SECRETARIA DE HACIENDA, CREDITO PUBLICO, Y 
COMERCIO. 
(SECRETARIAT OF HACIENDA, PusLic CREDIT, AND COMMERCE. ) 
As established in 1821 there were assigned to the Secretaria de Hacienda 
“all matters pertaining to the public Estate in its various revenues”. The 
“Reglamento ” of Nov. 16, 1824, provided for the extinction of the direc- 
tions (direcciones) and the auditing offices (contadurias generales) of 
Aduanas, Pédlvora, Loteria, Montepios de Ministros y Oficinas, Tesoreria 
General de Loteria, and the Tribunal de Cuentas. To take the place of the 
contadurias generales provision was made for a department of Cuenta y 
Razon and a Contaduria Mayor of Hacienda and Public Credit. For the 
administration of the Lottery a Colectura Principal was provided. Besides 
the direct administration of the revenues of the federation, the Secretaria was 
given supervision over the mints (casas de moneda) and Administracién 
General de Correos, and the Comisaria Central de Guerra y Marina. By a 
previous decree, of Sept. 21, 1824, provision had been made for the adminis- 
tration of the federal revenue in the states through the comisarios generales 
established in each state to take the places of the intendants and the ministers 
de cajas generales y fordneas, while by decree of Oct. 16 of the same year 
the consulados were suppressed and part of their functions attached to the 
department of Public Credit. 
While the secretariat, like the others, underwent various changes during 
the disturbed period following the Independence, its principal functions are 
indicated by the decree of Jan. 28, 1861, by which the six sections were fixed 
as those of (1) Aduanas Maritimas, (2) Crédito Publico, (3) Contribuciones, 
Correos, Papel Sellado, y Ramos Menores, (4) Presupuestos y Gastos Civiles 
y Militares, (5) Ensayes, Casas de Moneda, é Indiferente, (6) Desamortiza- 
cién y Redencién de Bienes Eclesiasticos.*” By decree of Feb. 4, 1861, a sev- 
enth section, in charge of matters relating to unsuppressed convents, was 
established.” 
I. ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS. 
The present organization and functions of the Secretariat are set forth by 
the “ Reglamento ” of June 24, 1907. The functionaries consist of the min- 
ister, or secretary, the sub-secretary, and the officials of the Central Office 
of the Secretariat. The Central Office comprises seven sections, two depart- 
ments, the Consejo Consultivo de Edificios Publicos (Consulting Council of 
Public Buildings), and the Secretaria Particular (Private Secretariat) of the 
minister. 
*Dublan y Lozano, I. 558, 715-717, 738, 740, et seq. 
? Tbid., IX. 25-26. 
* Tbid., IX. 81. 
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