American constitutions: a compilation of the political constitutions of the independent nations of the New world, with short historical notes and various appendixes, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1907 |
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... grant or refuse its consent to the treaties of peace , alliance , friendship , neutrality , commerce , or any other concluded by the Ex- ecutive . No treaty of any kind shall go into effect except after it is approved by Congress . 18 ...
... grant or refuse its consent to the treaties of peace , alliance , friendship , neutrality , commerce , or any other concluded by the Ex- ecutive . No treaty of any kind shall go into effect except after it is approved by Congress . 18 ...
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... grant general pardons and amnesties . " 10 . 20. To proclaim a state of siege and suspend for a limited time guarantees 2 , 4 , and 10 of arti- cle 11 , and numbers 4 and 5 of guarantee 14 , in the same article , which read respectively ...
... grant general pardons and amnesties . " 10 . 20. To proclaim a state of siege and suspend for a limited time guarantees 2 , 4 , and 10 of arti- cle 11 , and numbers 4 and 5 of guarantee 14 , in the same article , which read respectively ...
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... grant the corresponding passage to Pontificial bulls and briefs containing general provi- sions , if they are not contrary to the Constitution and the laws , the prerogatives of the Nation , or the temporal jurisdiction . 11. To request ...
... grant the corresponding passage to Pontificial bulls and briefs containing general provi- sions , if they are not contrary to the Constitution and the laws , the prerogatives of the Nation , or the temporal jurisdiction . 11. To request ...
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... grant leaves of absence to military officers and place them on the retired list . 23. To grant general or special amnesties for political causes . 24. Perdonar ó conmutar la pena capital , cuando hubiere CONSTITUTION . 29.
... grant leaves of absence to military officers and place them on the retired list . 23. To grant general or special amnesties for political causes . 24. Perdonar ó conmutar la pena capital , cuando hubiere CONSTITUTION . 29.
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... grant pardons or com- mutations of death sentences , when Executive clemency is re- quested . 25. To dispose of the permanent forces of the Republic on land and sea , both in time of peace and in case of armed domestic disturbance or ...
... grant pardons or com- mutations of death sentences , when Executive clemency is re- quested . 25. To dispose of the permanent forces of the Republic on land and sea , both in time of peace and in case of armed domestic disturbance or ...
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Page 104 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 136 - States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging' the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the Government of Cuba.
Page 137 - V. That the government of Cuba will execute, and, as far as necessary, extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein. VI. That the Isle of Pines shall be omitted from the proposed...
Page 104 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Page 343 - ... constituir la unión nacional, afianzar la justicia, consolidar la paz interior, proveer a la defensa común, promover el bienestar general, y asegurar los beneficios de la libertad, para nosotros, para nuestra posteridad y para todos los hombres del mundo que quieran habitar en el suelo argentino...
Page 140 - Now, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 154 - Ningún senador o diputado, desde el día de su elección hasta el de su cese, puede ser arrestado; excepto el caso de ser sorprendido in fraganti...
Page 134 - ... maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points to be agreed upon with the President of the United States. VIII. That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.
Page 367 - Hace recaudar las rentas de la Nación y decreta su inversión con arreglo a la ley o presupuesto de gastos nacionales. 14. Concluye y firma tratados de paz, de comercio, de navegación, de alianza, de límites y de neutralidad, concordatos y otras negociaciones requeridas para el mantenimiento de buenas relaciones con las potencias extranjeras, recibe sus ministros y admite sus cónsules.
Page 349 - El pueblo no delibera ni gobierna, sino por medio de sus representantes y autoridades creadas por esta Constitución. Toda fuerza armada o reunión de personas que se atribuya los derechos del pueblo y peticione a nombre de éste, comete delito de sedición.