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These extracts from the laws of Mexico are taken from Castro's Republic of Mexico, pp. 188-190.

Lawyers who have taken a degree are termed licenciados. The leading counselors of the principal cities can generally speak English. Very few foreigners have thus far begun the practice of law in the Republic. Excepting the Supreme Court at the capital (Suprema Corte), the court-rooms are open to the public. The judges sit from 9 to 12, and from 3 to 5. The Jurisdiction of the inferior tribunals (juzgados) resembles that of the county courts of the United States.

For further information on the laws of Mexico, consult the following Spanish works: El Protocolo, El Codigo, El Nuevo Escribano Instruido, Las Ordenanzas de Tierras y Aguas, and Las Ordenanzas de Mineria. The latter consists of mining laws.

, a Small portion only of the Mexican people are able to read and write. The number of