The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-05-21

Da-ing the minority Of the King, teseney shan
he appointed by the Cortes.
Abe Cortes liisl in~le suitable provision for the
king and his family. The succession TO the crown
vested in the family OF Ferdinand OF Bourbon until
extinct, when the Cortes may cali such other Iawi-
iy ~ the crown they may think for the
advantage o. the nation q Cortes reserving the
power 10 exclude frou, the throne, those who are
unqualified to govern, OK who have deserved to tor
len the crown.
There are seven different ministers of state who
can advise the Cosis, ON SUBJECTS relslng their
Department.
The king also has council Of state to advise him
lit conssts OF forty, four Ut whom, aad NO more
csa belong to the enureh, and the ssMe numbsr
to The s'sndees ct Spain, large body to be pro-
posed by the Cortes to the king, out OF whom
he shall select, but hot any member of the Corte,
The Judicial Tribunals cannot be inpejsd by the
king or the Cortes, aud every person shalt DC tried
by the same tribunal.
Civil Suits determined By srbitrators cho.en
by the parties to be fnal the parties did not re-
serve the right OF sppesl.
The a!esde of each town, assisted bv two discreet
citizens to sit in each civil aud 10 sora pron,e
tie suit Tpossible.
" AL suits OF what consequence they may be-
shall have most three IL and three judgments
and after two similar dceinoss the number oil lcg-
co TO be Increased, but TO be brought unit!
concIiistory measures first be tried"
No Spaniard can be arrested unless an oath of
facts reduced to writing be first made and warrant
issued thereon from the proper authority, but any
PeASoh ihS) arrest .NaSILntl GektCo 2nC
carry hin before the proper authority.
| Inc Aleade -'iayor,1 Regidor C.4idern,en, I
and Proeurator Sy nd,c [ City .Harshau,1 to be e.
ected by the people in each towc, by ballot &c
be police, but they take no office OF the king
| 1.-The Romsn Catholic and Apostolic Religion
the only true one, and slw Us shall be that of the
Spanish nation tie government protects il by wis,
d Just laws, & prohibits the exercise CT any other
All taxes and contributions to be levied by the Cor
tes In proportion to the ability at each Spaniart
and in pursuance Of system proposed 10 the Cor
| ties by the minister OF finance and by them appro
| we'd.
standing naval and lsnd army to exist under tn,
I control of the Cortee.
A national mlt to be IN servs =, from VIII Oh nC
y Sp n'ard to be exempted when requ red by aw
Grammar Schools, Unive ! lies and other lnstitu
tions for the dissemination oflearninS 20 be instituted
where the Roman Catholic Religion is to be- ineulca
ted
Every Spsniard TO enjoy the right of hs
" wing his political ideas written, printed, and
i " Fubii,hed without prev license, reversor
I" or Spprobauon, but under such restr etioas an,
" r. sponsbility the law ,hsIl determine"
! No amendment to the constitution until eigh
yesrs when it shall be proposed to the Cortes, reac
and debated three times, during each reading an in
terval OF six days. passed by ewotnrds of the Corte
! and after these form stes in two general Corte.
then submitted to the people, who shall if they APP
prove OF it, in eiertins their deputies to the mex
Cortes, give special powers to ensraft the specific
amendment. Dem. PreIs