The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-27
And Shall Not Continue in Force
Longer Than march,, 1902.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS.
Those Of the United States, With
Amendments, Extended Over tho
Island-Thc President 20 Have (
Powcrto Decrease or Abolish
- Taxation at Hi:
Dfscretion.:

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator
Davis, of minnesota, has introduced a
substitute for the Porto Rican tariff bill.
which provides for free trade between
Porto Rico and the United States, and
extends the internal revenue laws, with
amendments, over the island. The act is
declared provisional, and shall not con-
tinue in force longer than March l, lao2
The bill in full is as follows:
",section 1. That Porto Rico is hereby
made an internal revenue district: that
the laws of the United States providing
for internal revenue taxation and collec-
ton. not locally in application, are herepS
extended to and shall remain in force III
Porto Rico, except as hereln otiei "AHo
provided for the term stated IN thAs az
The President, by and with the aoHice
and consent of the Senate, shail appoia.
, collector of internal revenue for salu
d,.trict who shall receive an annual
salary. of 81, 600. and whose office shall be
at San Juan
NO STAMP TA&ES.
'.Section 9 That, excepting as hereln
otherwise provided. 15 per cent. Of all the
Internal
laws OF the United States shall be col
lectel in said district; no stamp imposts
ironosed by said laws upon written or
nrinted documents shall be collected IN
said district The Secretary of the Irea-
sury is hereby authorized TO MAKE an
needful regulations to carry this act into
effect and to prescribe for the compen-
satinn Of all officers and agents for that
purpose.
Section g. The amount of all taxes SO
collected less the necessary expenses OF
collection, are hereby appropriated anu
Dlaced at the disposal of the President, to
be expended at his discretion for the
government of Porto Rico, now existing
and hereafter to oe established, and for
public education, public works. and other
governmental and public. purposes.
TOBACCO AND SPIRITS.
"Section A. Upon tobacco not grown in
Porto Rico and upon all manufactures,
rum, or other distilled spirits, products
from substances not grown in Porto Rlco
the full tax provided by the internal reve-
nue laws OF the United States shall be
collected. Upon tobacco grown In Porto
Rico, and the manufactures thereof, ana
upon rum and other spirits distilled or
made from sugar-cane or other asricui-
tural products grown in Porto Rico. or
Se'AAS
AGRICULTURAL product, the said tax of fif-
teen per cent. shall be imposed. the
same as uopn other subjects OF Internal
taxation.
section s. That the President, when
ever le shall be satisfied that local self
government has been established IN Porto
Rico adequate to raise and collect taxes
by its own legislation, shall have the pow
er from time TO time, by proclamation,
to decrease the said per centum of taxa
tion. or to wholly abolish the same.
'Section 6. That no duties on imports
or exports shall, after the passage OF this
act, be levied or collected on any articles
imported from the United States into
Porto Rico or from Porto Rico into the
United States.
..Section T. This act shall be taken and
held to be provisional in its purpose, and
intended to meet a pressing need for reVe-
nue. for the island Of Porto Rico, and shall
not continue in force after the first day
of March 1902