Naturalized foreigners enjoy the rights and are subject to the obligations imposed upon Peruvians, except that they cannot be elected to the presidency of the republic, or be ministers of State, Senators, deputies, or judicial authorities, though they may be appointed justices of the peace. The children of foreigners are, if born in the country, Peruvians by birth, provided their names be inscribed in the Civil Register. A Peruvian woman follows the nationality of her husband, though, should she become a widow, she again assumes the nationality of her birth. It is important for foreigners who contemplate living in Peru to know that civil marriage is established for non-Catholics, who may celebrate the marriage ceremony before the mayor of the place in which either of the contracting parties resides, in the presence of two witnesses who must be residents of the same locality. It is necessary only that a declaration be made before the mayor that they do not belong to the Catholic community, or that they have separated from it. It is obligatory that the Act of Marriage shall be inscribed in the Civil Register within eight days after the ceremony, even in the case of those who are married according to the religion of the country. The divorce court is unknown in Peru, the only legal separation being one which dissolves the union only so far as regards the property, the marriage tie remaining in force. In the case of non-Catholics, the civil courts decide as to the judicial separation or nullity of the marriage, while, for Catholics, the ecclesiastical authorities dispose of the matter in accordance with the ruling of the Council of Trent. The new laws that have been introduced from time to time in the national code show a spirit of fraternity in the Peruvian character which is particularly promising for the development of friendly foreign relations. In the liberal mining laws, the enterprising prospector from abroad finds every facility to aid him in his ambitious undertakings; and in the laws governing colonization, the establishment of industries, or any foreign enterprise, the conditions are as favorable as a progressive and far-seeing policy could make them. A description of this richly dowered country will show that its society, its intellectual and benevolent institutions, its industries and its growing trade, are the outward expression of a people’s faith in their political security and the wisdom of their laws. [Illustration: REVIEW OF ARTILLERY TROOPS, LIMA.] [Illustration: BOLOGNESI CIRCLE, PASEO COLÓN, LIMA.] CHAPTER XII THE CITY OF THE KINGS AND ITS BEAUTIFUL SUBURBS [Illustration: ENTRANCE TO MUNICIPAL PARK.]