The History of Cuba, vol. 4Johnson, Willis Fletcher
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The History of Cuba, vol. 4
Johnson, Willis Fletcher
Cuba -- Economic conditions; Cuba -- History
ART. 42. The suspension of the guaranties specified in article 40 shall
be ordered only and exclusively by means of a law, but if Congress is
not in session, it can be ordered by a decree of the President of the
Republic. But the President shall have no power to suspend the
guaranties more than once during the period intervening between two
sessions of Congress, or for an indefinite period of time, or for a
period longer than thirty days, without calling at the same time
Congress to meet. In all cases the President shall report the facts to
Congress, in order that it may act as deemed proper.
TITLE V
THE SOVEREIGNTY AND THE PUBLIC POWERS
ART. 43. The sovereignty is vested in the people of Cuba, and from the
said people all the public powers emanate.
TITLE VI
THE LEGISLATIVE POWER
SECTION FIRST
THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES
ART. 44. The legislative power is vested in two elective bodies, to be
known as the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate; the two together
constituting the Congress.
SECTION SECOND
THE SENATE, ITS MEMBERSHIP AND ITS POWERS
ART. 45. The Senate shall consist of four Senators for each Province, to
be elected in each one for a period of eight years by the provincial
councilors, and by double that number of electors forming with the
councilors an electoral college.
One-half of the electors shall consist of citizens paying the greatest
amount of taxes, and the other half shall possess the qualifications
required by law. But it is necessary for all of them to be of full age
and residents of the Province.
The election of electors shall be made by the provincial voters one
hundred days before that of the senators.
The Senate shall be renewed by halves every four years.
ART. 46. No one shall be a senator who has not the following
qualifications:
1. To be a Cuban by birth.
2. To be over thirty-five years of age.
3. To be in the full enjoyment of civil and political rights.
ART. 47. The Senate shall have the following exclusive powers:
1. To try, sitting as a tribunal of justice, the impeachment of the
President of the Republic, upon charges made against him by the Chamber
of Representatives, for crimes against the external security of the
State, against the free exercise of the legislative or judicial powers,
or for violation of the constitutional provisions.
2. To try, sitting as a tribunal of justice, the impeachment of the
secretaries of state, upon charges made against them by the Chamber of
Representatives, for crimes against the external security of the State,
the free exercise of the legislative or judicial powers, violation of
the constitutional provision, or any other crime of political character
determined by law.
3. To try, sitting as a tribunal of justice, the impeachment of the
governors of Provinces, upon charges made against them by the provincial
councils or by the President of the Republic for any of the crimes named
in the foregoing paragraph.
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