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The Republic of Chile threw off allegiance to the Crown of Spain by the declaration of independence of September 18, 1810, finally freeing itself from the yoke of Spain in 1818. The Constitution, voted by the representatives of the nation in 1833, with a few subsequent amendments, establishes three powers in the State—the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. The legislative power is vested in the National Congress, consisting of two assemblies, called the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate is composed of members, elected for the term of six years, in the proportion of one Senator for every three Deputies; while the Chamber of Deputies, composed of members chosen for a period of three years, consists of one representative for every 30,000 of the population, or a fraction not inferior to 15,000 (raised by law of August 9, 1888); both bodies are chosen by the same electors—the Chamber directly by departments, and the Senate directly by provinces. Electors must be 21 years of age, and can read and write. Deputies must have an income of 100l. a year, and Senators 400l. The executive is exercised by a President, elected for a term of five years.
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Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Chile. 1. Official Publications
Memorias presentandas al Congreso nacional por los Ministros de Estado en los departa-mentos de Relaciones Exteriores, Hacienda, &c . Santiago, 1891.
Estadistica comercial de la República de Chile. 8. Valparaiso, 1890.
Synopsis estadistica y geográfica de Chile 1888. Santiago, 1889.
Reports on Means of developing British Trade in Chile, in No. 34 ; on Native Woollen Manufactures, in No. 60 ; on Condition of British Trade in Chile, in No. 61 ; on Trade of Valparaiso, in Nos. 120 and 227; of Coquimbo, in No. 145, of ‘Diplomatic and Consular Reports,’ 1887.
Reports by Mr. Thomas on the Agricultural Condition of Chile, in Nos. 369 and 407 ; on Foreign Trade of Chile, in No. 385 ; on the President’s Message, in No. 409, of ‘ Diplomatic and Consular Reports,’ 1888.
Reports on the Nitrate Industry of Chile, in Nos. 122 and 142 of ‘Reports on Subject of General and Commercial Interests, and on the Trade of Chile in No. 634 of ‘Diplomatic and Consular Reports,’ 1889.
Report on the Export of Nitre from Chile in 1890. ‘ Deutsches Handels-Archiv,’ June 1891. Berlin.
Trade of Chile with Great Britain, in ‘ Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom with Foreign Countries and British Possessions in the year 1890.’ Imp. 4. London, 1891.
2. Non-Officials Publications
Arana (Diego Barros), Da guerre du Pacifique. Paris, 1882 ; and Historia general de Chile.
Asta-Buruaga (Francisco S.), Diccionario geográfico de la Repûblica de Chile. 8. New York, 1867.
Ball (John), Notes of a Naturalist in South America. London, 1887.
Bates (H. W.), South America. Londo n, 1882.
Child (Theodore), The Spanish American Republics. London, 1891.
Fonck (Dr. Fr.), Chile in der Gegenwart. 8. Berlin, 1870.
Gay (Claudio), Historia general de Chile.
Guerre entre le Chili, le Pérou et Bolivie en 1879. Paris, 1879.
Innes (G. Rose-), The Progress and Actual Condition of Chile. 8. London, 1875.
Mackenna (Vicuña), Obras históricas sobre Chile.
Markham (C. R.), The War between Chile and Peru, 1879–81. London, 1883.
Pissis (A.), Geografia fisica de la Rep. de Chile, 8. Paris, 1875.
Rosales (R. P. Diego de), Historia general del Reyno de Chile. 3 vols. 8. Valparais, 1877–78.
Vincent (Frank), Round and about South America. New York, 1890.
Wappãus (Prof. J. C), Die Republiken von Süd-Amerika, geographiseh und statistisch. 8. Gottingen, 1866.
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Keltie, J.S. (1892). Chile. In: Keltie, J.S. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230253216_11
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