The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-16
tine MEXICAN REPuBl;c.
,yuarez's Decree Defining His Posi-
ton as President.
&c.
DEPARTMENT. OF FoRTIcs RELATioss
AND or GovERSMRsT,
PAso DEL NoRIE, NOV. ., 1865. J

mo Citizen President OF the republic has been peHsed
10 address TO the following decree
BFSrro JuARFz Constitutional President Of the United
Mexican States TO the Inhabitants Of the same maAetn
In accordance with the ample faculties conferred upon
me by National Congress by rs DEGREES ~ december
III 1851 NAY and October D. 1862 and May ~, 1868.
and In consideration,
constitutions the only articles which treat Of the period
az tho functions or The President OF tho republic, and OF
the mole supplying his place tho case only was an
ricpaed OF the possibility of holding new election for
Prd MT and the actual fact OF none bling held without
any provision for the Of war like the present IN
which, white the enemy occupies great part Of ,he
should held at the ordinary stated times assigned ior
tham. . , ,.,
IN order supply vacancy in thep place OF President Of
the reprbc provision is made for intrusng The execr-
tive mower President Of the Supreme Court Of JUS
tice but only temporarily, in this that was an
,cpated, taa election might as soon as possible
Tairf-That az II is impossible now to bave election
on account Of the the fact Of the President Of the
Supreme Court 81 Justice entering upon the duties Of
lbe government for indefinite period would imply
prolongaon and extension OF bis powers beyond the
literal prescriptions Of the constitution.
Fo,uth-rhat by the supreme law OF the necessity OF
le preseryat Of the government the continuance in
present of the powers OF the President and Of
his substitute the conormahle 10 the constitution
because in order TO avoid the danger OF leaving the gov
eminent without head, II was established that there
should be two functonaries, Of whom one could supply
thc place the other because conformaby to the
votes oi the people, the Pres dent OF the republic
elected primarily and directly to exercise the functions
of government, while the President of the Supreme
Court was elected primarily and directly to exercise ju
dcia functions the executive power being ntrusted TO
him only secondariy and Professionally in case Of aoso
auto Necessity
Pfh-Apd considering that, as the present case has
not en- provided for in the constitution the right OF
declaring what conformable to It's spirit and pre-
rcrpons beloss exclusively the legislative authority
which, by law OF the 18th Of December 1901,
rmcd by ether repeated votes OF confidence Of the
national Congress delegated to the President OF the
republic order that, without being subject TO ordinary
constitutional rules he might be invested ~th pl5nary
power make whatever regulations no might judge
under the present circumstances WITHOUT other
restrictions than those Of saving the independence and
en established by the constitution and the principles
and laws OF REFORM
have thought proper 20 decree as follcws:--
ARuciE I'm the state OF the functions OF
She President Of the republic ought 10 be- and they
hereby continued for the that may be necessary
beyond the ordinary constitutional period until the
goy be transferred to tho new President
that may be elected the condition OF the war
NAV permit election to be constitnonally held.
AYR. 2-Simllafly the powers of The person who
holds Inc poson OF President OF the Supreme Court Of
Justice should be, and they hereby continued Tor the
necessary beyond the ordinary period in order that
in the President OF tc republic should fail he may
atic take his place.
VII refore it ordered that this decree DO printed
published circulated and have due faith given 10 It.
Given Paso del Nore, the eighth dag Of November,
BESITo JUAREz.
TO SFHlsTr.s LERpo DE TEJADa, Minister o. Foreign
Affairs aud OF Goyegpn:e4t> -
communicate the game you for your information
aud that 10 may have due efeck
Independence apd Liberty.