 1T KNOWN, That the general and ex
traordinary cortes assembled in the royal
islanl OF Leon, have resolved and drcreed
as follows:
The deputies composing this congress
representing the Snanish nation are decsar-
ed Isgitimately constituted in general ex'
trao rdinary cortes in which resides The Ia.
tional sovereignty.
The general extraordinary cortes Of the
Spanish nation assembled in their royal
island of Leon by the general voice OF the
people pronounced in the most torclbls and
open manner, acknowledge and proclaim
rs their only and legitimate king and mas
ter, don Ferdinand The seventh OF Bour-
bon, and renew their oa,h Of allegiance to
rim, declaring at the same time as null and
void Of all validity, the tat- cession ct the
crown said TO have been made in favor OF
Napoleon Brnapa'te, not only in oonslIera.
ton of the violence employed in obtaining
such cession, Blu. principally from its bsing
done without national sanction.
1t bring considered dangerous, that the
legislative, executive and Judicial powers
should be unt.d.
The general Extraordinary cortes declare
that the Legislative powers shall be reserved
to them in their fullest extent.
The general ex,rao, dina;v cortes declare
that those persons to whom the executive
power shall Be delegated in the absencs OF
our pi'imate king and master, ferdinand
n SEVENTH, shall remain responsible: 10 the
nation for their conduct during The time Of
their administration, 70 be Judged accord
ing 10 the laws.
They hereby invest ths persons compo.
sing the council OF regency with the exc
cutlve power, permitting them under tina,
title prov sionsily to excrcis: the said pow
er until the cortes shall think it expe dicn;
to establish a more convenient govern
mtnt.
TIE council of regency in order to be
emitted 70 cxercisr the executive power
previously de ed To them, shall a know.
edge lnc national sovereignty al the cortrs,
and swear obedience tn the laws and de.
crees which shall emanate from them, for
the purpose of making With acknowlrdg-
ment and taking the oath, the council OF
regency shall upon the receipt Of the pre-
sent decree imme diat~lv repair 70 the hall
of the corte. who will be prepared to r..
ceive the same, they being now in perma
nent session.
They declare also, that the formula to be
observed BY the council of re gency in their
oath and acknrwledg g. ment shall be as fol-
low. -" Do you acknowledge the nation-
al sovereignty represented by the deputies
assembled in the neral extraordinary
certes? Do you swear obedience to the
DEGREES, laws and constitution which shall
be established for the promotion of tn:
sacred ends for which they are assembled.
causing them TO be Hsctually observed and
executed L u Ill Sinl avn Tue thQ ptnQtnCt,
the liberty and integrity of the nation
The catholic roman religion The monar~
chcal government ofthe kingdom: To
establish on the throne our much loved
king. doE Ferdinand the seventh of Hour
hor f: and to consult in all things the pros
periry of ,he naticn: Should you do so,
God reward you but if you do not. you
shall he answera5!e to the nation to be
Judged according to the laws.
The general extraordinary cortes con-
firms Tor the present all the tribunals and
courts established in lhe kingdom, IN the
exercise o! their iuridical administration
con formally to the laws.
The grner/l extraordinary cortes con-
firms 20. Inc present all the authorities CT
vii and military Of whatever class they may
be.
The general extraordinary cortes declare
the psrsops of the deputies invi..aale and (
that nahing shall lie auempted against
ttsm, by any authority or person wna,soe
ver-xcept in conformity to laws comprs-
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