ed from the Spaniards,
collected taxes, and enacted laws. In a month's time the management
of these rural districts had so far assumed shape that Aguinaldo
convened deputies therefrom and summoned a Congress on June 18. He
changed the name of Dictatorial to Revolutionary Government, and on
June 23 proclaimed the Constitution of that provisional government,
of which the statutes are as follows:--

_(Translation)_

_Don Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy_,

President of the Philippine Revolutionary Government and
Commander-in-Chief of its army

This Government, desirous of demonstrating to the Philippine
people that one of its objects is to abolish with a firm hand
the inveterate vices of Spanish administration, substituting
a more simple and expeditious system of public administration
for that superfluity of civil service and ponderous, tardy and
ostentatious official routine, I hereby declare as follows, viz:--

CHAPTER I

Chapter I
Of the Revolutionary Government

_Article_ 1.--The Dictatorial Government shall be henceforth called
the Revolutionary Government, whose object is to struggle for
the independence of the Philippines, until all nations, including
Spain, shall expressly recognize it, and to prepare the country
for the establishment of a real Republic. The Dictator shall be
henceforth styled the President of the Revolutionary Government.

_Article_ 2.--Four Government Secretaryships are created: (1)
of Foreign Affairs, Navy and Trade; (2) of War and Public Works;
(3) of Police, Public Order, Justice, Public Education and Health;
(4) of Finance, Agriculture, and Manufactures. The Government has
power to increase the number of secretaryships when experience has
shown that the above distribution of public offices is insufficient
to meet public requirements.

_Article_ 3.--Each Secretary shall assist the President in the
administration of affairs concerning his particular branch. The
Secretary at the head of each respective department shall not
be responsible for the Presidential Decrees, but shall sign the
same to give them authenticity. But if it should appear that
the decree has been issued on the proposal of the Secretary of
the corresponding branch, then the Secretary shall be jointly
responsible with the President.

_Article_ 4.--The Secretaryship of Foreign Affairs