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AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION.
6. in all cases of a criminal prosecution.against any officei· o:f the nation for a violation of his official duties. , 7. in.all cases of appeals from the Supreme Provincial tribunal or Provincial courts of aclmirnltv. • ~ . 8. it shall have a general inspection over all the tribunals of the nation in the manner and according to the :forms precribed by law. 9.-it shall decide on the constitutionality of the laws of congress and in all cases of doubt as to the constitutionality or interpretation of any lnw or other ad of.congress or.of the provincial deputations or any officer or ·department of the Govt ·provided that should it decree any law of congress to be unconstitutional, such Jaw shall be immediately sent back to. the. chamber of Deputies together with the reasons of the decission and shall be reconsidered, and should the two chambers pass it again ·by a majority of two thirds, it shall be a law notwithstanding the opinion of the high tribunal
SUPRF::ME PRO\.INCIAL TRIBUNALS
Art. 151 The Supreme Provincial tribunals shall be composed of one Supreme Judge for each Province, and the "Jueces de lefrM of the Province. Art. 152 This tribunal shall have appellate jurisdiction in all cases sent up from the jueces de letras or other inferior tribunals, and shall have a general inspection and Superintendence over the proceedings of all the inferior tribunals of the Province, in order to see that justice is administered impartially, ·speedily, and equitably Art. 153 The law shall prescribe the forms and manner of render- ing effective the inspection and ·Superintendence spoken· of in the last article, and also determine the rules of proceedings of this tribunal and the number, names and powers o:f the officers to be at- tached to it, and mode of appoint.iing them. . Art. 154 There must be at least five .ju,eces de letm. .s present to make this tribunal competent to act, and should a Province not hin·e sufficient population to entitle it to that number of Jueces de letra.,;, Congress shall by la,w order the hteces de let1•a,!3 of two or more Provinces to unite so as to form the necessary number, in which case there shall be but one Supreme Provincial Judge for all the Provinces thus united. Art. 155 This tribunal shall hold at least two sessions each year, and as many more as Congress shall by law direct, at such times, and places, and with such formalities as the law may require. Art. 156 The Jueces. de letm,s before whom any cause pending ·before this tribunal may have been judged in the first instance, shall retire from the bench during the revision of such cause.
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