Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-01-30
THE CUBAN CONSTITUTE N
As Submitted bv the Central Com
mittee to the Convention.
OUR OWN TAKEN AS THE MODEL

, Guarantees Freedom ~ Speech md Pre.s,
and CiviI and E"U-Ions Ttbcrtv-Ns-
President Arrange TrcatIc.-Territory
OF Republic-No Mention OF America.
Havana. CuhH Tho Cuhnu COnStit,I.
iion. ns suhmitted nv tho Central Com
mittee 70 tho Constitutional Conyen-
tion. contains the following rrovisions.
1.-The peonIc or Cuha Shnli no con-
siitutod into n SOVEREIGN and indepen-
dent state under republican form Of
government
2-Tho territory of tho renuhlic com
priscs tho Island or Crhn and the isl
nndS anil kevs ndincort thereto which
were nrdcr tho iurisdiciion and con
troll or tho Corcro, Government Of tho
Is'nnh of Cuba while it was n Spanish
pnescseion
?-TLo +orrito-v or tho rcnnhlic shall
he divided into civ rrovir"oe tho houn-
tInrios ard nrmos of wh'"h sha,l ne
those of tho n-ocort rrovinCcS aS long
ne not mod'God wv tho laws
Tho recui-omcntS for citizenship are
I'm reuornl tho coInp nc thoSo nrn ecrihel
bv the Tfnited Stotos Constitution.
The RIGHTS rnnrnnteed To citizens in
tho matters of private corrospondonce
md documents. FREQ Sncpch. religious
freedom. separation &C Church and
State. rioht Of potition and assembly
convri@ht free entry and oyit and con
fScation of proncrtv mr." Identical with
those vouchSnr"d hv the Constitution
OF tho JrpItod Stntoc
The ntional Sovnrcicntv shall he
vested in the pconlc Of Cnhn. from
which shall emanatc the public pow
erS
Tho legislative mower shall bc cXer-
ciSed hv two elective bodies to he
nar1cd the House or REPRESENTATIVES,"
nnC the "Scuale'' and conjointly
known rs the CONGRESS-.
The Senate shall bc comnoscd OF six
Senators from each one of the six de-
partmcnts or the republic elected for
period OF six wears nv electors whom
the ayunta '1icntos shall name in the
manner prescribed bv law.
Onc-thiri OF the Senators shall he
elected every two years.
The Senate shall have the power to
try all impeach ncnts aga'"St the Pres
idcnt of the Republic and the Govern.
orS Of the departments in the same
manner rs provided for in the ConSti
ution OF the United States. Its o,her
powers are similar to those of the
United States Scnatc
The House of Representatives shall
be composed OF one Representative for
every $4,000 inhabitants or fraction. or
more than 10000. elected for Il period
Of four years bv direct vote, and in the
manner prescribed by law
The House of Representatives shall
have power 10 bring all impcachmcnts
in the same manner rs the United
states House of Representatives. In
general the regulations common to
both Legislative bodies. rs well us the
privileges ana immunitics guaranteed
TO mcmb, s. are identical with those
prescribed in the Constitution of the
United States
Ihe Executive power shall he cXer-
ci>cd by the President of the Republic.
The President shall be elected 10 serve
Il term of four years No one can he
elected President for three consecutive
terms.
The President shall he elected by di.
rect votes, and M absolute majority
thereof east on one single day in nc.
c"'dance with the provisions of the
law.
ne OthCr provisions are similar to
those Of the United States Constilu-
tion.
There shall he one Vice President OF
The l;cpuhlIc. who shall be elected in
the Same manner as the President con-
jointly with the latter and for like
term.
The Constitution cannot be changed.
in whole or in part. except 10y two
thirds vote of ho;h Legislative bodies
six months after deciding on the re
form, Constitutional Assembly shall
hr elected, which shall conluc itself
&" the approval or diSapproval of the
reform voted by the legislative bodies.
These viii continue in their functions
INDEPENDENTLY of the Con .itutional AS
Scmhly. The members OF this Assem-
by shall be equal in numbcr To the
mchbcrS in the two legislative bodies
together