Guatemala Guatemala (ciudad) Amatitlan Amatitlan ” Escuintla Escuintla ” Sacatepequez Antigua ” Chimaltenango Chimaltenango (villa) Sololà Sololà ” Totonicapan Totonicapan (ciudad) Suchitepequez Mazatenango (villa) Retalhuleu Retalhuleu ” Quezaltenango Quezaltenango (ciudad) San Marcos San Marcos ” Huehuetenango Huehuetenango ” Quiché Santa Cruz del Quiché (villa) Santa Rosa Cuajinicuilapa ” Jutiapa Jutiapa ” Jalapa Jalapa ” Chiquimula Chiquimula (ciudad) Zacapa Zacapa (villa) Izabal Izabal (puerto) Livingston Livingston ” Baja Verapaz Salamà (ciudad) Alta Verapaz Coban ” Peten Sacluk (pueblo) The Executive appoints over each of these Departments a Jefe politico, or civil governor; and, like the Secretaries of State, they must be men in whom he has implicit confidence. I may add that I met fifteen of these Jefes in the course of my journey, and found them, with two exceptions, men of character and intelligence, who would compare favorably with the governors of any of the Northern States; nor is this surprising, since they are appointed for their fitness, and not elected, as the United States governors often are, by a handful of irresponsible politicians who use popular votes simply to forward their private ends. The organic law of Guatemala is the Civil, or Roman. The code is the result of careful study and adaptation to the needs of the country, and not the result of the tinkering of village Solons and the decisions of wiseacre judges, as is that heterogeneous mass, amorphous and illogical, the common law. Wherever especial needs have arisen, the code has been supplemented by _decretos_ conforming to the system. The judiciary is appointed, and the members hold office for four years. It cannot be denied that some of the lower judges are not always men of considerable legal attainments; but it will be remembered that they do not usurp the legislative function, as is too often the case with judges under the common law.