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The Republic of Costa Rica, an independent State since the year 1821, and forming part from 1821 to 1839 of the Confederation of Central America, is governed under a Constitution first promulgated in 1859, but modified very frequently since that date. Practically there was no constitution between 1870 and 1882. The legislative power is vested in a Chamber of Representatives—one representative to every 10,000 inhabitants—chosen in electoral assemblies, the members of which are returned by the suffrage of all who are able to live ‘ respectably.’ There were 537 electors in 1889, and 26 deputies. The members of the Chamber are elected for the term of four years, one-half retiring every two years. The executive authority is in the hands of a president, elected, in the same manner as the Congress, for the term of four years.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Costa Rica
1. Official Publications
Anuario estadistico de la Repùblica de Costa Rica. Año de 1889. San José, 1890.
Calvo (J. B.), Repüblica de Costa Rica. Apuntarnientos geográficos, estadisticos e historicus. Sau Jose, 1887.
Estadistica del comercio exterior de la Republica de Costa Rica. 1889. San Jose, 1890.
Memoria de la secretaria de gobernaeión, policia y fomento. San José, 1890.
Memoria de la secretaria de guerra y marina. San José, 1890.
Memoria de la secretaria de hacienda y comercio. 5. San José, 1890.
Tillavicencio (Enrique), Director of Statistical Bureau. Repüblica de Costa Rica. Año de 1886. Sou José, 1886.
Report by Consul Sharpe on the Trade and Commerce of Costa Rica in 1889, in No. 691 Diplomatic and Consular Reports.’ 1890.
Trade of Central America with the United Kingdom, in ‘Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with Foreign Countries and British Possessions in the year 1889.’ Imp. 4. London, 1890.
2. Non-Official Publications
Bates (H. W.), Central and South America. New edition. London, I882.
Belly (Féaix), A travers l’Amérique centrale. 2 vols. 8. Paris, 1872.
Biolley (Paul), Costa Rica and her Future. Washington, 1889.
Boyle (Frederick), Ride across a Continent : a Tersonal Narrative of Wanderings through. Nicaragua and Costa Rica. 2 vols. 8. London, 1868.
Caceres (J. M.), Geografia de Centro-America. Paris, 1882.
Frobel (Julius), Aus Amerika. 2 vols. 8. Leipzig, 1857–58.
Harr (N.), Reise nach Ccntralamerika. 2 vols. 8. Hamburg, 1863.
Morelot (L.), Voyage dans l’Amérique centrale. 2 vols. 8. Paris, 1859.
Peralta (Manuel M.), Costa Rica : its Climate, Constitution, and Resources. With a survey of its present financial position. 8. London, 1873.
Seherzer (Karl, Ritter con), Statistisch-commerzielle Ergebnisse einer Reise um die Erde. 8. Leipzig, 1867.
Scherzer (Karl, Ritter con), Wanderungen durch die mittelamerikanischcn Freistaaten. 8. Brannschweig, 1857.
Wagner (Moritz), Die Republik Costa Rica in Centralamerika. 8. Leipzig, 1856.
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Keltie, J.S. (1891). Costa Rica. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230253209_16
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