MEKICAM EISHEIg LEGISUTIOH 



APPEMDIX XXVIII 



MINDTES OF THE MEETING (OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPOTEES) 

 OF JANUAKf 16, 19^6 ., EXTRAORDIMfff SESSION. 



Published in Diario Oficial March 23, 19^6, Section 2, pp. 3 and 4. 



Presidency of Mr. Benito Coquet. 



In the city of Mexico, at 2; 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jemuary 16, 19'4-6, the meeting naa 

 called to order with seventy-six deputies present, as per previous verification according 

 to the list passed around by the Secretary. 



OpinloQ of the First Commi ssion on Constitutional Details studying the follcwing bill 

 revising and extending article 27 of the Federal Constitution and revising airticles 42 

 and AB of that fundamental law. 



"ONLY ARTICLE. Paragraphs five and six of article 27 are revised and extended, and 

 articles /t2 and 48 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States are revised 

 to read as follows s 



■Article 27 .The Nation has dominium directum over the continental shelf 



and the submarine platforms 



'In the Nation is likewise vested the ownership of the waters of the seas covering the 

 continental shelf and the submarine platforms and, in addition, the territorial waters in 

 the extent and terms fixed by International Lawj those of the lagoons and estuaries of the 

 beachesj those of the inland lakes of natural formation directly connected with streams 

 having a constant flowj those of the principal rivers or tributary brooks from the point 

 at which the first permanent water appears, to their mouths, whether they run to the sea, 

 or cross two or more states; those of intermittent streams the principal branch of T*iich 

 crosses two or more states; the waters of rivers, brooks or ravines which serve as boundar- 

 ies of national territory, or of the states;, the 7/aters extracted from mines; and the 

 river beds or banks of the lakes and streams mentioned above, to the extent fixed by law. 

 Any other stream of water, not included in those mentioned above, shall be considered an 

 integral part of the private property which it crosses; but the utilization of waters, 

 when they pass from one piece of property to another, shall be ccansidered as of public 

 welfare and shall be subject to the rulings issued by the states. 



'In the instances mentioned in the three previous paragraphs, the ownership of the 

 Nation is inalienable and imprescriptible and concessions shall only be granted by the 

 Federal Government to individuals or civil or commercial corporaticns organized in 

 accordance with Mexican laws, on condition that regular works are established for the 

 exploitation of the elements in question and the requirements of the laws are complied with. 

 With reference to petroleum and solid, liquid or gaseous hydro-carbons, concessions shall 

 not be granted, and the Regulatory Law covering this shall specify the form in which the 

 Nation shall carry out the exploitation of these products ' 



'Article 42. The national territory is comprised of: 



I. that of the integral parts of the Federation; 



II. That of the continental shelf, in such part as it is a continuation of national 

 territory covered by marine waters up to 200 meters depth over the level of lowest low water; 



III. That of the adjacent islands in both seas, with their submarine platforms, and 



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