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-	~~==<center>'''TITLE I'''</center>==~~	+	ITQ4q9 Thanks-a-mundo for the blog post. Keep writing.
-	~~<center>Sole Chapter<br><u>Fundamental Statements</u></center>~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 1.</u> The Republic of _____ is irrevocably and forever free and independent from any domination or protection by~~ a ~~foreign power.~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 2.</u> It shall never be the patrimony of any person or of any family.~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 3.</u> The government of the Republic of _____ is and always shall be democratic, representative, responsible, and alternating.~~	+
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-	<u>Article 4.</u> Political power resides in the people, who exercise it directly through election, initiative, and referendum, and indirectly through their representatives in the government of the State.	+
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-	<u>Article 5.</u> No person or assembly of persons has authority to arrogate the title or representation of the people, to usurp its rights, or to make demands in its name. Violation of this precept constitutes a crime.	+
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-	~~<u>Article 6.</u> The government of the Republic is exercised by the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch.~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 7.</u> In the organization of the powers and institutions of the State, the principle of minority representation is established.~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 8.</u> The branches of the government shall function harmoniously in accomplishing the aims of the State. In the exercise of their particular functions, they are limited and independent.~~	+
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-	<u>Article 9.</u> No magistracy, or person, or assembly of persons, not even under the pretext of extraordinary circumstances, is empowered to assume any other authority or rights than those that have been expressly conferred upon them by the laws. Every act in contravention of this article is void.	+
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-	~~<u>Article 10.</u> Spanish is the national and official language of the State.~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 11.</u> The State has no official religion.~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 12.</u> The city of _____ is the capital of the Republic and the permanent seat of the branches of the government.~~	+
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-	<u>Article 13.</u> This Constitution is the supreme law of the Nation. The treaties, conventions, and other international agreements ratified and exchanged, and the laws, make up the national positive law, in the order of precedence in which they are listed.	+
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-	<u>Article 14.</u> The Republic recognizes the principles of international law; it condemns wars of aggression or of conquest and any form of colonialism or imperialism; it accepts the pacific settlement of international disputes by juridical means; and it proclaims its respect for human rights and the sovereignty of peoples. It hopes to live in peace with all nations and to maintain friendly cultural and trade relations with them on the basis of juridical equality, of nonintervention in internal affairs, and of the self-determination of peoples. The Republic may become a party to international multilateral systems of development, cooperation, and security.	+
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-	~~<u>Article 15.</u> Navigation on the international rivers is free to ships of all flags. It shall also be free on internal rivers, subject to any regulations issued by the competent authority.~~	+
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-	~~<u>Article 16.</u> The principles, guarantees, rights, and obligations established in this Constitution may not be altered by~~ the ~~laws that regulate their exercise~~. ~~Any law, decree, regulation, or other act of authority that is contrary to its provisions is null and void~~.	+

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	<br>(7) A minister of any religious cult.		<br>(7) A minister of any religious cult.

-	<u>Article.</u> The official office of the President of the Republic shall be in the ~~Casa Presidencial~~, and the National Treasury shall defray the expense of a residence for him that is in keeping with the dignity of his office. He shall be entitled to a salary, which may not be changed during his term of office, and during that term he may not engage in any other employment, nor devote himself to his profession, business or industry, nor receive any other emolument from the Republic.	+	<u>Article.</u> The official office of the President of the Republic shall be in the Government House, and the National Treasury shall defray the expense of a residence for him that is in keeping with the dignity of his office. He shall be entitled to a salary, which may not be changed during his term of office, and during that term he may not engage in any other employment, nor devote himself to his profession, business or industry, nor receive any other emolument from the Republic.

	<u>Article.</u> The President of the Republic may leave the country only for official reasons after due consideration has been given to the best possible way to carry out his duties, in which case he shall entrust the office of the presidency of the Republic to one of the Ministers of State. He shall inform the other powers of such decisions. A special law shall establish the functions of the Minister in charge of the office of the Presidency of the Republic.		<u>Article.</u> The President of the Republic may leave the country only for official reasons after due consideration has been given to the best possible way to carry out his duties, in which case he shall entrust the office of the presidency of the Republic to one of the Ministers of State. He shall inform the other powers of such decisions. A special law shall establish the functions of the Minister in charge of the office of the Presidency of the Republic.
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	(1) To attend the opening of regular sessions of Congress and present to it a report concerning the acts of his administration;		(1) To attend the opening of regular sessions of Congress and present to it a report concerning the acts of his administration;
-	<br>(2) To ~~convoke~~ Congress in extraordinary ~~session~~;	+	<br>(2) To propose the convocation of Congress or of a single chamber to extraordinary sessions;
-	<br>(3) To prepare the General Budget of Revenues and Expenditures of the Republic each year and present it to the ~~chambers~~ of ~~Congress~~ for consideration;	+	<br>(3) To prepare the General Budget of Revenues and Expenditures of the Republic each year and present it to the Chamber of Deputies for consideration;
	<br>(4) To present to the chambers, within ninety days after Congress is installed, the annual record or report of each branch of the administration;		<br>(4) To present to the chambers, within ninety days after Congress is installed, the annual record or report of each branch of the administration;
	<br>(5) To present to the chambers proposals for laws and to submit treaties and contracts as require legislative approval;		<br>(5) To present to the chambers proposals for laws and to submit treaties and contracts as require legislative approval;

