. The earth and its inhabitants ... twenty-five years of age, and are elected for four years, while the senators, nomi-nated for six years in the proportion of three for each department, must be thirtyyears old, and in the enjoyment of an income of not less than 1,200 pesos. Butto the twenty-seven thus elected by indirect suffrage the President adds six chosenby himself. 218 SOUTH AMERICA—THE ANDES EEGIONS. Congress, which meets only every second year, elects the President and theVice-President for six years, and ev^ery second year nominates a substitute toreplace the President in case of vaca
. The earth and its inhabitants ... twenty-five years of age, and are elected for four years, while the senators, nomi-nated for six years in the proportion of three for each department, must be thirtyyears old, and in the enjoyment of an income of not less than 1,200 pesos. Butto the twenty-seven thus elected by indirect suffrage the President adds six chosenby himself. 218 SOUTH AMERICA—THE ANDES EEGIONS. Congress, which meets only every second year, elects the President and theVice-President for six years, and ev^ery second year nominates a substitute toreplace the President in case of vacancy. The Senate has the right to judge theministers, but no sentence is valid unless pronounced by a majority of Council of State consists of six members, nominated, two by the President,two by the Senate, and two by the deputies. The President, held to be irresponsible and re-eligible, can neither be deposed Fig 86.—Administeative Divisions of 1 : ô.. 1. Panama IV. Cundinamarca. Cauca. 500 Miles nor impeached. He lacks nothing but the title of an absolute sovereign. Hechooses his eight ministers, the departmental governors, the ambassadors, thecouncillors of state, the military chiefs, and most of the higher officials. Thesupreme court, consisting of seven judges nominated for life, and the lower courtsalso depend on the central government, and the militia formerly maintained by theseveral states has been suppressed. Capital punishment has been restored, exceptin the case of political offenders, and the civil code is almost a complete copy o£ ADMINISTEATION OP COLOMBIA. 219 the Chilian code, which had already been adopted by the State of Cundinamarcain 1857. Catholicism remains the national religion, and is administered by a hierarchyof one archbishop and seven suffragan bishops. Although the religious orderswere abolished in 1863, several hundred fr
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