The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-12
Regulations for the Elections by
the People.
A REBEL SETTLEMENT AT CORDOvA
STERLING PRICE FOUNDING A CITY.
Interview with the EX-Rebcl
General.
HIS VIEWS ON THE MEXICAN SITUATION.


&c. sc. &C.
Our City or Mexico Correspondence.
CRY OF MEXICO, Dec. 10, 1886.
Tbs Home Administration Of the Empire and tie R.gu-
Latons Therefor, de-
The home administration Of the empire has just been
published II lie divided into several principal heads,
each Of which includes great number of secondary sub
divisions The main divisions incude:-First the ad-
mnistration Of the home department and Of Its various
branches; second the regulation OF the Department Of
the Interior, including the attribuon Of the various
employees composing II. Third organic law, establish
ing the administration Of the departments describing tho
functions Of the project and of the counseos Of depart
ments side and Of the subprefecs and distrcs
cornselors the other; fourth, classification, by
category, Of the procedures and prefcctures fth
the institution OF the municipal authorities divided into
two caegoreson appointed by the people 1.-THE Ayun
tamientos) and those selected by the government the
Allcades and municipal commssares); SIXTH the eecto
raj law Of the Ayuntamientos seventh, the mode Of
publication Of the laws in the territory Of the empire
through the administrative authorities.
The attrbutons Of the Secretary Of the Interior
divided into eleven branches submitting to his jursdic
ton the procedures subpreectures and municipaes
the police the deaths and births the forces for public
charities hospitals, and churchysrds the de pst,
pawnbrokers' ofaccs; public assistance in great
caamtcs; the general direction Of national and public
festivals the direction and nspectorshp Of the press At
last the prsone the budget the accounts, ordinances
and archives of this ministerial department.
The organic law concerning the administration Of tho
departments appoints for the departments project and
counsel Of prefecture; for the districts subprefect
and counsel of district. The stributions Of these
various authorities thus dcscribed:--
The projects appointed by the Emperor They are
clothed with the thrcefod attributes Of delegate OF the
sovereign Of representative Of the interests OF the
partment and Of agent Of the government.
The counseors Of department give TO the project tina
advantage their knowledge and Of their deliberations
They composed Of eight members, three Of whom
simply assistants destined 10 nl up the vacancies
produced by one OF the tuar number The counsel Of
department gives lie advice upon the business % tho pro-
lecture takes the initiative OF calculated
avoid the abuses improve the position Of the people
and OF the administration Of the department They
must also be acquainted with Its expenses They must
have seating at least week, besides the extra
ordinary reunions which will take place upon order Of
tho project
The subprefects proposed by tbs projects and sp
pointed by the government They represent In the dis
tots the administrative power OF the prefect their
thbutons similar those Of that ofcer under tia
direction OF whom they exercised.
The councils Of district have equally within their ju-
rsdiction the attrbutions The councils OF pre-
lecture. They consist OF Ave members and two asset
ants
These various authorities are divided In three cateeo
res according 10 their importance Each category has
It's peculiar exchequer, granting annual q
four thousand dollars the projects Of the cass
three thousand dollars those Of the second and two
tIouoo .taiiar st.-
ton equally applicable the projects the pay OF
whom u.s. for first class fifteen hundred dollars; for
the second twelve hundred dollars and for the thrd
one thousand dollars
The municipal administration is placed by the Law
the hands Of two classes Of public functonanes The
erst composed Of debertive bodies selected at tho
ballot box the second composed OF officers appointed by
tho government and clothed with executive powers
The Ayun,amlentos belong the first class the alcade
and municipal commissarics 10 the second
The Ayunamentos viii he elected in all the CON mupc
ownshps that Is to say ia all agsregatons Of oua
thousand inhabitants, who, without reaching shas
number viii Justify Of the required for the ex
pcnscs a the administration Villages not included in
this category will be the nearest township
The number OF members Of the Ayuntamisnio Of VII
laee will be- based upon the number Of Inhabitants N
q. oo dS 20 gs9P ,oSss1,.,,.
C,000 to 200 inhabitants. o counsellors
Y 600 70 10000 inhabitants. IL counseliors
When the number Of inhabitants will exceed one hun
dred thousand the number Of councillors will be IN
creased ID proportion With The wants Of the city but viii
The Ayunsmientos will be selected through the hai
lot boz directly and renewed by halves every year Ia
No be elected unless he Ia Mexican citizen.
above twenty-five yesn Of age and resident Of the
pay twenty dollars Of direct taxes These two iast
conditions are required only in townships Of over ave
There yin be excluded frorn these all persons In The mi
tary service, the Hacher Ia the public schools TIE
apothecares the magistrates public fanctonarss Who's
duties might snier from an attendance 70 municirA
Affair.
The election will be annsII.d whenever the man
selected for that ONCE viii be known q drunkArd q
gambler, frsuduiently bankrupt or whose conduct win
be liable 10 criminal punishrnenL
On the lat az December tho Ayuntarnentcs viii divide
the Territory Of their into many wards as there
are counseorA An electoral t w b. set up for each
ward when the whole council will be elected and for tee
wards when II will be renewed BY halves
Each ward viii be subdvided into sections in each %
which one o. the inhabitants vii get up list Of the chi-
the following nvitauon-
Municipality Of -, section -. The clifton ~,
will present HIMSELF on the second sunday of December
to'seeci counsellor bis ward, AZ tho polls, whict
will be located In such street, 81 such place. from
nine O'Clock IN the morning 10 two O'clock in The Asr
Three DAYS S.sore the sicsos The list o. electors wiz
he posted up II viii contain the names Of al the ci-
On the second sunday o. Deosnber ss nine o'clock Ir
the msrnns, seven o. she nrst citizens present w ~
point under presidency q the councillor delsetA
appointed president, two secretaries and two censorA
COZ TIE purpcss Of receiving the voiss II sanicsns
nun sss eoussss o. assss.. y" declare shs . so5
eSss, ~ sgRc., himself ,,s sscssssss 40 sss o.
q. q a.. 70 twenty y n " sHis S'
The polls estsblsshed the president VII ssh
there : say one present scmpess q az sss,
os@psisis q tSss iisS isyuirss yin b ss1s ma,
vote should The ocmplaint - unfoundsd ths calss,