Constitution of Uruguay of 1830

Drafted by the Constituent Assembly, summoned in the Church of La Aguada in 1829,[1] it was sworn by the citizens on 18 July 1830.

The bicameral General Assembly was empowered to elect a president with considerable powers to head the executive branch for a four-year term.

[2] Like all of Uruguay's charters since then, the 1830 constitution provided for a General Assembly composed of a Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores), or Senate (Senado), elected nationally, and a Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes), elected from the departments.

Members of the General Assembly were empowered to pass laws but lacked the authority to dismiss the president or his ministers or to issue votes of no confidence.

The constitution also divided the country into departments, each headed by a governor appointed by the president and each having an advisory body called a Neighbors' Council (Consejo de Vecinos).