THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 605 who have been slain in the same cause deserve the gratitude and thanks of the nation and ought to be rewarded so far as is consist- ent with justice und the state of the finances of the nation.
CHAPTER II
OF THE llELlOlON
Art. 30 The.Roman Catholic apostolic is the religion of the Mexi- can Nation. CHAPTER III
OF TH•: TERRlTOIIY OF THE :UEXICAN NATION AND ITS CITIZF.~S
Art. 31 The Territory of the Mexican Nation is composed of the whole country extending, from the division line established on the north by the United States of North America and Spain, in the treaty of limits negociated by Don Luis de Onis; to the isthmus of Darien on the South; including all the islands bays, and ports appertaining to the Atlantic or Pacific coast within said limits. Art. 32. All free persons born in this nation of whatever desccni are citizens; also all foreigners who are naturalised according to law
.A.DDITIONAL ARTICLE AFTER ABT. 32
Every .Mexican shall be faithful to the Constitution, obey the laws! and respect the established and legal authorities-and shall ron- tribute in proportion to his means toward the public expences, and shall take up arms in defence of his country whenever called on agreeably to law-he shall also be bound to serve in any office to which he may be elected by the votes of the people-- Art. 33. The right of Citizenship may be lost by voluntary ex- patriation, by acquiring naturalization in a foreign Government, for crimes according to the laws and for not being able to read and write .at the age of twenty years--
CHAPTER IV
OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND STILE OF THE NATION
Art. 34 The stile of this community shall be the Republic of Mexico. • Art. 35 The Government is a representative Republic. Art 36 The powers of Government defined and granted in this Constitution shall be vested in three seperate and distinct branches, to wit, the Legislative, the Executive, and Judicial, each of which shall be kept ns seperate from nnd independent of ench other, as is consistent with that connection which binds the whole fobrick of the Constitution together.
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