THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA. 
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deputies who compose the Asamblea are elected on the 
basis of one for every twenty thousand inhabitants, or 
for a fraction exceeding one half of that number. Each 
is elected for a term of four years; but the terms are so 
arranged that one half of the deputies is changed every 
two years. To these deputies the various Secretaries of 
State make formal reports regarding the matters usually 
contained in the President’s Message to the Congress of 
the United States. 
The President of Guatemala is elected by direct popular 
vote for the term of six years; and the Asamblea elects 
two persons to succeed him in turn, should he die or 
cease to act during the term for which he was elected. 
Profiting by the example of the older republic, Guatemala 
has rejected the farcical election still used in the North, 
where the people are supposed to elect electors to elect 
a President. The President appoints the following 
Secretaries of State : — 
Relaciones Exteriores . 
Gobernacion i Justicia . 
Hacienda y Credito Publico 
Gnerra. 
Fomento. 
Instruccion Publica 
Foreign Affairs. 
Government and Justice. 
Treasury. 
War. 
Interior. 
Public Instruction. 
These officials, with nine Counsellors, form the Council 
of State. For the purposes of government the republic 
is divided into twenty-three Departments, which are sub¬ 
divided into sixty-one Districts. In these Districts are 
eleven cities ( ciudades ), thirty-two towns (villas), two 
hundred and ninety-nine villages (pueblos), fourteen hun¬ 
dred and six settlements (aldeas), fifty-nine shore ham¬ 
lets (caserios lit or ales), and three thousand seven 
