The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-13

WASHINGTON. April i2--The president
at 7 o'clock this evening signed the lauer-
10 Rican tarn and civil government bIli.
Only Secretary Root and Mr. Cortelyou.
the assistant secretary 10 shc president,
were present
summary of Its Provisions.
The following Is a summary Of the pro-
visions OF the bill;
II applies to the island OF Puerto Rico
and 90 the adjacent islands lying east of
the seventy-fourth meridian which ara
designated Puerto REQ. From tho date
Of the passage OF the net the same ous-
tom duties are levied on all goods enter.
ing Puerto Rico from foreign countries
are levied on the same goods entering
the United states save that coffee.
which has free entry into the Unitei
States, II TO pay a duty OF Ave cents per
pound on entering Puerto Rico. Scientific.
literary and artistic works and books and
pamphlets printed in the English Lam
guage may enter Puerto Rice free II
duty.
Dates ON United states Goods.
The tariff section OF the biii relating TO
Puerto Rico Is as follows:
That on and after the passage OF this
act all merchandise coming into the Unit.
ed States from Puerto Rico and coming
Into Puerto Rico from the United States
shall be entered at the several parts OF
entry upon payment of II per cent. OF tina
dasies which are required 90 b0 levied,
collected and paid upon like articles Of
merchandise imported from foreign coun-
tries: and In addition thereto upon stfi-
cles of merchandise Of Puerto Rsssfn man
ufaeture coming into the United states
and Withdrawn for consumption or sale.
upon payment OF tax equal TO the In
ternu revenue tax imposed In the TINTED
States upon like articles of merchandise
OF domestic manufacture, such tax 60 he
paid by internal revenue stamp or stampa
10 ba purchased and provided by the COM
missioner OF internal revenue and 20 10
procured from the collector of internal
revenue at the most convenient place 10
the port OF entry of said merchandise In
the United States and 20 ~ nffixe ur,der
such regulations aa the commissioner ~
internal revenue, with the approval ~ tha
secretary OF the treasury shall frs~crtbe.
and on all articles Of merchandise ~
United states manufacture coming into
Puerto Rico. IN addition to the duty ahoye
provided. upon payment Of a tax equal In
rate and amount 10 the internal revenue
tax imposed In Puerto Rico up%,n tho pka
articles Of Puert0 Ricaa manufacture.
what May ne Battered Free.
Provided, that on aud after the asfe
when this act shall take effect al rner-
chandise and articles except coffee not
dutiablc under the tariff laws Of the trbit
ed States and all merchandise ana articles
entered into Puerto Rico free ~ duty un-
Ser orders heretofore made hy the score
tafy ~ war shall be admitted into the
several ports thereof when imported from
the United States. free a. dnty. M law.
or parts of laws 20 the contrary notwah-
rtanGlng.
ma, Make Their owa Tsrtn rsu-.
And whenever the legislative assembly
~ Puerto Rico shah have enacted ana psf
into operation n system of Local taxation
10 meet tho Necessities ~ ths government
~ Puerto Rico hy ihls act established. anf
shall ~ resolution duy passed ~ notify
the president De shall make proc ianatlan
thereof. ana ihercupen ssl tarr duties en-
mefa hnriisf and arilries going into Puerto
lds' frnfu the ilnitei States of coming
into The luitei Hfaiof from Puerto nira.
shall cease t1 he ieVied. and from ana ar
ffr such date au such merrhmndlae ani
articles shall rt entoFs1 at the aeN+raf
ports " entry free ~ duty. ana in no
event shall ANY sufics 30 collected from
tn9 after The first day ~ Marah i@n IN
nansiFe ard artB ~ gofng tafe is,sgfo
into tho United States ffon pneria Riaa
F1e dptseH collected under the mfsoYe
nfCti0n shalt be placed at the afspnsaf -
tfe president tn D. used f9r fha GOVERN
nFui anA lsouegt ~ T.Aetta Rice urfH 20
government ns Fuertn gtea shaft hsgr Fs@an
0rsA1izes @han the mnreas COLLECTED
srsH hr iarne3 Into Ihe .seal irr8rlry
of Fuefta Rico
siup1a Imported from Puerto Hr8 sni
ahHrr bond ah9l faF only ih- f4fy fine
pcsFf hF ih's aet"
Provisions for Government
The governmental Ifssisiaat ~ lho biu
are
the capl'ai shaH te o. Fan Juss. Per
scnH VITA were spslis4 sableeff Agra 10.
,ea. and $40 base naf eloris1 To- pFs-
eerse tae.T aJsr.anee % staia. sre he'd
10 he eitizsar ~ putua Rico. ang sr-
uuei 60 he protection ~ To rfni,ei
states
The fea.gna iau ~ tas soey polite 10
Under ths aams The People ~ Puerto
Rieo"
The .aea ara egelrancsa ~ pueft1 Rlea
noz o. force shat c1ntinae Ia nan for-s
and effect except as altered ey 'his act
or by military orders ard wbich are not
Inconsistent with the lawa of the United
States
The oH Law forbidaias The marriage 4
PRIESTS and ministers Be- repealed.
me ,yesaess of Puerto Rico are 70 bs