The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-15
FIRST EDITIO N
The Proposed ConstitutiOn-Its
Leading PrOvisiOns-The
Rights and Duties
of Spaniards.

by the steamship Java. The following are the
most material and interesting parts of the instru-
ment:-
Chapter I.-Orthc spaniards and their Rights.
Article |. The Spanards are--1. All persons
born in Spanish dominions. 2. Children of
Spanish father mother, although born cut of
Spain. 3. Foreigners who may obtain articles
oi naturalization. 4. Those who without such
articles may gain citizenship in any population
of the monarchy. The quality of Spaniard is to
be acquired, preserved, and lost in conformity to
the law.
Article 2. No Spaniard can be arrested or i'm
prisoned except for criminal causes.
Article 3. All arrested must be delivered to the
judicial authority within twenty-four hours after
the act of detention All detcntions will be
taken to prison and will be notified, at the latest,
within seventy-two hours from the time of
having been delivered to the competent magis-
trate.
Article L. No Spaniard can be imprisoned ex-
cept in virtue of the command OF competent
magistrate.
Article 5. No one may enter into the house of
aSpaniard or foreigner resident in Spain with
out his consent, except in urgent cases OF fire,
inundation similar danger, or of legitimate
aggression proceeding from within or to aid per-
sons who from within ask help. Only com
petent magistrate can decree and carry into
effect the entering into a domiclle and the
registering the papers and other effects therein.
This is always to be done by day and never by
night.
Article 6. No spaniard can be compelled to
change his dOmicile or residence except in vir-
tue of a sentence of law.
Article T. In no case can the Government au-
thorities open detain correspondence entrusted
to the post, nor detain kilograms. But in virtue
of the order of n competent authority, correspon-
dence of both kinds may be detained and also
opened in presence OF the party proceeded
against.
Article 8. All acts of imprisonment, of regis
traton, of domicie, or detention OF letters or
kilograms, must have cause.
Article 9. The Government authority who
infringes what is prescribed in articles 2, B. and
will incur the crime of arbitrary detention,
and will, moreover, be subject to the indemnlf-
cation fixed in the second paragraph of the fore
going article.
Article TO- There will have the same right to
indemnifcation, regulated by the Judge, all per
Sons detained, who within the period prescribed
in article g. have not been delivered to the judi
cial authority. If the magistrate within the
said period does not investigate and justify the
detention he will be obliged to indemnify the
detained with the indemnifcation fixed in arti-
Gle 3.
Article H. No Spaniard can be tried or SEN
fenced except by the magistrate or tribunal to
whom, in virtue of the laws, it belongs to make
the Investigation, nor in any other form than the
said laws prescribe No extraordinary tribunals
special commissions must be created to take
cognizance of any crime.
Art Gle 12 The law will determine the form
FOR summarily releasing those whose arrest has
not been made according to law.
Article 13 No one can be temporarily OF per-
disturbed in their possession; except by virtue OF
/ judicial sentence. Public fuDctionaries who
under any pretext infringe this prescription will
b. personally responsible for the damages
| caused There will be excepted from this cases
of fire, inundation or other urgent anaogies in
which continuance of occupation might increase
danger to the proprietor or possession or extend
4 an evil which il is feared might supervene.
Article ID. No one can be deprived OF his pro-
perty except for cause Of public utility and in
virtue of judicial command, which cannot be
/ exercised without previous indemnihcauon regu-
| lated by the Judge.
Al ticle Is. No one win be obliged to pay taxes
i which have not been voted by the Cortes or by
/ the popular corporations legally authorized to
| in pose ihem or whose recovery is not made In
the form prescribed by law. All public func
tionaries who may require the payment OF any
! contributions without the foregoing requisites,
will incur the crime of Illegal exaction.
Article Ii. No Spaniard in the full possession
/ of his civil rights be deprived:-l. OF the
right to vote in the election OF Senators, deputies
10 the Cortes provincial deputies and councillors.
q OF the right of freely emitting his Ideas and
opinions, by word of mouth, by writing, print
i ing, OF any other mode. 3. OF the right OF
i peaceful meeting. 4. OF the right of association
for all objects which are not contrary to public
morals 5. OF the right ef directing Individual
or collective petitions 10 the COrtes the King, or
the authorities.
n Article IL All public meetings will be subject
Il 10 the general disposition OF policy. open air
meetings and manifestations can only take place
by day
n Article 49, All associations whose members
commit delinauencies through the means the
association affords will incur the penalty OF dis
Il solution. The governing authorities can suspend
any offending association, submitting the
offenders instantly to the competent magistrates
n Any association whose object or whose means
oompromise the security OF the State may DC dis
solved by law.
Article 49, The right of petition cannot be ex,
srcised collectively by any class OF me armed
forces neither can the individuals Oh the armed
forces exercise it, except in accordance with the
laws of the institution. -. -,
Ar jcle 20. The nation obliges itself to mann
tain he worship and the ministers OF the Catho-
lie r. lgion. a,. ot
Article 81 The public and private exercise Oh
zny ether worship is guaranteed to All l0relBn-
srs resident in Spain, without other nIhiVa :
lions than the universal rules OF morals ana OF
hight. .,... ,,, ,.,or
religion than the Catholic all the dlsposluons
81 the foregoing paragraph are apphcaoie W
ar icle %. A, There shall not be established,
.,tb,r nv law or by the authorities, any pre-
tatiyc disposition referring to the exercise OF
line rights defined in this chapter.
Article 25 Every foreigner can estaDnsh hliil- /
self freely in Spanish territory, ana exercise ~
h his industry, or dedicate hmsell 10 any pIoies
Son for whose exercise the laws 40 not require
Certificates Of fitness to be Issued oy 'hc 0P'Ai'i
Article 26. No Spaniard who is in the iull en-,
so1ment of his civil rights can be prevented
" g freely ont of the territory, or translatns
r. residenee and goods to "A foreign country
20 the obligations To contribute 10 the military
=, ,;ee ar 10 the maintenance of public charges
0 Article 27. All Spaniards are admissible u