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	<u>Article.</u> The exclusive powers of the Chamber of Deputies are:		<u>Article.</u> The exclusive powers of the Chamber of Deputies are:

-	(1) To approve the General Budget of Revenues and Expenditures of the Republic~~, expenditures~~, after first discussing the taxes which, in its judgment, must be levied to cover it;	+	(1) To approve the General Budget of Revenues and Expenditures of the Republic, after first discussing the taxes which, in its judgment, must be levied to cover it;
	<br>(2) To initiate the consideration of bills relating to the tax, monetary, and banking systems, and to the contracting of loans;		<br>(2) To initiate the consideration of bills relating to the tax, monetary, and banking systems, and to the contracting of loans;
	<br>(3) To initiate the consideration of any bill relating to electoral or municipal legislation;		<br>(3) To initiate the consideration of any bill relating to electoral or municipal legislation;

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	<u>Article.</u> The decrees, orders, and rulings of the President of the Republic must be countersigned by the Ministers of State of the respective departments, with the exception of those orders that refer to the appointment or removal of his Ministers of State. Without this requirement they are null and void.		<u>Article.</u> The decrees, orders, and rulings of the President of the Republic must be countersigned by the Ministers of State of the respective departments, with the exception of those orders that refer to the appointment or removal of his Ministers of State. Without this requirement they are null and void.

-	<br>Article.</u> The Ministers of State in assembly form the Council of Ministers. Its organization and function are determined by law. The Council of Ministers has its President.	+	<u>Article.</u> The Ministers of State in assembly form the Council of Ministers. Its organization and function are determined by law. The Council of Ministers has its President.

	<u>Article.</u> The President of the Republic appoints and removes the President of the Council. He appoints and removes the other Ministers, on the proposal and with the agreement, respectively, of the President of the Council.		<u>Article.</u> The President of the Republic appoints and removes the President of the Council. He appoints and removes the other Ministers, on the proposal and with the agreement, respectively, of the President of the Council.

-	<br>Article.</u> The President of the Council of Ministers, who may be a minister without portfolio, has the following duties:	+	<u>Article.</u> The President of the Council of Ministers, who may be a minister without portfolio, has the following duties:

	(1) To exercise the general administration of the country in accordance with the President of the Republic’s instructions;		(1) To exercise the general administration of the country in accordance with the President of the Republic’s instructions;

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	<u>Article.</u> The decrees, orders, and rulings of the President of the Republic must be countersigned by the Ministers of State of the respective departments, with the exception of those orders that refer to the appointment or removal of his Ministers of State. Without this requirement they are null and void.		<u>Article.</u> The decrees, orders, and rulings of the President of the Republic must be countersigned by the Ministers of State of the respective departments, with the exception of those orders that refer to the appointment or removal of his Ministers of State. Without this requirement they are null and void.

-	<u>Article.</u> The Ministers of State, in ~~a meeting presided over by the President of the Republic,~~ form the Council of Ministers. Its organization and function are determined by law.	+	<br>Article.</u> The Ministers of State in assembly form the Council of Ministers. Its organization and function are determined by law. The Council of Ministers has its President.
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		+	<u>Article.</u> The President of the Republic appoints and removes the President of the Council. He appoints and removes the other Ministers, on the proposal and with the agreement, respectively, of the President of the Council.
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		+	<br>Article.</u> The President of the Council of Ministers, who may be a minister without portfolio, has the following duties:
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		+	(1) To exercise the general administration of the country in accordance with the President of the Republic’s instructions;
		+	<br>(2) To coordinate, prepare, and convoke the meetings of the Council of Ministers, presiding at them in the absence of the President of the Republic;
		+	<br>(3) To coordinate relations between the executive power and Congress;
		+	<br>(4) To appoint and remove, in accordance with law, those national government officials for whose designation no other authority has been made responsible;
		+	<br>(5) To countersign legislative decrees, emergency decrees, and other decrees and resolutions mandated by the Constitution and the law;
		+	<br>(6) To exercise such powers as may be delegated to him by the President of the Republic; and
		+	<br>(7) To exercise any other powers assigned to him under the Constitution and the law.

