Convención del Estado. Acta de Instalación

Abstract

The image contains news about the State Convention and the minutes of its installation on September 7, 1870. Mr. Cornelio Manrique, provisional Governor of the State. In response to the Message that, on this date, you have seen fit to address to the Convention, I have the honor to transcribe to you the following proposition that has been unanimously approved: "The State Convention gives a solemn vote of approval to the conduct of citizen Cornelio Manrique in the performance of his functions as provisional Governor proclaimed on July 18; it is promised that he will accept the appointment that has just been made to him by the law that provisionally organizes the State Government." INSTALLATION RECORD: In Bogotá, at twelve o'clock on September 8, 1870, designated for the installation of the Convention and the State, citizens Aníbal Galindo, Medardo Rívas, Nicolas Esquerra and Bruno Maldonado met in the premises prepared for this purpose; Deputies for the Bogotá circle; Arístides Barroto, Deputy for the Ubaté circle; Daniel Aldana and Jose Maria Maldonado N, for Choconiá; Diego R. Guzmán, for Villeta; Andre D Aldana, Juan de Dios Riomalo, Benigno Guárnizo, Hortémédnes Safavia. Adolfo Amador, Domingo Ospina C.i Miguel Chiari, Rafuel Olaya Ricaurte, Miguel del Busto, Pablo Currea, Manuel 1. Narváez, Jerman Jiménez; Dionisio García, Octavio Salazar, Antonio Muñoz and Marcelino Várgas, José C. Romero, Joaquin Osorio, Luis Bernal, Eugenio Ortéga, Gregorio F. Gaitan, Adolfo Garcés, Juan Acevedo, Antonio Talero and Carlos Holguín; having Mr. Aldana Abelardo as president, to whom this position corresponded in order of surnames and names, and citizen Esguerra as Secretary.The election of President was immediately verified, and the result of the vote was as follows: For citizen Januario Salgar, 24 votes. By citizen Nicolas Esguerra, 6 votes. The Convention declared citizen Salgar elected President of it, for having achieved the absolute majority of votes. The election of the first Vice President was immediately verified, with the same citizens Barreto and Currea being the tellers. The votes were distributed as follows: For citizen Aldana Daniel, 10 votes. For citizen Esguerra, 8 votes. For citizen Chiari, 12 votes. For citizen Galindo, 5 votes. For citizen Narváez, 9 votes. For citizen Guarnizo, 7 votes In the second count, citizens Esguerra and Aldaba obtained an equal number of votes for the first Vice President, and in the third count, citizen Esguerra was declared elected first Vice President of the Convention. The election of the second Vice President was carried out, and citizen Chiari was declared elected by votes. The election of Secretary was verified, and Mr. González was declared elected Secretary of the Convention. The President commissioned citizen Saravia to inform the person in charge of the Executive Branch of the establishment of the Convention and the election of its employees. Two projects were immediately presented by citizen Esguerra: one for a law that provisionally organizes the State Government, and another for a political Constitution for the sovereign State of Cundinamarca. During the session, several proposals were made and decisions were made regarding the projects presented. The law that provisionally organizes the State Government was immediately signed by the President and by the Secretary of the Convention, in the presence of the latter, and citizen Esguerra was appointed to place it in the hands of the person in charge of the Executive Branch. During the course of the session, it was adjourned and it was agreed to resume the following day. The Secretary of Government appeared in the room, who congratulated the State and the Convention for its installation on the day designated for this purpose. Once the reading of the message was concluded, and the arrangements having been cleared, the celebration adjourned at three in the afternoon.As a final result, the Convention resolved: “to discuss article by article, in permanent session, the law that provisionally organizes the State Government.” Thus, despite facing several challenges in the process, a successful installation of the Convention and the approval of the law that provisionally organizes the State Government was achieved. The process was challenging but the proposed objective was finally achieved, establishing an important milestone in the history of the State. Published in the Diario de Cundinamarca on September 13, 1870