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 shall be
divided into three centres, one of Diplomacy, one of Navy, and
another of Trade. The first centre shall study and execute all
affairs which concern the direction of diplomatic negotiations
with other Powers and the correspondence of this Government
connected therewith. The second shall study all that relates to
the formation and organization of our Navy, and the fitting out
of whatever expeditions the circumstances of the Revolution may
require; and the third shall attend to all matters concerning
home and foreign trade and the preliminary work in connection
with the Treaties of Commerce to be made with other nations.

_Article_ 5.--The Secretaryship of War shall be divided into two
centres, the one exclusively of War and the other exclusively
of Public Works. The first centre shall be divided into four
sections, one of Campaign, one of Military Justice, one of Military
Administration, and the other of Military Health.

The Campaign section shall draw up and attend to all matters
concerning the service and enlistment of the Revolutionary Militia,
the direction of campaigns, the making of plans, fortifications,
and the editing of the announcements of battles, the study of
military tactics for the Army, and organization of the respective
staffs, artillery, and cavalry corps, and all other matters
concerning campaigns and military operations.

The section of Military Justice shall attend to all matters
concerning courts-martial and military sentences, the appointment
of judges and assistant judges in all military-judicial
affairs. The military administrator shall take charge of the
commissariat department and all Army equipment, and the Military
Health department shall take charge of matters concerning the
health and salubrity of the Militia.

_Article_ 6.--The other secretaryships shall be divided into so
many centres corresponding to their functions, and each centre
shall be sub-divided into sections as the nature and importance
of the work requires.

_Article_ 7.--The Secretary of each department shall inspect and
watch over the work therein and be responsible to the President
of the Government. At the head of each section there shall be
a director, and in each section there shall be an official in
charge assisted by the necessary staff.

_Article_ 8.--The President shall have the sole right to appoint
the secretaries, and in agreement with them he shall appoint all
the staff subordinate to the respective departments. Nevertheless,
in the election of individuals favouritism must be avoided on
the understanding that the good name of the Fatherland and the
triumph of the Revolution need the services of the most really
capable persons.

_Article_ 9.--The secretaries can take part in the sessions of the
Revolutionary Congress, whenever they have a motion to present in
the name of the President, or on the interpellation of any deputy,
but when the question under debate, or the motion on which they
have been summoned is put to the vote, they shall retire and not
take part in that voting.

_Article_ 10.--The President of the Government is the
personification of the Philippine people, and as such he cannot be
held responsible for any act whilst he holds that position. His
position is irrevocable until the Revolution shall triumph,
unless extraordinary circumstances should compel him to tender
his resignation to Congress, in which case only Congress shall
elect whomsoever is esteemed most fit.