	<u>Article.</u> To be a Minister of State a person must be a native-born _____, a citizen in the exercise of his rights, more than thirty years of age, a layman, and enjoy an excellent reputation for his integrity and knowledge of public affairs.		<u>Article.</u> To be a Minister of State a person must be a native-born _____, a citizen in the exercise of his rights, more than thirty years of age, a layman, and enjoy an excellent reputation for his integrity and knowledge of public affairs.

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	(1) To comply with and enforce the Constitution and the laws;		(1) To comply with and enforce the Constitution and the laws;
	<br>(2) To maintain internal order and the external security of the Republic, without contravening the Constitution or the laws;		<br>(2) To maintain internal order and the external security of the Republic, without contravening the Constitution or the laws;
-	<br>(3) To appoint and remove ~~freely~~ the Ministers of State and ~~other officers and employees~~ of the ~~executive branch~~, ~~and other government~~ officials whose appointment ~~and tenure of post are~~ not ~~regulated in any~~ other ~~way by this Constitution~~ or ~~by law~~;	+	<br>(3) To appoint and remove the President of the Council of Ministers and the Ministers of State, in conformity with the Constitution;
-	<br>(4) To provide for the collection of the revenues of the Republic, decree the expenditures, and render accounts of them, in accordance with the General Budget of Revenues and Expenditures of the Republic and the laws;	+	<br>(4) To appoint, remove, and grant leave of absence, in conformity with the law, to public officials and employees whose appointment or removal does not devolve on other officials or agencies;
-	<br>(5) To appoint the ~~Attorney General~~, with the approval of the Senate, or during its recess, of the Delegated Committee of Congress;	+	<br>(5) To provide for the collection of the revenues of the Republic, decree the expenditures, and render accounts of them, in accordance with the General Budget of Revenues and Expenditures of the Republic and the laws;
-	<br>(6) To conduct the foreign relations of the Republic;	+	<br>(6) To appoint the attorney general, with the approval of the Senate, or during its recess, of the Delegated Committee of Congress;
-	<br>(7) To receive chiefs of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and admit their consuls and to appoint ambassadors and ministers plenipotentiary of the foreign service of the Republic, with the approval of the Senate, or during its recess, of the Delegated Committee of Congress;	+	<br>(7) To conduct the foreign relations of the Republic;
-	<br>(8) To negotiate and sign treaties of peace, friendship, commerce, navigation, alliance, boundaries, and neutrality, and concordats and other international agreements, and to ratify them after approval by the ~~legislative branch~~;	+	<br>(8) To receive chiefs of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and admit their consuls and to appoint ambassadors and ministers plenipotentiary of the foreign service of the Republic, with the approval of the Senate, or during its recess, of the Delegated Committee of Congress;
-	<br>(9) To decree the severance of relations, and in accordance with a prior resolution of Congress, to declare war, provided that arbitration or other pacific means to avoid it have been unsuccessful;	+	<br>(9) To negotiate and sign treaties of peace, friendship, commerce, navigation, alliance, boundaries, and neutrality, and concordats and other international agreements, and to ratify them after approval by the Senate;
-	<br>(10) To grant letters of marque, in accordance with rules enacted by Congress;	+	<br>(10) To decree the severance of relations, and in accordance with a prior resolution of Congress, to declare war, provided that arbitration or other pacific means to avoid it have been unsuccessful;
-	<br>(11) To grant, in conformity with the law, severance and retirement pensions and annuities;	+	<br>(11) To grant letters of marque, in accordance with rules enacted by Congress;
-	~~<br>(12) To open and close ports and to establish, transfer, or close down maritime and frontier custom houses, and designate their location~~;	+	<br>(12) To grant, in conformity with the law, severance and retirement pensions and annuities;
	<br>(13) To commute sentences and grant private pardons, upon the report of the Supreme Court of Justice and in accordance with the law. Officials impeached by the Chamber of Deputies and tried by the Senate can be pardoned by Congress only. The President of the Republic may not exercise this power with respect to the Ministers of State;		<br>(13) To commute sentences and grant private pardons, upon the report of the Supreme Court of Justice and in accordance with the law. Officials impeached by the Chamber of Deputies and tried by the Senate can be pardoned by Congress only. The President of the Republic may not exercise this power with respect to the Ministers of State;
	<br>(14) To grant awards and extend temporary privileges permitted by the Constitution to authors and inventors of works of general utility and to persons who have introduced new industries or improved existing ones;		<br>(14) To grant awards and extend temporary privileges permitted by the Constitution to authors and inventors of works of general utility and to persons who have introduced new industries or improved existing ones;
	<br>(15) To sign contracts, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws, for the rendering of services and the execution of public works and for the general interest;		<br>(15) To sign contracts, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws, for the rendering of services and the execution of public works and for the general interest;
-	<br>(16) To grant, for outstanding merit, the decorations, medals, diplomas and prizes that are established by law;	+	<br>(16) To secure and protect the property of artists and writers and of the inventor or discoverer, in accordance with the law;
-	<br>(17) To exercise the other functions of government and administration assigned to him under this Constitution.	+	<br>(17) To indicate, during adjournment of Congress, the place to which the organs of government shall be temporarily transferred, whenever there are serious reasons for this step;
		+	<br>(18) To open and close ports and to establish, transfer, or close down maritime and frontier custom houses, and designate their location;
		+	<br>(19) To grant, for outstanding merit, the decorations, medals, diplomas and prizes that are established by law;
		+	<br>(20) To exercise the other functions of government and administration assigned to him under this Constitution.

