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in the election of Vice-President of the Republic.

The counting of the electoral vote shall take place prior to the
expiration of the Presidential term.

ART. 59. Congress shall have the following powers:

1. To enact the national codes and the laws of a general nature; to
determine the rules that shall be observed in the general, provincial,
and municipal elections; to issue orders for the regulation and
organization of all services pertaining to the administration of
national, provincial, and municipal government; and to pass all other
laws and resolutions which it may deem proper relating to other matters
of public interest.

2. To discuss and approve the budgets of the revenues and expenses of
the Government. The said revenues and expenses, except such as will be
mentioned hereafter, shall be included in annual budgets which shall be
available only during the year for which they shall have been approved.

The expenses of Congress, those of the administration of justice, and
those required to meet the interest and redemption of loans, shall have,
the same as the revenues with which they have to be paid, the character
of permanent and shall be included in a fixed budget which shall remain
in force until changed by special laws.

3. To contract loans, with the obligation, however, of providing
permanent revenues for the payment of the interest and redemption
thereof.

All measures relating to loans shall require the vote of two-thirds of
the total numbers of the members of each House.

4. To coin money, fixing the standard, weight, value, and denomination
thereof.

5. To regulate the system of weights and measures.

6. To make provisions for regulating and developing internal and foreign
commerce.

7. To regulate the services of communications and railroads, roads,
canals, and harbors, creating those required by public convenience.

8. To levy such taxes and imposts of national character as may be
necessary for the needs of the government.

9. To establish rules and proceedings for obtaining naturalization.

10. To grant amnesties.

11. To fix the strength of the land and naval forces and provide for
their organization.

12. To declare war and approve treaties of peace negotiated by the
President of the Republic.

13. To designate, by means of a special law, the official who shall act
as President of the Republic in case of death, resignation, removal, or
supervenient inability of the Presi