Article 420. The
following things are property of public dominion:
(1) Those intended for public use, such as roads, canals, rivers, torrents, ports and bridges constructed by the State, banks, shores, road steads, and others of similar character;
(2) Those which belong to the State, without being for public use, and are intended for some public service or for the development of the national wealth.
Discussion:
In a sense, public dominion means ownership by the State in that the State has control and administration; in another sense, public dominion means ownership by the public in general, in that not even the state or subdivisions thereof may make them the object of commerce as long as they remain properties for public use. Such is the case for example of a river or a town plaza.
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