▁Car men ▁Gu zm án , ▁becoming ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁First ▁term ▁as ▁governor ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Governor ▁of ▁C ór dob a ▁Province , ▁assuming ▁the ▁post ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁tasks ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁was ▁to ▁maintain ▁institution al ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁civil ▁war . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁a ▁new ▁provincial ▁constitution ▁was ▁approved , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁constitution s ▁of ▁M endo za ▁Province ▁and ▁Chile . ▁It ▁was ▁rat ified ▁by ▁the ▁Confeder ation ' s ▁Congress ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁and ▁instit uted ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁One ▁important ▁measure ▁was ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁a ▁municipal ▁re organ ization ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁augment ing ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁depart ments ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁administration ▁more ▁efficiency ▁in ▁gover ning ▁and ▁man aging , ▁the ▁P un illa ▁Department ▁was ▁divided ▁in ▁two , ▁giving ▁origin ▁to ▁the ▁Cruz ▁del ▁E je ▁Department ▁( 1 8 5 6 ). ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁local ▁authorities ▁were ▁elected , ▁and ▁the ▁Capital ' s ▁municipal ▁government ▁was ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁president ▁Juan ▁Pos se . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Río ▁Cu arto ▁was