Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-03


assembly without the permission OF
the national assembly except for
crimes committed then, or for mat
ters concerning internal disorder or
foreign complications.
(29) The speaker shall oo elected
by ballot upon a majority OF the en-
tire membership.
600 The national assembly shall
make Its own rules and adopt them.
| (Sl) Executive officers and those
deputed by the government may
meet and deliberate with the national
assembly.
ARTICLE ".
President ana Vice President.
(32) They shall be elected upon a
two-thirds majority OF the electors
from the pro. inces, but each province
shall be limited TO one vote.
(SS) The president shall represent
the provisional government. shall have
general oversight OF administrative
matters and shall proclaim the laws
enacted.
(94) The president shall be com
mander-in~ehivf Of the army and
navy.
(35) The president shall establish
the regulations controlling officials
and shall have the right to employ
or dismiss executive officers, but the
official regulations, the choice OF ex-
eoutive officers and representatives
must all be approved By the national
assembly.
(S6) The president shall, IN con-
junction With the national assembly
declare war and peace and make
treaties.
(SD He may within the legal linn
itations order defense measures.
(3SJ He shall represent the nation
In receiving foreign ministers and am
bassudors.
(S9) lie shah propose legislative
measures 10 the national assembly.
tfO) He mag In times OF spocial
emergency Issue laws la place OF tho
existing ones, but must afterwards
notify the national assembly and SEE
cure lts approval,
tfl) Re may confer honors ana or
ders Of merit upon those deserving
ot reward.
ti2) lie may proclaim general re-
mission OF taxes. special remission.
reprlves and restoration Go prai-
leges; but general remissions must
FIRST pass the national assembly.
(ta) The vice president may act
for the president u for any reason ne
ceases 10 AN his Office. and may tenn
porarily take his place when hinder
cd from serving.
ARTICLE V.
Executive Onicers.
(fl) These shall include the prem
Ter and heads OF departments.
(45) They shall help the president
10 carry on the government, 10 put
the laws into execution aud 20 perform
their own special duties.
(t6) They shall sign their names
20 the presidents legislative propos-
ais, announcements OF laws and ex-
ecutlve regulations.
ARTICLE vi
(f7) The president and minister Of /
justice (attorney gencraD shall an.
point the various Judges. the rorulh- |
lions for tho courts aud qualifications |
OF judges 10 be fixed by law.
(tS) Justices shall be independent
ana free from interference by the
higher courts.
(tg) Justices. while IN once, shall |
not have their salaries reduced on be- |
Transferred 10 other duties. nor shall !
they be dismissed unless because ai
judicial sentences or charges inyolv- |
ing retirement from ONCE. the regu- /
lations governing such charges 10 oe
ixed By law.
(50j Justices shall, IN harmony |
with republican ideals, conduct civil
ana criminal trials accQrding Ga stat
ute, bat this shall not iuCiude trials
of the executive or other special /
trials not included Ia the above
(5i) Trials shall be public. but in
Instances recognized as affecting peace
and order they may bo secret.
(52j Within a year from the es-
Enlistment OF the provincial govern
ment the president shall summon a
parliament the procedure Tor SUM
moning shall be hxed by the neilonal