Bound holograph manuscript. By-laws of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce are inscribed in English on pp. 7-30, with the last two pages being taken up mostly with signatures to the document. A Spanish version of the By-laws is inscribed on pp. 74-92. According to Article 2 of the By-laws, the objective of the document was to formalize the Mexican Chamber of Commerce and its mission of encouraging commercial development of Baja California Norte. The manuscript is accompanied by a 19 x 13 cm. tintype of Frank Bennett and two associates. Bennett was one of the signers of the By-laws.
