The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-15

expressly prohibited by the constitution and the
| laws.
| Article 81. The guarantees consigned in arti-
cles and and paragraphs 2, 3, 4 OF article 10
| cannot be suspended in the whole or any part of
| the monarchy except temporarily and by means
| OF law when the security of the State requires
| II in extraordinary circumstances. When such
law is promulgated the, territory to which IL APP
| plies will be ruled during the suspension by the
| law Of public order, established beforehand. But
neither in one nor in the other law can they, in
| any case, suspend any other of the guarantees
consigned in this title, nor authorize the Govern
| ment to send out of the kingdom, nor to trans
| port nor to Danish any Spaniard to a greater
distance than fifty leagues from his domicile.
| Chapter U-Of the Public Powers.
| Article 49, All powers emanate from this
| nation.
| Article SO. The form of government of the
| Spanish nation is the monarchy.
Article "a. The power to make the laws re-
sides in the Cortes The King sanctions and
| promulgates the laws.
| Article 35. The executive power resides in the
King who exercises it by means of his Ministers.
Article 81. The tribunals exercise the judicial
| power.
| Article 81. Questions of private interest to
| the population belong respectively to the Ayun-
tamientos and Provincial deputations, in accord
| ance with the laws.
| Chapter III-Of the Legislative Powers.
| Article 38. The Cortes are composed of two
| bodies colegislative viz Senate and Congress.
Both bodies are equal in faculties, except in cases
| provided by the Constitution.
Article 80. The Congress is to be totally re-
newed every three years. The Senate is to be
! renewed by fourth parts every three years.
| Article 40. The Senators and Deputies are the
| representatives of the nation, and not exclu-
| sively of the electors who nominate them.
Article Al. No Senator or Deputy admit
| from his electors any imperative command.
| Article AZ. The Cortes will meet every year.
| 1t will belong to the King to convoke, suspend
| and close the sessions and dissolve one of the
| colegislative bodies, or both at the same time.
Article 43. The Cortes will meet for at least
! four months in the year. The King will con-
| woke them at the latest by the LIST day Of Feb
ruary.
Article "A. The Cortes will necessarily meet
| whenever the Crown may be vacant, or when
ever, by any cause the King is incapacitated for
| the government of the State.
Article As. Each of the colegislative bodies
| will have the following faculties:-1. To form
| their respective rules for their internal govern
| ment. 2. To examine into the legality of the
| elections and the legal aptitude of the indivi-
! duals who compose them, g. To nominate and
| constitute its presidents, vice-presidents, and
| secretaries, which officers will discharge their
functions during the legal life of the body.
| Article 46. One of the colegislative bodies
cannot be assembled unless the other is also,
except in the case when the Senate is constituted
into a tribunal.
Article A.. The colegislative bodies cannot
deliberate jointly, nor in the presence of the
King.
Article 49, The sessions of both bodies will be
public, except in cases which necesstate reserve
or in which they have to deliberate upon
economic regimen.
Article 40. No project can become law until
after it has been voted in both bodies. If there
should not be absolute conformity between both
bodies, they will proceed according to the law
which fixes their relations.
Article So Projects of law upon taxes, public
credit and military forces must be presented in
the Congress before in the Senate, and if in the
latter they suffer any alteration which the former
cannot admit, the resolution of the Congress is to
prevail
Article 60. The senators will be elected by
| provinces. Every municipal district will elect
! by universal suffrage a member of COMPROMISED
rios equal to the sixth part of the councillors
who compose its Ayuntamiento. Those munich
! pal districts where the number of councillors
does not amount to six will elect one compronlt-
SdriO. These compromlsGrtoS will unite with
| the provincial deputation and constitute the
electoral junta. They will proceed to elect by
| plurality of votes four senators for each of the
actual provinces.
Article 66. To be deputy requires-1. To be a
Spaniard. 2. Twenty-Five years of age. 3. Pos
session of civil rights
| Chapter IV.-Of the Executive Power.
Article 81. The person of the king is invio-
liable, and he is not subject to responsibility.
| The Ministers are responsible.
Article 6S. The King will nominate and freely
| dismiss his Ministers.
Article SO. The power to execute the laws re-
sides in the King, and bis authority extends to
| all that conduces to pubkc order within and pub
| lie security without the State.
| Article 70. The king disposes of the land and
| sea forces, declares war, makes and ratihes
| peace, giving afterwards documentary account
| to the Cortes.
Article II. Only once in each Legislature can
| the King suspend the COrtes without the consent
| of the same In any case the Cortes must not
fail to be reassembled within the time fixed in
| article 43.
Article 72 In event of dissolution of the
| Cortes the royal decree viii necessarily contain
| the convocation of new ones within three
| months.
Article 73. Beyond these necessary faculties
| for the execution of the laws, there belong to
| the King;-1. Care of the coming of money, on
which will be placed his bust and name. 2. APP
point 10 civil and military employs, in accord
ance with the laws. 8. Concede in the same
manner honors and distinctions. f. Direct the
| diplomatic and commercial relations with other
powers. 5. To forgive criminals in accordance
with the law, save what belongs relatively to the
| Ministers.
Article a. The King will need to be author
lied by special law:-1. To ALLEVIATE, eede, or
exchange any portion of Spanish territory. g
To incorporate any other territory with Spanish
g. To admit foreign troops into the kingdom
A. To ratify treaties of alliance, especially of
commerce, those which stipulate for subsidies to
foreign powers, and all those which individually
affect Spaniards In no case may secret articles
| of treaty derogate the public ones 5. To con-
cede amnesties and general indugences. q. To
| contract matrimony himself and 10 permit it to
| be contracted by the persons who, being his sub
| iects have the right to succeed to the crown ac-
cording TO the constitution. Z. To abdicate the
| crown.
Article 75 To the executive power belongs the
faculty of making rules for the fulflment and
application of the laws previous to the requisites
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