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The Republic of Venezuela was formed in 1830 by secession from the other members of the Republic of Colombia. The Constitution in force is that of April 27, 1904. Legislative authority is vested in a Congress of 2 chambers, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The former consists of 26 members elected for 6 years, 2 for each State, Venezuelans by birth and over 30 years of age. The latter is constituted as follows : Each State chooses by direct election one deputy, a Venezuelan by birth and over 21 years of age, for every 40,000 inhabitants, and one more for an excess of 20,000. The Federal District and the Territories which are sufficiently populous elect deputies in manner prescribed by law. Deputies are elected for 6 years. Congress meets biennially and sits for 90 days.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Venezuela
1. Official Publications
Respecting the Question of the Boundary of British Guiana and Venezuela: Correspondence between the Governments of Great Britain and the United States with respect to Proposals for Arbitration (United States, No. 2, 1896); Documents and Correspondence (Venezuela, No. 1, 1896); Maps to accompany Documents (Venezuela, No. 1, 1896, Appendix No. III.); Errata in “Venezuela No. I.” (Venezuela, No. 2, 1896); Further Documents (Venezuela, No. 3, 1896); Case on the Part of British Government (Venezuela, No. 1, 1899); Counter-case on the Part of British Government (Venezuela, No. 2, 1899); Argument on the Part of British Government (Venezuela, No. 3, 1899); Case. Counter-case, and Argument on the Part of Venezuela (Venezuela, Nos. 4, 5, and 6, 1899); Award of the Tribunal of Arbitration (Venezuela, No. 7 1899). London, 1896 and 1899. Gaceta Oficial. Daily, Caracas.
Constitucion de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela Sancionada par la Asamblea nacional constituyente en 1901. Caracas, 1901.
Deutsches Handels-Archiv. Monthly.
Foreign Office Reports, Annual Series. London.
Venezuela: Geographical Sketch, Natural Resources, Laws, àc. Issued by the Bureau of American Republics. Washington, 1904.
Boletin de Estadistica de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela. Monthly.
2 Non-Official Publications
Andrê (E.), A Naturalist in the Guianas. London, 1904.
Baudclier (A. F.), The Gilded Man. New York, 1893.
Compendium of Geography and Travel (Stanford’s); Central and South America. Vol. I. London, 1901.
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Dawson (T. C.), The South American Republics. Part II. New York, 1905.
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Spence (J. M.), The Land of Bolivar: Adventures in Vénézuela. 2 vols. London, 1878.
Strickland (J.), Documents and Maps of the Boundary Question between Venezuela and British Guiana. London, 1896.
Triana (S. P.), Down the Orinoco in a Canoe. London, 1902
Veloz Goiticoa (N.), Venezuela-Esbozo Geográflca, Recursos Naturales, Legislación, Condiciones Económicas, Desarrollo Alcanzado, Prospectode Futuro Desenvolvimiento. 1904.
Wood (W. E.), Venezuela: Two Years on the Spanish Main. London.
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Keltie, J.S. (1909). Venezuela. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270381_60
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