Asamblea Constituyente del Estado. Actas sesión de octubre 7, 8, 9

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The image contains news about the Minutes of the State Constituent Assembly in its Sessions of October 7, 8, 9, 1857. Thus, meeting in Bogotá, on October 7, 1857, a session of the Constituent Assembly with the attendance of several citizens. Several articles and proposals were discussed and approved, including changes to the tax and revenue bill, as well as amendments to the Constitution. In addition, a debate was opened on the suspension of the right to vote in specific cases. In a later session, discussions continued and more articles related to the exercise of the Legislative Power and other important matters were approved. The debate included proposals to authorize agreements with certain individuals and changes to restrictions on the right to free expression of thought. Modifications to several articles were also presented, some of which were approved despite the opposition of certain citizens. The Assembly concluded with the approval of several important articles for the functioning of the State. Once paragraph 16 was approved, the same Commission proposed the following, which was admitted to the fourth debate: "Allocate funds and issue appropriate laws for the promotion of public education." Articles 32 and 33 were approved; the last one modified in its paragraph by the Commission, reproducing it with the words: "pardon, amnesty," which had been deleted in the second debate. Having approved the following articles up to and including 45, the Commission reproduced in 46 paragraph 15 that had been denied and introduced another final paragraph in these terms: "Promote and direct public education in the State." This paragraph was admitted in the fourth debate, and the rest of the article was also approved, as were the following two. The one marked with the number 48 was also approved, after denying a modification by citizen Ortega that said: "no order of the Governor will be ordered if it is not authorized with the signature of one of the Secretaries, excepting only removal decrees and others." acts of removal. Article 57 was approved in these terms in which the Commission reestablished them. Justice is administered in the State by the Superior Court, by the Circuit Judges, by the Parish Judges and by the other Courts established by law. Article 57 was approved in these terms in which the Commission reestablished themDuring the recess of the Senate, a judicial commission composed of three Senators appointed by the Senate and by absolute majority will exercise the judicial functions attributed to it by this Constitution. The State Senate and, failing that, the Judicial Commission, have the following powers, and the entire rest of the article was also approved, as were articles 59, 60 and 61. Citizen Samper modified article 62 in this way: "At the head From each Department there will be the Circuit Judges who are necessary to exercise justice throughout the Department. When in a Department there are one or more Districts that, due to their distance from the Capital, their population or their commerce, require, in the opinion of the Legislature, the establishment of one or more Circuit Judges, the necessary Circuits may be created for this purpose." Citizen Ospina modified by adding: "but in no case should there be a number of Judges in a Department greater than the corresponding number of one per 20,000 inhabitants." Citizen Vega reproduced citizen Samper's modification with the difference of saying: "there will be the Judge or Judges." Citizen Ospina modified again, adding to this modification the same thing that he had added to that of citizen Samper, in whose terms the article was approved. When the time had come, the President adjourned the session. The President, PASTOR OSPINA. The Secretary, Mario Valenzuela. Is a copy. —Valenzuela. Session of October 9, 1857. In the City of Bogotá, at half past ten in the morning, the session of the Constituent Assembly opened with the attendance of citizens Aldana, Arias Vargas, Briceño, Domingo Caicedo, Francisco Caicedo, Céspedes, Contreras, Escallon, González Pinzón, Guarnizo, Gutiérrez, Leiva, Marroquín, Manrique, Obregon, Ortega, Ospina, Vega, Viana and Uricoechea. Once the minutes of the previous session were approved and signed, it was realized with a note from the Governor returning signed the law that authorizes him to contract the official printings of the State. Citizen Marcelo Buitrago having presented himself as a substitute for the Bogotá circle, and called by the Assembly, the President received his protest to faithfully fulfill his duties. The fourth debate was held on the third subsection that was introduced to article 19 of the law setting contributions and income, my negative votes were from citizens Contreras, Cuervo, Uricoechea, Aldana, Gutiérrez, González Pinzón, Guarnizo. The third debate of the draft Constitution continued and some articles were approved..Consequently, the State Legislature may suppress the Districts that do not fulfill these duties, after they have been ordered to correct them by the Governor, and one year has elapsed since the injunction, the territory owing the organization that it deems. You may also create new Districts and vary the limits of existing ones. In the residence of the authorities of the Districts, it will be the population that serves as their center, which will receive the name of City, Village or Person, according to the number of its inhabitants. Cities and Villages are responsible for supporting primary schools for children of both sexes. Given the suspension proposal, the following article was approved ∨ adding the following up to and including 83. The Assembly was modified in this way: “There will be primary schools for children; a place for the office of the authorities that it has the obligation to support; a public cemetery; One Way; and a mail that directly, or through the roads of other Districts, puts it in communication with the Capital of the Department to which it belongs." In the night session of October 9, the third debate of the draft Constitution continued, approving the article 91. The second debate of the draft decree was opened, indicating some salaries and determining the way to make expenses. After some modifications, the second debate of the project was approved. News Published in Gaceta de Cundinamarca on January 21, 1858.