The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-04-23
COSTA RIGA LEADS.
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TRIAL REPUBLICS.
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are called "Diputados" and are elected for
| TOUR years. Under the present law there is
one deputy for every 5000 inhabitants in
each province; but If the population of the
province is such as to show an excess of 4OOG
or more above the rate mentioned. one more
deputy may be elected Thus there are now
seven Diputados from the province of San
Jose, four from Carriage, etc., making twenty
| Elk IN the present Congress. 1t meets only.
onceya year, aid during it's long recess is
represented by committee Of its own choos-
Ing, called the comision permanente,
whose duty is to attend to- everything OF
urgent character.
Government Of Costa. Rfcn.
Costa Rics, $4,000 square mills CT area, is
divided into five provinces and two comarcas
equivalent 10 our states and territories
ana these are subdiyided into. cantons (coun-
tles), and again into districts. The two ter.
rlto1les, Limon and Puntarcnas, are rcprs-
scented in Congress-, each by one diEutado.
At the head CT each province and comarca
there is Governor, appointed by the presj-
dent, and In each canton a local executive
authority, subordinate to the Governor, and
also appointed BY the President, who is known
as the Jefe Politico.
Justice is administered by weIi-o! ganiZed
system of courts and tribunals and under
written laws as wise and we'll suited to
the necessities OF civilization as in any of
the nations of the world. Capital punish
ment cannot be inflicted; private property
cannot be confiscated for any reason what
ever; no person can be tried by commits
sloners or extraordinary courts; individual
liberty IS guaranteed by the writ CT habeas
corpus; trial by jury'is established fer Grim
mai cases, and 10 discrimination of anv
KIND can be made between citizens, native
or foreign, In the courts.
In each city and town of the republic are
Judicial functionares, who are called alcal
des' who are appointed by the Supreme
court, one, two, and three for each locality.
as its necessity shall dictate. They have
jurisdiction in tho first instance in all civil
cases IN which the amount involved does
not exceed $3.50. They have also power to
settle the estates of deceased persons, should
no contention involving larger amount than
you arise among interested parties. III each
province there Is also court Of first in
stance fer civil and criminal matters. In
San Jose is court of claims to trv cases in
which the government has to appear as a
party. The Supreme court consists of if
teen justices, appointed for four years bv
congress. Municipal taxation is very mod
erate, the owners of real estate alone being
opnsod TO pay for street lighting, water sup
ply, and the maintenance of the police.
Tine religion of the country is of course the
homan Catholic, but the exercise of all others
IS tolerated under the laws. There are I'M
UNCONVENTIONAL Protestant churches in Sail
Jose and Puerto Limon Official statistics 20
show that about So, 900 year is contributed
out OF the national treasury for the sup
port OF the state church. Ever since 1851
Costa RIGA has had treaty of friendship.
commerce. and navigation with the United
states. She has similar conventions also
with Germany, France, Italy, SPAIN Great
Britain, the Netherlands, and some of the
South American republics.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.