Art. 7.—It shall govern in the name of the nation, according to the laws now in force, and its principal business will be to convoke, according to such rules as it shall deem expedient, a congress for the formation of a constitution more suitable to the country.
Art. 8.—His Majesty Ferdinand VII. shall be invited to the throne of the empire, and in case of his refusal, the Infantes Don Carlos and Don Francisco De Paula.
Art. 9.—Should his Majesty Ferdinand VII. and his august brothers, decline the invitation, the nation is at liberty to invite to the imperial throne any member of reigning families whom it may choose to select.
Art. 10.—The formation of the constitution by the congress, and the oath of the emperor to observe it, must precede his entry into the country.
Art. 11.—The distinction of castes is abolished, which was made by the Spanish law, excluding them from the rights of citizenship. All the inhabitants are citizens, and equal, and the door of advancement is open to virtue and merit.
Art. 12.—An army shall be formed for the support of religion, independence, and union, guaranteeing these three principles, and therefore shall be called the army of the three guaranties.
Art. 13.—It shall solemnly swear to defend the fundamental basis of this plan.
Art. 14.—It shall strictly observe the military ordinances now in force.
Art. 15.—There shall be no other promotions than those which are due to seniority, or which are necessary for the good of the service.
Art. 16.—The army shall be considered as of the line.