	<u>Article.</u> Whenever in his opinion the public tranquility is threatened, the President of the Republic may order the detention of persons presumed responsible, interrogate them, and hold them in custody for ten days, within which time they must be freed or turned over to a competent court; but if in the opinion of the chief of state it is necessary to confine such persons, he may, in Council of Ministers, order their confinement.		<u>Article.</u> Whenever in his opinion the public tranquility is threatened, the President of the Republic may order the detention of persons presumed responsible, interrogate them, and hold them in custody for ten days, within which time they must be freed or turned over to a competent court; but if in the opinion of the chief of state it is necessary to confine such persons, he may, in Council of Ministers, order their confinement.
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	<u>Article.</u> The President of the Republic, in Council of Ministers, may suspend or restrict, in all or a part of the national territory, the exercise of constitutional guarantees in any of the following cases:		<u>Article.</u> The President of the Republic, in Council of Ministers, may suspend or restrict, in all or a part of the national territory, the exercise of constitutional guarantees in any of the following cases:

-	a) When the Republic becomes involved in an international or civil war, or when there is danger that either of these may occur;	+	(a) When the Republic becomes involved in an international or civil war, or when there is danger that either of these may occur;
-	<br>b) In case of epidemic, earthquake, or other public disaster;	+	<br>(b) In case of epidemic, earthquake, or other public disaster;
-	<br>c) Whenever due to any other circumstances it is required for the protection, peace, or security of the nation or of its institutions or form of government.	+	<br>(c) Whenever due to any other circumstances it is required for the protection, peace, or security of the nation or of its institutions or form of government.

	The President of the Republic and the Ministers of State shall be held responsible whenever the suspension or restriction of the constitutional guarantees is declared when none of the above-mentioned cases have occurred, and they shall be held responsible, together with all other officials, for any abuse committed during a period of suspension or restriction.		The President of the Republic and the Ministers of State shall be held responsible whenever the suspension or restriction of the constitutional guarantees is declared when none of the above-mentioned cases have occurred, and they shall be held responsible, together with all other officials, for any abuse committed during a period of suspension or restriction.
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	The decree of suspension or restriction shall contain:		The decree of suspension or restriction shall contain:

-	a) The grounds on which it is based;	+	(a) The grounds on which it is based;
-	<br>b) Specifications of the guarantee or guarantees that are restricted or suspended; and	+	<br>(b) Specifications of the guarantee or guarantees that are restricted or suspended; and
-	<br>c) The territory affected by the suspension or restriction.	+	<br>(c) The territory affected by the suspension or restriction.

