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Title: Municipal organizations in Latin America. Mexico City
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: International Bureau of the American Republics
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Publisher: Washington, D.C., Govt. print. off.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rstone of this building was laid by President Diaz on September 14, 1902, and it was openedto the public in 1907. The cost was $l,500,OCO and it was erected in accordance with the plans ofthe Italian architect, Adamo Boari. The post-office occupies a central location, and covers an areaof about 40,000 square feet. In the District of Columbia the residents have no vote upon anyquestion nor any voice whatever in the government, while in theMexican Federal District they elect many of the minor officials andhave considerable weight in the management of local affairs. In theDistrict of Columbia the final determination of affairs of consequenceis in the Senate and House Committees on the District, while inMexico it is with the President of the Eepublic. The organic act,article 19, says: The political government and municipal administrative of the District shallbe in charge of the Executive of the Union, through three officials, who shall bedependent upon the Department of the Interior, etc.
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MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION IN LATIN-AMEKICAN CAPITALS. 213 In the District of Columbia all administration is by the threeCommissioners acting jointly or by majority of the three. As amatter of convenience, theCommissioners do apportionthe several departmentsamong themselves, and oneof these is especially ap-pointed as an engineer incharge of streets, buildings,etc., yet in theory it is theboard and not the individualmember which acts. InMexico each of the threeofficials is for the most partindependent and alone re-sponsible in his own depart-ment. This responsibility islimited by the right of theSuperior Council—that is, ofthe three officials acting to-gether— to revise, confirm-ing, reforming, or revokingthe judgments of each one ofthe members of the Council,whenever these judgmentsare called in question. Theother duties of the SuperiorCouncil are advisory merely.It may propose changes inthe District law or adminis-tration, rules for the govern-ment and organization ofofficers and pu

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