The Florida star., 1900-06-01

BRIGADIER GENERAL }. p. SANGER.
OF the revenues OF Cuba. The work
began about the middle of September.
1899. and the actual enumeration aud
gathering OF statistics occupied sew
eral weeks.
The bulletin contains other than sta
tistical matter. Director Sanger deem
ing IL wise and in the line of his duties
TO give other information concerning
the status in the island. IL was thought
advisable To present brief outline OF
the framework OF municipal and pro-
vincial government as IL existed when
the census was taken. Therefore the
bulletin goes into the question far
enough TO make the form OF public in
stitutiOns and the manner OF conduct
ing them reasonably clear 10 the read
er. The local government is placed in
the hands of II municipal council The
councillors are elected from the munich
pality at large by the qualified voters
of the district. Onc-half being renewed
every two years. the councillors longest
in service going ont at each renewal,
but they ere eligible for reelection.
All male citizens over - years Of age
who enjoy their full civil rights and
have lived at least two years i'm the
municipality. provided they are not dis
qualified 10y sentence for certain crimi-
nal OffcnscS. bankruptcy or Insolvency
or are not delinquent taxpayers or pau
pers. are entitled To vote. The may
nrs AMI deputy mayors are appointed
10y the military governor from among
the councillors OH the recommendation
of the council. but while under the law
the deputy mayors must he selected
from the council the military governor
may appoint any person aS mayor
whether he belongs la the council or
not. Tie duties AMI responsibilities OF
the municipal council are those which
usually dcVulve upon such bodies in
European countries.
OF the Judiciary Of Cuba the bulletin
SAYS il i essentially inSular. the judges
being appointed hy the military gov
crnur or his agents. In each municipal
district there are one ur more munich
pal courts which CONSIST of Il judge. Il
secretary AMI Il clerk. who also acts aS
constable or hailin. The judges of
these municipal courts are appointed
10y the audirnriaS and have juriSdic-
tion over all civil caScS where the
amount involved does not exceed $500
and over all miSdcmranprS. such Hs
violations Cf municipal ordinances.
They also keep registers Of births.
deaths. marriages ami property and
substitute the judges ui first instance
and instruction when fur any reason
they cannot act. In each province
there iS an audicncia or supreme court
appointed 10y the military governor
which has original jurisdiction IN all
criminal caSrS from petit larccIy to
murder II also has appetite jurISdic-
tlon i'm all civil eases appealed from the
court of first instance ami instruction.
So much for the government uf the
island. There is much more III the same
line i'm the bulletin that iS interesting
and instructive. but lack uf space pre-
cludcs its reproduction here. AS to the
population the report iS very SatiSfac-
tory. Tables are shown which give
the Inhabitants i'm each of the smallest
municipal subdivisions and the totals
for the districts. The bulletin gives the
figures as fully as the returns will per
nit In many cases the wards are not
returned separately, hut in groups Of
two or more. the Inhabitants of which
cannot be easily separated owing 10