Spanish patients who are in hospital will be assisted by the government, and once they return to health will presented with the necessary assistance in accordance with Article 3. The Head of State of the Isthmus is stated to be Don José de Fábrega, who was a colonel with the Spanish armies; all corporations and authorities, civil and ecclesiastical shall be on the same footing that they are currently. The Head of State shall take all economic measures that may be necessary for the preservation of the public peace.