The evening times., 1900-05-16

these into thirty-one Judicial districts. and
these again sub-diyided into I32 municipal
districts To facilitate government these
latter divisions have again been split Up
into sub-disrricts and these into wards or
barr.os
Each municipal district has a munie pal
council and a municipal board. The council
governs the district, subject to the super
vision Of the governor OF the province and
Military Governor OF the Island. -1d Is
| composed of a mayor, certain number OF
deputy mayors, and aldermen taken from
| the members OF the council
The census OF the population determines
the numbers OF councillors to which each
municipal district is entitled as follows:
Up to 500 inhabitants. 3: 500 to SEQ. 9: 500
| 10 LOCO. !: between 1000 and 10 0OO l aa-
| ditional councillor for every additional l.
600 people. and between 10 goo and %. 600.
l for every additional 2.e0O people. For
more than 20 600 ! for everv additional > .
| 600 inhabitants until the municipal council
has the maximum number of 30 councillors
The number of deputy mayors is deter
mined on the same principle Municipal
districts of less than 500 inhabitants have
no deputy mayors; between 500 and 600.
/; 1000 to 5000. ,; 5000 TO Il, eco. 3; TO-
000 to $4,000. 4; IS,00O or more, s. Up to
500 inhabitants there is but one sub-dls-
trict. and between 500 and 1000 2. but
thereafter the number Of sub districts cor
responds 20 the number OF deputy mayors
Each deputy mayor is in charge OF a sub
district as the representative of the mayor
discharging such administrative duties IS
he may direct, but having no independent
functions.
nictpality at large by the qualified voters
CT the district. Cne-haIf being renewed ev-
cry two years. the councillors longest in
service going cut at each renewal They
are eligible for reelection. The regular
elections arr held in the first two weeks
in May. but partial elections are held when.
at least six moL,hs before the regular
election, vacancies occur which amount
10 third of the total number Of council
ors. II they occur after this period they
are filled by the governor of the province
from among former members of the coun-
Gil
All male citizens over twenty-five years
Of age who enjoy their full civil rights.
and have lived at least two years in the
municipality, are entitled to vote, provd-
cd they are not disqualified by sentence
for certain criminal offences. bankruptcy.
or insolvency or are not delinuuent tax
payers Or paUpers.
A province is composed OF the municipal
districts within its limits. Under Spanish
law the government of a province vas
vested in governor (whO was usually a
brigader or major general in the Spanish
army. provincial deputatiOn, and pro-
vincial committee. The governor was ap-
pointed and removed by the governor. gen
eral. and received salary of from 81 600
TO $4,000 year in Spanish gold. accord
ing as the province was first, second. or
thlrd class The provincial deputation was
composed of deputies elected by the quali-
hed voters OF the municipalities for four
years. The provincial committee and its
vice president were appointed by the gov
ernor general from among the members of
the deputation and consisted of five depu-
ties who received salary of from 81 200