“ If a province elects no more than one or two deputies, it shall nevertheless nominate one substitute. These substitutes shall repair to the Cortes in case of the death of a deputy of a province, or of his being deemed incapable by the said Cortes, at whatever period these two events may happen after the election. ”

“ The judges and magistrates, before they shall enter upon the exercise of their functions, shall take an oath to maintain the constitution, to be faithful to the king, to observe the laws, and to administer justice with impartiality. ”

“ To Spaniards born in Africa, from whatever stock or lineage, the way to citizenship is open, and they may acquire it by their virtue and merit; and the Cortes shall grant letters of citizenship to those who shall render the country eminent services, or shall distinguish themselves by their talents, application, and good character; provided they are born of free parents united in lawful wedlock, are married to a free woman, and reside in the Spanish dominions, and follow a profession, occupation, or useful trade with their own means. ”

“ In case the crown shall be vacant during the minority of the Prince of Asturias, the extraordinary Cortes shall assemble if the ordinary Cortes are not in session. The provisional regency shall be composed of the queen mother, if she be living, of the two deputies of the permanent committee of the Cortes the most ancient in the order of their election, and of two of the oldest counsellors of state, that is to say, the president of the council, and the next to him in seniority. If the queen mother be not living, then the third elder counsellor of state shall be one of the regency. ”

“ The members of the provincial council shall be elected by the district electors on the day after they shall have elected the deputies to the Cortes, and in the same manner.
Art. 329. They shall at the same time, and in the same manner, elect three substitutes for each provincial council.
Art. 330. No one shall be a member of a provincial council, who is not a citizen in the full exercise of his rights, is not above twenty-five years of age, and was not born, or has not resided in the province at least seven years, and has not a sufficient competency to enable him to live with decency. ”

“ He shall not deprive any individual of his liberty, nor of his own authority inflict upon him any punishment. The minister of state who shall have signed such order, and the judge who shall have executed it, shall be responsible therefor to the nation, and prosecuted as violators of personal liberty. ”

“ The general and extraordinary Cortes of the Spanish nation, being fully convinced, after a most careful examination and mature deliberation, that the ancient fundamental laws of this monarchy, with proper auxiliary measures and precautions calculated to secure their steady and permanent execution, are fully adequate to the accomplishment of the great object of promoting the glory, prosperity, and happiness of the whole nation, do decree the following constitution for the good government and regular administration of the state. ”

“ If the king shall think that any of the taxes are too heavy or prejudicial, he shall make known the same to the Cortes, through the minister of finance, and shall, at the same time, propose such other mode of raising revenue as he shall think most convenient. ”

“ Art. 305. No punishment, for whatever crime, shall extend to the family of the offender for any period of time; the culprit alone shall suffer for his crime.
Art. 306. The house of a citizen shall not be entered by force, except in cases determined by law for the good order and safety of the state.
Art. 307. If afterwards the Cortes shall think proper to make a distinction between judges of fact, and judges of law, they shall establish such distinction in the most convenient manner. ”

“ Foreigners who, already enjoying the rights of Spaniards, have obtained from the Cortes letters of citizenship.
Art. 20. A foreigner, to obtain such letters, must have married a Spanish woman, and have established or introduced into the Spanish dominions some profitable invention or manufactory, or possess real property on which he has paid direct taxes, or carry on trade, and have a stock of his own deemed sufficient by the Cortes, or have rendered eminent services advantageous to the nation, or in its defence. ”

“ On the appointed day the district electors shall assemble, together with the president, in the consistorial hall, or any other building suitable to the solemnity of the proceedings, with open doors, and they shall proceed to nominate, by a majority of votes, one secretary and two inspectors from among the electors.
Art. 83. If a province has only one deputy to elect, he shall be balloted for by at least five electors, distributing that number among its districts, or forming new ones for that special purpose. ”

“ Art. 321. The municipal councils shall have power―
1. To see that the town be kept clean and healthy; 2. To aid the alcalde in all that concerns the persons and property of the inhabitants, and the preservation of public order. 3. To collect and administer the corporation revenue, and excise duties, conformably to the law and regulations; also to appoint a treasurer, under the responsibility of those wo shall have elected him. ”

“ If it shall happen that the same person is elected by the province in which he was born, and likewise by that which he inhabits, his election by the latter shall prevail, and the substitute elected by the province which gave him birth shall repair to the Cortes and supply his place. ”

“ Art. 155. The king shall promulgate the laws in the following form: N. (the king's name) , by the grace of God and the constitution of the Spanish monarchy, king of Spain, to all to whom these presents shall come, know ye: that the Cortes have decreed, and we do sanction the following law (here shall be inserted the literal text of the law) : Wherefore, we order all the tribunals, magistrates, chiefs, governors, and other civil, military, and ecclesiastical authorities, of every rank and description, to conform themselves to the said law, and to see it maintained and executed in all its parts. ”

“ The voters being assembled at the town-house, or at the usual place, they shall, at the appointed hour, headed by their president, proceed to the parish church, where the rector of the parish shall celebrate a solemn mass to the Holy Ghost, and shall deliver a discourse suitable to the occasion. ”

“ If the war, or the occupancy by the enemy of any part of the territory of the monarchy, shall prevent the timely appearance of all or any of the deputies of one or more provinces, their places shall be supplied by the former deputies of their respective provinces, who shall draw lots between themselves until the number wanted be completed. ”

“ If the infants shall marry and reside in the kingdom, they shall continue to receive the yearly sum allowed for their establishment; but if they shall marry and reside out of the kingdom, the said yearly allowance shall cease, and a gross sum shall be paid to them, to be determined by the Cortes. ”

“ Art. 380. The next following general Cortes shall, after having gone through the same formalities, and with the concurrence of two thirds of its members, declare, within the two years of their sessions, that there is cause for granting special powers to make the amendment.
Art. 381. That declaration shall afterwards be published and forwarded to all the provinces, and, according to the period at which it shall be made, the Cortes shall determine whether the deputies to the next general Cortes, or of that next immediately succeeding, shall receive the abovementioned special powers. ”

“ Art. 255. A popular action will lie against all judges and magistrates who shall be accused of bribery, corruption, and prevarication.
Art. 256. The Cortes shall fix the compensation which shall be allowed to the judges and magistrates.
Art. 257. Justice shall be administered in the king's name, and all the decrees and mandates of the superior tribunals shall likewise be issued in his name. ”

“ Art. 118. They shall then proceed to a private election, by an absolute majority of votes, of one president, one vice-president, and four secretaries, taken from the said deputies; which being done, the Cortes shall be considered as duly organized and constituted, and all the functions of the permanent sitting shall cease. ”

“ Art. 292. Every one has a right to arrest any person or persons taken flagranti delicto, and to carry him or them before the judge, to be proceeded against as is prescribed by the next two preceding articles. ”

“ The property of an offender shall only be attached in cases involving pecuniary responsibility, and in proportion only to the extent of such responsibility.
Art. 295. No person shall be committed to prison who shall give sufficient bail, except in cases expressly provided by law. ”