The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-10-24
THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA
Constitution of the Revolu.
tionary Government.
HAS JUST BEEN PROMULGATED


There Are Twenty Three Articles, to the
Fulfillment OF Which the Peo-
pie Have Pledged Themselves.
New York, Oct. 1s.-The Herald to-
day says:
The constitution of the Cuban revo-
lutionary government has been prom
ulgated. The text follows:
The revolution for the independence
and creation in Cuba of a democratic
republic, initiated the oath day of
February last, solely declared for the
separation of Cuba from the Spanish
monarchy.
1.-THE elected delegates of the revo-
ultion, in convention assembled, have
now formed a compact between the
world and Cuba, and pledge them
selves to the following articles of the
constitution of the new Cuban repub-
lie.
ARTICLE /. The supreme power of
the republic has been vested in a coun-
Gil of ministers composed of presi-
dent, vice-president and four secre-
taries, for the dispatch of business of
war, of the interior, of foreign affairs,
and of the treasury.
ARTICLE 2. Every secretary will
have sub-secretary in order to supply
a vacancy.
ARTICLE 3. The attributes of the
ministerial government will be to die
tate all the relative dispositions of the
civil and political life of the republic;
to receive contributions; to contract
public loans; to issue paper money; to
raise troops and to maintain them; to
declare reprisals with respect to the
enemy and to ratify treaties, except the
peace with Spain; to approve the law
of military organization and ordinances
of the military services as drawn up
by the COMMUNICATIVE chief.
ARTICLE 4. The ministerial council
only will be able to intervene in taking
part in the military operations when,
in their Judgment, it is absolutely
necessary.
article 5. 1t is requisite for the
validity of the ministerial council de-
crees that two thirds of the members
will have concurred in them.
ARTICLE 6. The office of the coun-
cilor is incompatible with the others of
the republic, and requires any member
to be 25 years old or upwards.
ARTICLE 7. The executive will rest
with the president, or in default with
the vice-president.
ARTICLE s. The work of the minis
terial council will be sanctioned by the
president, who will be able to dissolve
it, not to exceed ten days.
''Article 9. The president may en-
act treaties with the ratification of the
ministerial council.
Article 10. The president will re-
ceive ambassadors.
ARTICLE IL. The treaty of peace
with Spain, which is necessary to have
to form an absolute basis Of indepen-
dence for the island of Cuba, shall be
ratified by the ministerial council and
by an assembly of representatives con-
voked for that end.
Article 10. The vice-president
will act for the president if necessary.
ARTICLE Is. In the case the offices
of president and president should
be vacant by resignation or by death or
other causes, at the same time, an as
sembly of representatives will be called
for an election.
"Article H. The secretaries are to
take part with voice and vote i'll all de-
alterations.
"Article Is. 1t is permitted to the
secretaries to arrange for all the en-
ployes of their respective departments.
ARTICLE Is. The sub-secretaries
will constitute legal body in cases Of
vacancy of the secretary of state, hav-
ing their voice in the deliberations
"Article II. All outside armament
of the republic and the directions Of
operations of war will be directly under
the hand of the commander in-chief,
who will have at his order, as second
in command, acknowledgement as a
substitute in case of necessity.
ARTICLE 10. All functionaries OF
whatever class who are able, must lend
reciprocal help for the better accom-
plishment of the resolutions of the min
isterial government.
ARTICLE 10. All Cubans will be OBJ
liged to serve the republic with their
persons and interests, according to
their power.
ARTICLE 30. The property. of what
ever class, appertaining to foreigners,
is exempt from paying taxes in favor OF
the republic, providing their respective
governments recognize the belligerency
of Cuba.
ARTICLE 81. All debts contracted
from the actual initiation of the war
will be paid.
ARTICLE %. The ministerial coun-
Gil has power to reduce any member
for lust cause in the Judgment OF two
thirds of the councillors.
"Article 3d. The judicial authority
will proceed with entire independence
of all the others II
The whisky Trust Settlement.
New York, Oct. 17.-It is stated all
papers of the Distilling & Cattle Feed
| ing settlement have been signed and J.
B. Greenhut has deposited with the re-
organization committee |, 119 shares OF
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