The herald., 1897-02-06
THE Full SCHEME
Of CUBAN REFORMS
Approved by the Spanish
Queen Regent
I'LL The Liberty IS PROMISED
Compatible With Respect to In.
dividual Rights
MINOR OFFICERS Of CUBA
Te Be Elected by Direct Vote OF the
People
But the Hone Government Will Fix the Tariff
Rates
Scheme Of Freedom Which Should Take
the Oid.Tims American Revolution.
MINOR OFFICERS Of CUBA
Te Be Elected by Direct Vote Of the
People
Bat the Hone Government viii Fix the Tariff
Rates
A Scheme Of Freedom Which Should Take
the Old.Tims American Revolution
lists Turn Over In Their
Graves
Associated Press Special Wire

AoSOCidtcd 1 kcSS OpcSidi WIG
MADRID, Feb. 5.-The official ga
Eette will print tomorrow the full scheme
Of Cuban reforms. as approved by the
queen regent in n formal decreel The
following is a full extract Of the decree
proper without the preamble, article by
article:
Article 1.-The laws of March Is, 1895,
will be amplif1ed in accordance with the
following rules. which will be developed
In bylaws:
Rule 1.-The municipalities and as
sembles of the six provinces of the isl-
and Of Cuba (Pinar del Rio, Havana,
Matanzas. Santa Clara. Puerto Prin-
cipe and Santiago de Cuba) will enjoy
all the liberties compatible with the laws
and the respect of individual rights The
assemblies will have the right to elect
their presidents.
In each assembly there will be an ex-
bly, every six months and its president
will be elected by said committee.
The mayors and deputy mayors will
be elected by the municipalities from
amongst the members They will ex-
ercise without limitation the active
functions of the municipal administra-
ton, as executors of the decisions of the
municipalities.
The provincial assemblies will have
the right to suspend the decisions of the
municipalities when they go beyond the
limits of the municipal rights, but in
this case the municipalities will have the
right to appeal to the highest court Of
the province
The provincial assemblies Will have
large powers in matters of taxes, in ac-
cordance with the general ard local
system of taxation. The appropria
tions for the provinces and municipal
ities will be separately made.
The organization of esta Adjustments of
public instruction in the provinces will
correspond to the provisional assemblies,
and in the towns and cities to the mu-
inequalities. The general and
the civil governors Of the provinces will
only have right of intervention in mat
ters of public instruction to assure the
fulfillment of the general laws and the
mpatibility of the municipal and pro-
visional appropriations with the ex-
per,ses of those establishments.
Rule 2-The council of the adminis-
tration of the island will be composed of
thirty-five councillors; twenty-one of
them will be elected directly by the peo-
pie with the same conditions and CEN
sus as elects the provisional assem-
bles and the municipalities, according to
the rule established in article III of the
law Of March IL, 1895. Nine will be as fol-
lows: The president of the university Of
Havana, the president OF the chamber of
commerce of Havana, the president Of
the economical societies of the friends
OF the country of Havana. the president
of the Planters association, the presi-
dent of the Tobacco Manufacturers
union, one member representing the
chapters of the Cathedral Of Havana and
Of Santiago de Cuba, one representing
all the trade assemblies Of Havana, two
designated among the taxpayers of the
province of Havana. The other five will
be senators or representatives to the
cortes who have been elected by the
island of Cuba in a greater number of
general elections.
The governOr-generalw will be honorary
president of the council and the actual
president will be nominated by the gov
ernor-general from among the members
of the council. The members of the
cortes during their term cannot be
councillors of administration. In order
to be elected councillor, it is necessary
to have the same qualifications as are re-
quired to be deputy to the cortes, and it
Is necessary to have resided two years
on the island
The appointment of the officers and
clerks of the council will be vested ex.
clusively in said council The council
will elect every six months committees.
each Of them composed of five members
for the transaction of business and the
drafting of resolutions
Rule 3-The cortes will determine the
amount OF expenses sovereignty dm-
perial expenses) and will determine the
total Of the budget To meet that amount
the council of administration will accord
every year the taxes and revenues nee
essary to supply the expenses approved
by the cortes. Only in the case of the
council OF administration not having an
proved and voted by the 1st of July the
taxes and revenues necessary to meet
the budget approved by the cortes ths
governor-general will decree them with
the advice of the intendente.
The council of administration will
frame and approve the local budget and
the resources for the expenses. Educa-
tional institutions to- qualify for govern
mental positions, excepting for those Of
the army or navy, will correspond in
organization to the council of adminis-
tration.
Rule 4-The attributes to the council
OF administrator as regards the Gus
toms tariff will be as follows:
First-It will fix all rules for the m
pIication of customs duties.
Secopd-It will decide what is most
conYendent regarding taxes on. exports
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