They are chosen during the first constituent process; Bishops may also be senators, in which case, honorary.

In this Assembly the following positions are elected: These are convened every four years, on November 14, by the prefect in the capital of the department, where the following functions are carried out: The following officers are elected It is in the hands of the Supreme Court of Justice, composed of 5 ministers.

In the hands of the president, elected every 4 years, together with a ministerial train, six ministries, namely: Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, Finance, Navy, and War.

Their functions are: Each Province will be divided into Departments and Parishes, whose limits and demarcations will also be fixed by the Congress; observing in the meantime those known at the time of the Federal Constitution.

A more natural division of the territory into Departments, Districts, and Parishes will be made within ten years, when the Constitution is revised.