	Neither suspension nor restriction of guarantees shall in any way affect the functioning of the organs of government, and their members shall always retain the prerogatives granted by law.		Neither suspension nor restriction of guarantees shall in any way affect the functioning of the organs of government, and their members shall always retain the prerogatives granted by law.
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	In no case may the decree of suspension or restriction affect the following guarantees:		In no case may the decree of suspension or restriction affect the following guarantees:

-	a) The inviolability of human life;	+	(a) The inviolability of human life;
-	<br>b) The prohibition against trials by judges other than those designated by law;	+	<br>(b) The prohibition against trials by judges other than those designated by law;
-	<br>c) The prohibition against acts of cruelty or torture and infamous punishments;	+	<br>(c) The prohibition against acts of cruelty or torture and infamous punishments;
-	<br>d) The prohibition against retroactive or confiscatory laws; and	+	<br>(d) The prohibition against retroactive or confiscatory laws; and
-	<br>e) The prohibition against imposing taxes. However, if an international or civil war breaks out, the President of the Republic in Council of Ministers may impose taxes of a general nature.	+	<br>(e) The prohibition against imposing taxes. However, if an international or civil war breaks out, the President of the Republic in Council of Ministers may impose taxes of a general nature.

	The decree of suspension of guarantees shall be repealed upon the cessation of the causes for which it was invoked and the President of the Republic shall render to Congress in joint session without delay an account of the measures taken.		The decree of suspension of guarantees shall be repealed upon the cessation of the causes for which it was invoked and the President of the Republic shall render to Congress in joint session without delay an account of the measures taken.

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	<br>(8) To negotiate and sign treaties of peace, friendship, commerce, navigation, alliance, boundaries, and neutrality, and concordats and other international agreements, and to ratify them after approval by the legislative branch;		<br>(8) To negotiate and sign treaties of peace, friendship, commerce, navigation, alliance, boundaries, and neutrality, and concordats and other international agreements, and to ratify them after approval by the legislative branch;
	<br>(9) To decree the severance of relations, and in accordance with a prior resolution of Congress, to declare war, provided that arbitration or other pacific means to avoid it have been unsuccessful;		<br>(9) To decree the severance of relations, and in accordance with a prior resolution of Congress, to declare war, provided that arbitration or other pacific means to avoid it have been unsuccessful;
-	<br>(10) To grant, in conformity with the law, severance and retirement pensions and annuities;	+	<br>(10) To grant letters of marque, in accordance with rules enacted by Congress;
-	<br>(11) To open and close ports and to establish, transfer, or close down maritime and frontier custom houses, and designate their location;	+	<br>(11) To grant, in conformity with the law, severance and retirement pensions and annuities;
-	<br>(12) To commute sentences and grant private pardons, upon the report of the Supreme Court of Justice and in accordance with the law. Officials impeached by the Chamber of Deputies and tried by the Senate can be pardoned by Congress only. The President of the Republic may not exercise this power with respect to the Ministers of State;	+	<br>(12) To open and close ports and to establish, transfer, or close down maritime and frontier custom houses, and designate their location;
-	<br>(13) To grant awards and extend temporary privileges permitted by the Constitution to authors and inventors of works of general utility and to persons who have introduced new industries or improved existing ones;	+	<br>(13) To commute sentences and grant private pardons, upon the report of the Supreme Court of Justice and in accordance with the law. Officials impeached by the Chamber of Deputies and tried by the Senate can be pardoned by Congress only. The President of the Republic may not exercise this power with respect to the Ministers of State;
-	<br>(14) To sign contracts, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws, for the rendering of services and the execution of public works and for the general interest;	+	<br>(14) To grant awards and extend temporary privileges permitted by the Constitution to authors and inventors of works of general utility and to persons who have introduced new industries or improved existing ones;
-	<br>(15) To grant, for outstanding merit, the decorations, medals, diplomas and prizes that are established by law;	+	<br>(15) To sign contracts, in accordance with the Constitution and the laws, for the rendering of services and the execution of public works and for the general interest;
-	<br>(16) To exercise the other functions of government and administration assigned to him under this Constitution.	+	<br>(16) To grant, for outstanding merit, the decorations, medals, diplomas and prizes that are established by law;
		+	<br>(17) To exercise the other functions of government and administration assigned to him under this Constitution.

	<u>Article.</u> Whenever in his opinion the public tranquility is threatened, the President of the Republic may order the detention of persons presumed responsible, interrogate them, and hold them in custody for ten days, within which time they must be freed or turned over to a competent court; but if in the opinion of the chief of state it is necessary to confine such persons, he may, in Council of Ministers, order their confinement.		<u>Article.</u> Whenever in his opinion the public tranquility is threatened, the President of the Republic may order the detention of persons presumed responsible, interrogate them, and hold them in custody for ten days, within which time they must be freed or turned over to a competent court; but if in the opinion of the chief of state it is necessary to confine such persons, he may, in Council of Ministers, order their confinement.