Fuente to The Citizen, October 27, 1862

3.—Law of October27, 1862.

Department of Foreign Relations and of Government.

The citizen President of the republic has been pleased to transmit to me the following decree:

The citizen Benito Juarez, constitutional President of the United Mexican States, to the inhabitants of the same maketh known, that the congress of the Union has thought proper to decree the following:

Article 1. The dispositions contained in articles 1 and 2, of the law of May 3 last, are declared in full force.

Article 2. The suspension of guarantees and the authorizations conceded to the Executive by the present law will last six months, provided that peace with France is not re-established before the end of that period. If the war should last more than six months, said suspension and authorization will last until thirty days after the reassembling of congress.

Article 3. The Executive will give an account of what use he has made of these faculties within fifteen days after the authorizations have ceased.

Article 4. It is declared that the Executive has no faculty to interfere nor decide in civil affairs between private persons, nor in criminal cases, in which offence of private rights only is involved.

Article 5. In the powers granted by this decree is not included that of contravening in any way the provisions of title 4° of the constitution

Given in the hall of sessions of the congress of the Union, in Mexico, October 27, 1862.

JOSÉ GONZALEZ ECHEVARRIA, President of Congress.

Felix Romero, Secretary.

Joaquin M. Alcalde, Secretary.

Wherefore, I order that it be printed, published, and carried into effect.

National Palace of Mexico, October 27, 1862.

BENITO JUAREZ.

The Citizen Juan Antonio de la Fuente, Minister of Foreign Relations and of Government.

And I communicate the same to you for your information and the consequent ends.