Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-28
SUBSTITUTE BY DAVIS
1t Provides for Free Trade with
Puerto Rico.
NOT IN FORCE AFTER MARCH i, 1909

Puerto Rico To BE Made an Internal Rev
enue District and the Internal Revenue
Laws of This Country To BE, Extended
Over the Island with Amend,nerits@
What Is 10 Be Done with the Money
Collected.
Washington, March Ex-senator Da-,
Wis of Minnesota has introduced sub.
stitute for the Puerto Rican bill which
provides for free trade between the
United States and Puerto Rico, and
extends the Internal revenue laws.
with amendments, over the, island. The
act is declared provisional and shall
not continue longer than March l.,
1902 it
% l2' Text of the Bill.
The bill in full is as follows:
Section 1.-JThat Puerto Rico is here
by made an internal revenue district.
That the laws of the United" States
providing for internal revenue taxation
and collection, not locally applicable,
are hereby extended to and shall re.
main in force in Puerto Rico, except
ing as herein otherwise. provided, for
the term stated in this act. Thegpresi-
dent by and with the advice aud con-
sent of the senate shall appoint col.
lectOr of internal revenue for said dis
trict, who shall receive an annual sal.
airy of four thousand dollars, and
whose Office shall be at San Juan.
No Stamp Taxes. LII
Section 2.-rhat, excepting as herein
otherwise provided, fifteen per cent. iof
oil fh,x-t int An Ina, cd
by the laws of the United States shall
taxes imposed by said laws upon writ
ten or printed documents shall be col
lectedsin. said DISTRICT The secretary
of tile treasury Is hereby authorized
| and directed to- make all needful regu-
to prescribe the compensation LOT gall
| officers and agents necessary for that
purpose, g
Section 3.-The amount of all taxes
SO collected, less the necessary ex
penses of collection, are hereby appro
| priated and placed at the disposaIso OF
the president to be expended under his
direction for the goyernmentaeS Puerto
Rico now existing and hereafter to bt
established, and for public education
i
aud public purposes therein. ~
Full Tax To BE Collected. z
Section 4.-Upon tobacco not grown
In Puerto Rico, and upon all manufact
ures thereof. and upon rum or othe
distilled spirits produced from sub
stances not grown in Puerto Rico, til,
4 full tax provided by the internal reve
nut laws of the United States shall bt
collected. Upon tobacco grown Ri
Puerto Rico, and the manufaetur.
thereof, and upon rum and other spir
Its distilled or made from sugarscan,
or other agricultural product grown Ii
Puerto Rico. or from the product %
such sugar cane or other agricultural
product said tax of 10 per cent. 5shal
be imposed the same as, upon othe sub
jects of internal taxation.
Section 5.-That the president, when
ever he shall be satisfied that loca
self.goyernment has been established
In Puerto Rico adequate to raise ant
collect taxes by its own legislation
shall have the power from time to. tim,
by proclamation to- decrease the :sait
per centum of. taxation, or to wholly
abolish the same. ~ ,;.:t,es
Il s,-- No Duties Levied. -'=.y-'
IL Secuon 0.-Inat no duties on I'm
ports or exports shall after the passIg,
of this act be legied. or collected Oh Mn,
articles imported from the Ulbel
States into Puerto Rico Or from Pder
! to Rico into the United States. D
Section; 7.-This act shall be ,talsel
and held to be provisional in its pnr
poses and intended to meet pressing
. present need. forerevenue for the islam
of Puerto Rico, and shall not continu
in force after the LIST day of March