Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-12-23
TEXAS DAILY PRESS LEAGUE
Modern Mexico and its Code

Modern Mexico has a new penal code. II Is fmc-
tioning in the federal district and all It's territories.
from the bench has been substituted, subject in all
cases 10 confirmation BY the supreme council Of de-
Tense and social prevention. which Is established by
the code and is composed OF three attorneys. an alien
list and a physician.
Twenty-seven new penal courts were created, the
judges were appointed and sworn in in order that
the new code should be thoroughly equipped with
machinery on the morning of Dec. l6.
It IS announced that the code applies only In ter
r~itories and districts under federal government since
the states have power to regulate their own courts
for procedure.
Lest we forget. Mexico has its federal courts as
well as the state courts. And the federal penal code
provisions wil be enforced by the judges Of the fed
cral districts which have been created.
are the makers OF the new criminal code progress
slve statesmen, keen intellect and far IN advance OF
the code makers Of other nations?
It may interest motor vehicle owners in the United
States to know that a six year penitentiary sentence
will be imposed on a motorist responsible for an &C
ecident involving death.
It may be interesting for lawmakers in the As states
BIZ the sisterhood and the congress Of the United
States TO know that the person who steals once 70 APP
pease his hunger or that Of those dependent upon
him is free from punishment under the new code.
1t may interest the penologiSt as well as the advo-
cate OF the death penalty under American skies when
Ahey are told that the death penalty. except in cases
NJ rebellion and certain political crimes, is abolished
by the Mexican code.
There is said TO be en- unwritten law IN many
american states. It deals with the ~betrayers OF wo-
men. 1t deals with faithless wives and false hus-
|Rnnds-in the American states.
Ia Mexico the new code stipulates that there shall
IL no punishment for the Staying Of a mate caught
IN an act involving the slayers honor or for the STAY
ling Of the other party to the act, SO long as the slayer
has not before taken a life for similar reasons.
It allows a father to STAY a daughter caught In
an act Of dish0nor and her seducer also. 1t may
interest Chief Justice Howard Taft and all the lesser
Judges under American skies 70 know that under the
Mexican code the judges OF the lower or new penal
courts study the evidence presented and pass sem
tence.
Then the sentence IS submitted TO the supreme
council or Mexico for final study and confirmation
or rejection. AS for the code duello, it finds q place
in the penal code OF Mexico.
1t is stipulated that parties % a prospective duel
must submit their differences to a court Of honor,
which win endcayor to solve the dispute without
bioodshed and in no case viii be empowered to au-
thorize the duel.
Physicians and welfare workers OF America are re-
minded that In Mexico IN future the treatment Of
venereal diseases will be obligatory and severe pun
sshment win be ministered to anyone responsible for
the transfer Of such diseases.
Provisional Pres. Portes Gil is responsible for this