The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-27

voted have. however, procurea An accurate copy Oh
TIE new constitution, it stAnd- the record Of tie
A,s1ufIy -hiah made it, and upon the perfect
reca ess wh,h you may rely enclose you trarsla-
| tion made from this copy
CONSTITUTION OF THE SPANISH NoNARcnY.
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| Conoerria0 the Ndii0s and Sp0niards.
Ar l.el, All pubHs powers emsnats from the nation,
inv the sovereignty essentially resides, and there
fore ~ nation bscDgs exclusively the right esab.
hsh its ntAl lAws.
Art. = AWARDS are:
LIST. All. rs born in The domnions of Spain:
%. The s'A Of spanish father or mother, although
| they may have Teen born out OF Spsin
3D. Those foreigners who nay have obtained letter OF
An those Who without such letter. may have CAMEL
| domcils In any town Of TIE monarchy
The qpality Of spsnard Is lost BY acquiring
ton In foreign country, aud BY accepting employ uens
from any foreign government without license from the
King:
ideas, without previous censorship, and in conformity to
the laws
No printed matter be sequestrated until after it
| shall have begun t. circulate.
The qualification of offences in printing corresponds to
Afuce Every Spaniard has the right TO address Pc
.itions vrpg the Cortes and the King as the Laws
| shall determine.
Art TIE codes shall rule in all the monsr shy
ard in them there 81 all no. be established moe than
and the priv egg for all Spaniards In common
| causes at Law civil and criminal.
Art. 6. Al Spanards admissible 20 pnblic employ
and trusts for distinction in public employ.
the ss sua = to the country
win arms, Whensver he shal be called BY law and
tribute PORTION N his means for ths expenses
| Art. s. No Spaniard shall be detained, inn
] prisoned separsted from his 5omicie, nor shall
! form that the laws lescroe Those who shall scntrs
hi cisIosinon whether as authors or as aocon-
Ehees besides the penalties wasa are np,sea upon
bic uts and losse- and shall lose asis offices and
all the rights to them pertaining.
Art g. II the ,uTty OF the ate should exsst In
traordpery the temp suspension IN
I'll the monarchy in part OF il, Of What / provided in
The anterior article susp.n ion shalt be determined
w law This law being pc nayaed the .errisory sub
subject it shall be daring the suspension BY the
law Of pubic order esta ehsns Bat IN nsther
law ard in 10 case can the vsrpmea. bs authoszd 70
slierate rem the Kingdom or to transport or to exile
Spanaros from the peninsula
except by the competent Judge or tribunal AMI by var
tue If laws anterior to the oerce and in The form BY
| these p cscribed
Art IL Penalty Of death cannot be imposed for offences
purely political.
Art - No spaniard shalt be deprived Of his property
except justified OF pubic utility, and after
a CORES ponctig indemnity.
Art H. The nation obfges itself to maintain and pro-
tect III. ministers of the Catholic religion which spap-
isrds profess But spaniard nor foreigner ahah be
perecuted for his opinions religious belief SO long As
he shan manifest them by public acts contrary to re-
ligion
Concerning the Cores.
Art l5 The of making laws resides in the Cortes
Art TO- The cortes is composed of two co-legislatve
bodies-the Senate and the Congress OF Deputies.
CHAPTER H.
OF the Senate,
Art II. The number of Senators shall be equal to
three-ftths of the NUMBER Of Deputies.
Art. 49, The Senator's elected in the same manner
by the electors the Deputies TO the oortes
ART. 10. II corresponds to each Province to name
number Of in proportion to its population, but
none shall be without enc Sena,or
Art 90 To tes SENATOR It is requisite to be sp,n-
srd than forty years Of age and 70 be included IN
Of the four cases folio wing
LIST. To hare paid for at least two years previously
%. To have 81, 500 income proceeding from his
properly. -.
be legally lose, except by prosecution ~ Law
4th 10 receive, or hare allowed right to receive
81 500 annum, by way OF conmutauon, retired pay
Fractions OF the quantities expressed in the four ante
ror cannot be added together to compose the re-
Ar. r. All spariardz who have these qualifications
be named Senators for any one Of the Provinces OF
Art % Each time that there general election Of
Deputies, account Of expiration Of the term OF their
charge Of the oissclutcn of the Congress-
part OF the Senate hs be renewed in the order OF anti
putty, VII eh Senator'S can be re elected
Art %. The Of the King, and Of the immediate
TO the cro-n Senstors at the age Of TWEEN
y Eve,
Concerning the Congress Of Deputies.
Art. "a Each Province wll name al least ono Deputy
for every 20 coo souls in lheir popuistion
Art. IS The Deputies shall be elected for three years,
Art &C. To Deputy it is requisite to be spaniard
OF the secular portion OF the Sate 10 have the age Of
twenty and 70 the other requisites OK
acted by the electoral law.
Art y. Livery Spanard possessing these quahcations
can be elected Deputy for any Province
CHAPTER v
tsnceyaing the Sessions anil Faculties Of the Cdres
Art g. The Cortes meet At the latest the LIST Of No
vember Of every year correkonds to the King to
convoe them 20 suspend anc close their sessions and
dissolve the Congress Of Deputies with the obg alton
IN
bic them within two months.
Art 90 The Cores will remain in session at least four
consecutive months OF every continuing from the
cay which the Congress OF Deputies Is constituted
When the King suspends dissoves the Cortes before
this term fulfilled. the Cortes newly formed shall
main In session until 1t completed In the frst case
provided for in the foregoing paragraph the suspensions
of the Coes in one or more cases. cannot exceed the
period Of thirty days.
Art 80 The Cortes shall assemble as soon the
crcwn IL vacated or the King is BY any Circumstance in
capacftsted from governing
Art 81 Zach one of the bodies forms the
respective regulations for its interior gcvernmen and
examines the legality OF the elections OF the individuals
Art a. Each the colegisative bodies rames its
president, vice presidents aud secretaries.
Art 49, The King opens snd closes the Cortes in Pc
son, or through the medium II his Mipister.
Art "a. one Of the cosgisasiye boaies cannot be in
session wtnout the other except in the Of the
Senates exercising Judicial functions.
Art. IS. The colegsiative bodies c,nnot dicuss TO-
gether deliberate in the pfes-pce OF the King
&C. The seroions OF the senate and the Congress
shall be public, ard only secret in the cases which de-
Art. ST. The King md each " the solegislative
bodies have The initiative in presenting laws.
Art. IS. The laws concerning taxes and The public
bsu be first ssented to the Congress OF Depues
the Senate they suffer any alteration without the
two bodies being able to agree, mat approved definitely
by the Congress shall be presented for the royal
| ton.
Art 80. The resolutions in each Of The co-lsgsative
bsdts skal be takn upon the absolute plurality o.
yote. definitely tire laws the presence Of
| Than half OF the total number Of individuals
| composing i; Is required.
Art 40 II OF the co-legissve bodies rejects any
project Of w, the King should iery his sanction,
ether project Of law having the objecs be
| offered to the same Legislature.
al Besides the legislative po when the Corte4
exercise VITA the King ney possess also the following
! attribuLes:--
LIST that II receiving from the King, f on the inms
date to The and fecm the Regency
Regent Of the kngoom ostn guard the coustitu
ton ard the
3D. That Of deciding all questions whether of fact
Of right which may relative to the saon