Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-06-22
SOUTn AMERICA.
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PROVISIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

PROVISIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES,
vi he General Congress of Venezuela. for
The direction OF the executive power OF the
republic
SIMON BOLIVAR, President, &c.
Whsreas tie national congress has decyee,I
tie JoHOU1nS ordinance, for The conof,ic, of
tie executive department Of tie gOveynaenf.
that as to say
/. Tie supreme command Of Ike miEtayv
and nardi forces Of tie republic, their organ
tzatiOm and discipline conlforna6iet to tie rules
hitherto eltStiMg, and iii congress shall
determine otherWtSe, shall reside in tie pre-
sident IF the republic.
2.1he executive stall nomiMate TO all offices
aud functions Of tie rrpu5ic, untH congress-
shall, By a special lar determine uhich IF the
public trusts shall rest al congress itself.
3. The president iSthe chtcfoffhe general
administration Of che republic
4. The president rs charged NTH the pre-
serpdf'Oa Of order and tranquility Mroughout
the republic.
D. 1T shaH 6eMs aHty to laybefore congress
0H complaints against persons charged tDiM
Msh crimes, fetonieS, n1Sdemeanors az office.
ana "dfrersation an o6fce, mSarpatiou or neg
ieet Of auth or incompeieHcy 10 perform
Tie functions IF stations u wA,ch then mag
hare been Imprinted
Il. From this ALLEGATION a,e excluded mill
tory crimes, aChich are to he determined bythe
criminal cOde until congress stall fnally es-
ta6hsh The ciassifcntioa oj'the penal code.
z. lie appoints and receiveS all diplomatic
agents. Z
8. He coHdttdsaH Hrg0ciafioRs NTH foreign
nations, forming treaties of alliance. com.
naerce, anil all other affairs Which man be
necessa'gto tie good Of tie State subject
ho'0eSer to the appreciation md ratification of
congress.
o lie is charged mih tie pronunciation
G'W execution of'the hncs and DEGREES Of con
gress, aud shall G6ir to them The seals of
Merepn6ic.
10. he orders The errcntiOu ofthe sentences
t0hieh moy be pronounced BIZ the congress, on
6a The JGdicid'y pOcer according 10 lar.
IL. in cases IF an extreme nature, lie niay,
hnrirg Just and adegeate cause, suspend ere.
| cution ofSeHteHcc, and refer the case back TO
| ne tribunal tohich passed sentence; f. im case
| TIE triL;Hat sadLadhfre TO ats sentence, IL shall
te his duty to refer The case 90 congress, rho
ciH EHady decide.
~. InrespecttO humanity, the executive is
authorized to mitigate, upon reasonable cause
| SeUcre pnHiShmeHtS. to commute then, fo, mild
err p"n'Shmfmts, on to PARTON, euenin capital
cases 6m ~ Tie latter cireu,nsianee, tae ju-
dietary shaLibe consulted, and remission o,
pardon shut not take place, bit when hei,
information amhoriSeS at.
10 THE president is 0mkoyized rken h,
may deem IL erpedjent, topubiiM paJ ticuLay
or general amnesty, as IL may appear 10 hin
best addpted tothe state If the country wiick
maybe hpOsSesSion ofths enemy, or as III,
MEASURE may tend to terD,inate the war.
IA. THE president shall giCe 10 congress, o,
S0ctiagtcOmnjttceS, CaitlJitt aud erdct peri.
ooficai repo,tsaHd Information of crerg de-
sciiptioH, discriminating 6ctmee,, tohat ma,
be made puJhc--and what may be raised from
present publication in order not TO intcrfey
u'th the public interests.
-. The miHiSterSaHd hcaHs Cdspa,TB,e,,
'ehom he may nominate, shGH gre withou
. de'gy to congress e0eFy affirmation that mn,
r be required of them nNder tie preservation d
2 1otat il erceptedm the preceadag article, o
"hichcongreSs shaH be fFe judge.
, 10 Ne haHgrGm hcf!eyS If morgue an,
. ,ePrisais, cogformatig wfd tic iaw Of nations
I altering To He forms at yyesem IN use ni,fi
+ cvHgress shaH cstabhsh ncT f5rm-.