COLOMBIA. 



Tho present Constitution of Colombia dates 

 from May 8, 1863. The executive power is 

 vested in a President, elected for a term of two 

 years by the people ; and each new President 

 enters upon his official functions on the 1st of 

 April. Seflor Santiago Perez was inaugurated 

 April 1, 1874. 



The cabinet is composed of four ministers 

 or secretaries, as follows: .the Minister of the 

 Interior and of Foreign Affairs, Seflor Jacobo 

 Sanchez, vice Seflor Justo Arosemena, who de- 

 clined to accept the appointment ; Minister of 

 the Treasury and of Credit, Senor N. Ezquerra; 



Minister of Finance and Public "Works. v 

 A. Parra: and Minister of War and Marine, 

 Seflor R. S. Vila. The legislative powcrresides 

 in a Senate with 27 members, and a Chamber 

 of Representatives with 61 members. 



The chief magistrate of each of the nine 

 States has the title of Governor, save in Pana- 

 ma, where he is called President. 



The State Governors, etc., in 1874, were as 

 follows : Antioquia, Seflor J. M. Berrio ; Boli- 

 var. Sefior R. 8. D. Vila; Boyacd, Seflor V. 

 Rueda; Cauca, Sefior T. C. Mosquera; Cnn- 

 dinaraarca, Seflor J. Barriga; Magdalena, Seflor 



