The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-06

MAnIA CHRIsrNA. QUEEN REGENT OF sPAM.
Article 1: The laws of March Is, 1896.
will be cxemplified, in accordance with
the following rules, which will be de-
veloped in bylaws:
Rule /. The municipalities and as
semblies Of the six provinces OF the ISL
and of Cuba (Pinar Del Rio, Havana,
Matanzas, Santa Clara, Puerto Principe
and Santiago De Cuba) will enjoy all tn,
liberties compatible with the laws anc
the respect of individual rights.
The assemblies will have the right to
elect their presidents. In each assembly
there will be an executive committee
elected by the assembly every SID
months, and it's president will be elected
by said committee. The mayors anc
deputy mayors will be elected by the
municipalities from amongst the mem.
bers. They will exercise, without limita.
ton, the active functions Of the mum.
cipal administration as executors of the
decisions of the municipalities.
The provincial authorities will have
the right to suspend the decision of the
municipalities when they go beyond the
limits of the municipal rights, but, In
this case, the municipalities will have
the right of appeal to the highest court
of the province.
The provincial assemblies will hav,
large powers in matters of taxes, in ac.
cordance with the general and local sys'
tenn of taxation.
and municipalities will be separately
made. y
The organization Of establishments ol
public instruction in the provinces will
correspond to the provisional assem-.
blies, and In the towns and cities to the
municipalities.
The governor general and the civil
governors of the provinces will only
have the right of Intervention in matter.
of public instruction, to assure the full.
filment Of the general laws. and cor
patibility of the municipal and proyin
cial appropriations with the expenses
of those establishments.
Rule 2. The council of administration
of the Island will be composed Of 9,
councillors; 21 of them will be elected
directly by the people, with the saE
conditions and census that elects IT,,
provincial assemblies and the munici.
palities, according to the rule estab.
lished in Article 3 Of the law of Marci
IL. 1895. Nine will be as follows: The
president Of the University of Havana
the president OF the chamber of com.
nerce Of Havana, the president Of the
Economical Societies of the Friends
the Country of Havana, the president
OF the Planters association, the presi
dent Of the Tobacco Manufacturers
chapters Of the cathedrals Of Havana
and of Santiago De Cuba, one represent.
Ing all the trades associations of Hava
ma; two designated among the taxpay.
ers of the province of Havana.
The other five will be senators or rep.
resentatives to the cortes, who have beer
elected by the island of Cuba in q greatcj
number OF elections.
The governor general will be honor.
ary president of the council and the act.
ual president will be nominated by tht
governor general from among the mem.
bers Of the council
The members Of the cortes, durins
their term. cannot be councillors of ad.
ministration.
In order to be elected councillor. It 1.
necessary to have the same qualifica
tions as are required to be a deputy tt
the cortes, and Ii Is necessary to have
resided two years in the island.
The appointment Of the officers ant
clerks Of the council will be vested ex.
clusively in said council
The council will elect, every ST,
months, committees, each Of them com.
posed Of five members, for the transac
tion Of business and the drafting of reso
lutions.
Rule 3. The cortes will determine tn,
amount OF expenses of sovereignty Um.
perial expenses). and will determine tn,
total Of the budget. To meet tha,
amount the council Of administration
Will accord every year the taxes and
revenues necessary to supply the ex
penses approved by the cortes Only II
the case OF the council OF administra
tion not having approved and voted by
the 1st OF July. the taxes and revenue,
necessary to meet the budget, approved
by the cortes, the governor general will
decree them. with the advice Of the in
tendente.
The council of administration VIII
frame and approve the local budget
and the resources for the expenses.
Educational institutions to qualify 70,
governmental expenses, excepting foI
those OF the army and navy. will CORES
pond in organization to the council o,
administration.
Rule 4. Attributes OF the council of ad
n.inistration as regards the CUSTOM,
tariff will be as follows:
First-It will fix all rules for the an
plication Of the customs duties.
Second-It will decide what Is me
convenient regarding taxes on exports.
Third-It Will fix or modify the fisca
duties for revenue on importations In tn,
island.
Fourth--It is TO be heard in an ad
visory manner regarding the rules
classifcations and schedule OF duties.
These rights will have the following
limitations:
First-National products directly i'm
ported to Cuba Will enjoy indispensable,
protection. taking into consideration
that the taxes on foreign products vii
be for revenue only.
second-Taxes for revenue established
by the council Of administration will |
be applied alike to foreign and to ma
tionaI products.