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Mexican Constitution of 1824 |
 | | Its Territory consists of that, which was formerly called the viceroyalty of New Spain, that styled the captain generalship of Tucaton, that of the commandant generalship formerly called the Internal Provinces of East and West, and that of Lower and Upper Caliafornia, with the lands annexed, and adjacent lands in both seas. |
 | | Those not born in the territory of the Mexican Nation, to be Representatives, must have, besides eight years residence in it, 8000 dollars of real estate in any part of the Republic, or an occupation that produces them 1000 per year. |
 | | To be President or Vice-President, it is required to be a Mexican citizen by birth, thirty-five years of age at the time of the election, and to be a resident in the country. |
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