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Actos lejislativos de la Convención Nacional instalada en Rionegro el 4 de febrero de 1863.
18634035Bogotá: Impr. de la Nación 1863. 8vo. 1 f. 86 pp. vii pp. <br><br>The period 184080 in Colombian political history was characterized by swings between ascensions of the Liberals and of the Conservatives the Liberals ruling without serious challenge in the last two decades of that period.<br>Â Â Â Â This publication contains the Constitution of 1863 as ratified by the Ríonegro Convention as well as most of the other legislation that the Convention adopted. The constitution incorporated many anti-clerical measures including separation of Church and state; full freedom of worship even for non-Catholics; suppression of religious orders; prohibition of corporate ownership of real property which amounted to prohibition of Church ownership of property; and governmental supervision of worship. The document also thoroughly decentralized power and made each state a virtual law unto itself.<br>Â Â Â Â In an attempt to curb the power of Gen. Mosquera the presidency was made an office of two-year duration and immediate re-election or succession was barred.<br>Â Â Â Â Important and rare: NUC Pre-1956 fails to locate any copies and WorldCat finds only two copies. Removed from a volume of pamphlets and now in later wrappers. Ownership mark eradicated from title-page. => A very good copy of a rare item. Impr. de la Nación unknown books
