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The Constitution of the Argentine Republic, formerly known by the name of ‘Provincias Unidas del Rio de la Plata,’ bears date May 15, 1853, with modifications in 1860, when Buenos Ayres joined the confederacy. By its provisions, the executive power is left to a President, elected for six years by representatives of the fourteen provinces, equal to double the number of senators and deputies combined; while the legislative authority is vested in a National Congress, consisting of a Senate and a House of Deputies, the former numbering 30, two from the capital and from each province, elected by a special body of electors in the capital, and by the legislatures in the provinces; and the latter 86 members elected by the people. By the Constitution there should be one deputy for every 20,000 inhabitants. A deputy must be 25 years of age, and have been a citizen for four years. The deputies are elected for four years, but one-half of the House must retire every two years. Senators must be 30 years of age, have been citizens for six years, and have an annual income of $2,000. One-third of the Senate is renewed every three years. The two chambers meet annually from May 1 to September 30.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning the Argentine Republic
1. Official Publications
Genso municipal de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. 2 v. 1887.
Censo de la provincia de Santa Fè. 1887.
Censo de la provincia de Buenos Aires. 1881.
Datos trinestrales del comercio exterior de la República Argentina. Buenos Aires.
Estadistica general del comercio exterior de la Republica Argentina. Annual. Buenos Aires.
Handbook of the Argentine Republic, Bulletin No. 07 of the Burean of the American Republics. Washington, 1892.
Higiene Publica, Anales de. Monthly. Buenos Aires.
Informe presentado á la Oficina de Estadistica de Buenos Aires. Annual. Buenos Aires.
Ligeros apuntes sobre el clima de la Republica Argentina, por el Director de la oficina meteorológica Gualterio G. Davis. Buenos Aires, 1889.
La República Argentina en la Exposition Universal de Paris, 1889.
Informes del Delegado Argentina. 2 vols. Paris, 1890.
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Los presupuestos, los recursos y las leyes de impuestos de la nation, las 14 provincias y las principals municipalidades. Año de 1894. Buenos Aires, 1895.
Boletin mensual de estadistica municipal de la ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Informe sobre deuda publica, bancos, &c.,por P. Agote. Año vi. Buenos Aires, 1895.
Memoria del Ministerio del Interior de la República Argentina, presentada al Cougreso national de 1895. 4. Buenos Aires, 1895.
Memoria presentada por el Ministrode Estado en el departamento de Hacienda al Congreso national de 1895. 4. Buenos Aires, 1895.
Registro estadistico de la provincia do Buenos Aires. Fol. Buenos Aires, 1893.
Map of the Argentine Republic. With a short description of the country. Published by the Argentine Government Information Office.
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2. Non-Official Publications
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Rumbold (Sir H.), The Great Silver River. London, 1888.
Saldias (Adolfo), Historia de Confederación Argentina. 2nd ed. 5 vols, 8. Buenos Aires, 1892.
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Fincent (F.). Round and About South America. New York, 1890
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Keltie, J.S. (1896). Argentine Republic. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230253254_5
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