THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 625 Art. 212 The governors of Provinces shall be commanders in chief of the Militia conservers of the public peace and intenclents in their respective rrovinces and their duties and powers shall be particn- larly specified by law -they shall be obliged to render an account to the Provincial Deputations relative to every matter connected with the Government or affairs of the Province whenever called on by said Deputation therefor, and shall in all things obey and publish the orders and decrees of the said Deputations when not repugnant to th~ Constitution or laws of the nation, but they shall not be members of the Provincial Deputations.- Art. 213 There shall be a Provincial Deputation in each Province composed of one member for every 5000 inhabitants, provided that the number of Members shall never exceed fifty one whatever may be the population of the Province Art. 214 The Members of the Provincial deputations shall be elect.eel every two years by the People at the same time and manner with deputies to Congress provided that the records of the votes in this case shall be taken by one of the assistant judges at each Parish elec- tion to the Juez de letras of the Partido who in conjunction with said assistants shall form the electoral Junta de Partido, in which the votes for members to the Provincial Deputations shall be opened and the same formalities observed in every respect as herein directed for the electoral J untn.s of districts-except that in this case one of the . certificates of the election shall be sent to the secretary of the Pro- vincial Deputation, one to the person elected, and the third deposited in the archives of the church in the place where the Junta de particlo meets- .A.rt. 215 The electoral Juntas de partidQ mentioned in the last article shall be held at the principal town or Cabeza clel partido - and should there be no jeuz de letras to assist at the Junta the Curate or aknlcle of the place or any other person designated by the Provincial Deputrition shall supply the deficiency. Art. 216 The limits and bounds of the electoral Partidos shall be designated by the Provincial Deputations in the same manner pre- scribed relative to the electoral districts, so as to conta.in ns nearly ns practicable 5000 inhabitants in each partido - Art. 21 "l Should a Province be entitled by its population to more than 51 :members, the Provincial DepHtations shall divide it into fifty one electoral p:trtidos, as equal1y ns may be practicable and each particlo shall elect one member to the Deputation Art. 218 To be ri. member of the Provincial Deputations it is neces- sary to be a Citizen in the exercise of his rights ns such, more thnn twenty five years of nge, possessed of sufficient real property for a decent support and a resident of the Province for which elected -
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