The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-17


and creation in Cuba of a Democratic
republic. instituted the oath day of Feb
ruary last, solemnly declared the sep
aratiOn OF Cuba from the Spanish mon
archy.
The elected delegates of the revolution
in convention assembled, have now
formed a compact between the world
and Cuba, and pledge themselves TO the
following articles of the constitution OF
the new Cuban republic:
Power of the Republic.
Article 1.-The supreme power of the
republic will be vested in a council of
ministers. composed of a president,
Vice-president and four secretaries for
the dispatch of business for war, of the
interior Of foreign affairs and OF ag-
Tioulture.
Article 2-Every secretary will have
sub-secretary in order to supply va
cancy.
Article 3-The attributes of the min
iSterial government viii be to dictate
all the relative dispositions of the civil
and political life of the republic; TO re
ceive contributions; TO contract puphc
loans: to issue paper money; TO raSSe
troops and 70 maintain them; to declare
,eprisalS with respect to the enemy; and
- Tatify treaties. except the peace with
Spain; to submit judicial authority to
the president; to approve the law Of mil
itary organization and ordinances of the
military service as drawn up by the
commander in chief.
Article 4-The ministerial council viii
only be able to convene IN taxing part
IN the military operations, when, in
their judgment it viii be absolutely
necessary.
Article st is requisite for the vail
idity of the ministerial council DEGREES
that two-thirds of the members Will
have concurred in them.
Article 1.-THE office of counsellor is In
compatible with the others OF the re-
public and requires any member to be
of 100 or
The Executive.
Article THE executive will rest with
the president or in default with the
Article SIThe work of the ministerial
council will be sanctioned by the presi-
dent who will be able to dissolve it,
not to exceed ten days.
Article 9-The president may enact
treaties with the ratification of the min
isteriaI council.
Article l0-rhe president VIII receive
Article 1.-THE treaty of peace with
Spain which it is necessary TO have
TO form in absolute basis Of independ-
ence for the island of Cuba should be
ratified by the ministerial council and by
an assembly Of representatives conVoked
for that end.
Article l2-The vice-president will act
for the president in case Of necessity.
Article BIN case the offices of presi-
dent and vice-president should be va
other causes. at the same time, an as
sembly Of representatives will be called
for an election.
Article 1.-THE secretaries are to take
part with voice and vote in all dehbera,
tiOns.
Article 15-It is permitted to the sec
retaries to arrange fer all the employees
or their respective departments.
Article 1.-the Sub-secretarieS will con-
stitute a legal body in cases of vacancy
Of the secretary Of state, having theiI
voice in the deliberations.
Outside Armament.
Article 17-An outside armament of
the republic and the direction of the
operations Of war will be directly under
the hand of the commander-in-chief,w who
will have at his order as second in COM
mand. lieutenant general as a substi-
tute in case of necessity.
Article 1S-.An functionaries of what
ciprocal help for the better accom-
Dfishments of the resolutions of the min
isteriaI government.
Article 19-An Cubans will be obliged to
serve the republic with their persons
and Interests according to their power.
class appertaining to foreigners is eX-
empt from paying taxes in favor of the
republic, providing their respective gov
ernments recognize the belligerency of
Article 2f-Au debts contracted from
the actual inception Of the war until
this constitution is promulgated will be
paid.
Article 22-The ministerial council has
power 10 reduce any member for just
cause in the Judgment of two-thirdS of
the counsellors.
Article 23-The judicial authority will
proceed with entire independence of all
the others.