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ad interim upon any vacancy in the presidential office until a special election may be had to fill the office. The present members of the Supreme Court of the United States of Mexico are : Macistrados Propietakios : — i 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 io 11

Francisco Martinez de Arredondo. Justo Sierra. Ignacio Mariscal (con licencia). Manuel M. de Zamacona. Prudenciano Dorantes. Alberto Garcia. Felix Romero. Francisco Vaca. Jose M» Agtiirre de la Barrera. F^ustaquio Buelna. Manuel Castilla Portugal.

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SUPERNUMERARY :

i Jose Ma Vega Limon. 2 Modesto L. Herrera. 3 (difunto) Jos£ Ma Canatigo. 4 Eduardo Novoa. Fiscal*: — Macedonio Gomez. Procurador General : — Eduardo Ruiz. Judge Zamacona, above named, is a most courteous gentleman, and was formerly minister to this country. From him in a personal interview I obtained much of the above information, and the article has also had the benefit of corrections from Senor M. Romero, the present able representative of Mexico at Washington, and from Judge Sepiilveda, formerly of California, now U. S. Secretary of Legation in the City of Mexico.