“ LIII. If the lines of succession pointed out become extinct, the Cortes shall name the sovereign as may be best for the interests of the nation.
LIV. The Cortes shall exclude from the succession such persons as are incompetent to govern, or who have done any thing which should cause them to deserve forfeiting their rights to the throne.
LV. During the reign of a female, her husband is to take no part whatever in the government of the kingdom.
OF THE MINORITY OF THE SOVEREIGN AND OF THE REGENCY.
LVI. The sovereign is to be considered a minor, until he is fourteen years of age. ”

“ LIX. The regency shall exercise all the functions of royalty, in whose name shall be published all the acts of the government.
LX. The guardian of the king, while a minor, shall be the person appointed in the will of the deceased sovereign, always providing that such person be a Spaniard by birth; if the deceased king shall not have appointed such guardian of the successor, a minor, to the throne, then the father or mother being in a state of widowhood, shall be the guardian. In the absence thereof the Cortes shall appoint ”

“ LXIX. In each province there shall be a provincial deputation, composed of a number of persons specified by law, and appointed by the same electors, who return the deputies to Cortes.
LXX. For the internal government of towns a corporation shall exist in each, to be elected by the inhabitants, to whom this right pertains by law. ”

“ XIII. The Cortes is composed of two co-legislative bodies, equal in powers — the Senate and the Congress of Deputies.
OF THE SENATE.
XIV. The number of senators shall be equal to three-fifths of the whole number of the deputies.
XV. The senators are appointed by the king, from a triple list, proposed by the electors of each province who elect the deputies.
XVI. To each province belongs the right of proposing an umber of senators, proportional to its population; but each is to return one senator at least. ”

“ To receive from the king, the immediate successor to the throne, from the regency or regent of the empire, the oath to observe the constitution and the laws. 2dly. To resolve any doubt that may arise of fact or of right with respect to the order of succession to the crown. 3dly. To elect the regent, or appoint the regency, of the empire, and to name the tutor of the sovereign while a minor, when the constitution deems it necessary. 4thly. To render effective the responsibility from the ministers of the crown, who are to be impeached by the deputies, and judged by the senators. ”

“ XLI. The senators and deputies are irresponsible and inviolable for opinions expressed and votes given to them, in the charge of their duties.
XLII. Senators and deputies are not to be arrested or proceeded against during the session, without the permission of the legislative body to which they may belong, if not taken in the act of committing flagrant crime; but in this case, and in those in which they are prosecuted or arrested whilst the Cortes are closed, they are to give immediate information to their respective co-legislative bodies for their cognizance. ”

“ XLIII. Deputies and senators who receive from the government, or the royal family pension, employment which may not be an instance of promotion from a lower to a higher office of the same kind, commission with salary honours or titles, are subject to reelection.
Of the King.
XLIV. The person of the king is sacred and inviolable, and is not subject to responsibility. His ministers are responsible. ”