Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-04-20

Yer me iegIsiatIVe dsseIhply va n
,tco shall have enacted and put INTO OPP Id
ration a system of local taxation TO meet ID
no necessities of the government u. il
1nrto Rico by this act established anu !
nall by resolution duly passed so hotilS
a., ,r.sident he shall make proclamation
~ - - thereupon all tariff duties
-, ,,,.rcbaudise and articles golhs lH'o J.
- pico from the United states OF
coming into the United states rom ~" III
In Rico and from and AFTER su'h u"St 81"
such merchandise ana aI'l0iS' -, fro
entered at the several ports Oh entry -
=. any. and i'm no event shall any uu','
ha collected after the first day ol M"'nt r
1000 on merchandise ana aruC''S os, 100 {
mo Porto Rico from the I ni''u 49,,
- ,nr,i,,r into the United states lIoH"
Porto Rico. -,.,n, y
At disposal Of presidents
.,rbo duties collected under the above
section shall be placed at the u'Slo ,,.',,,.
Tho president TO be used 10, w 57tu the
,,,,.,,t and benefit of Porto hl'o IN
''',,.'r,,,,,rnt of Porto Rico shal nav
-, ,,r,'anized. when the moneys Collc0'-
~ sh,u be turned into the local tc'a
80. ~ Porto Rico Goods imported Il"rt
porto Rico and under bona sial' P"' '''''
the duty imposed by TINS act
Governmental Provisions 81 mn
The governmental provisions OF the D''
are: ,+ san Juan. Per-
40 were Spanish subjects ApIll H.
1Ulq and who have not elected l" I' t9''
their aIesl5hCt ~ D., and entitled 10 the |
clu|'H0 ~ 49,, United states The dcs- |
ti,r of the body polite rs uNu'l the
,,,no The People of Porto klco.
M. l,,,.s and ordinances OF Porto hl'o
now III Int as altered by this act
/ am" '',,,'1tt.,,,-. orders. and which are not
. or "f ','', sim thc laws of the United
. States. ,.,i. ON. ,,c
.-- md ministers i- repealed
. l''''' -. Of the Governor.
" -. 1,i,.., AFRO a, bo ma
Ih' ,, ',5r,ftt,l 10 th, benefits of
'i'i,.' s..t.. poa4tiua laws. QUAR-
the h'." ro a. be established
u'.it. ,.t ,..t, T., be rated. the peso
Porto i''g an e,pts i'm tho exchange.
t,lhI '"',u .,,.r tb. mot takes effect
Ihr,' ,"''''' ,r. NOT to bc legal
-. pr,p,rtv usually under the c'n-
80 az the United States VIII 500 COM
tule and other prop i .''. '.,t tba porto
Spain VIII Joe "ull'll'' .,,,. ....-,'.- fs to
ricau government. i"' r r.Ia
be- appointed by the pI'1'"' az - -.
his office lor four 1884, trrit,ri.s
er- conferred ON GOV a., ,,,'l.,. his
uf the Omitd S't''7' ','.,,.. or .-t.t, TO
4 reports lht"AA" '"'
the president ....t,
An t'N''n'i'' .,.
An executive coun'. "pp"lhl'" '' ~
= president and confirmed 10y ''' o. I'''0
,..t..- -, eccrotarv attorney-gcn
'oi7-s..'-- ga " .,,,il',r commissioners %
'i"l' u .''' 5 .i,',tio,, and five other per
"',' 'o' ~, NJ for four wears Tn
SONS ~ - , -, br,,rh of the legisla
toei''' 49,, ~ "C v6om shall bc natives d
IulS' TT utb.r branch shall b
oi 10 i'''q ,lli,.,,,trs To consist of
!, " 49, - -ii.,,,i.ll, bv the quail
- nv ''"' t5o,,,, pf,, 4. divided int
"'' ,,.b With five delegate
syNen "ist , w. t,r voters are: Atsuc
he u'.'i.'' NJ 81 - of PORTO Rico sha
~ -, ,',t,. who have been bon
- ".'oNtu -, ~ ,'.~ on" var and who po
nue. ,S'"' - ~ ti,,,,s of votes an
| $50 tl'' 80 ,niIi,rv orders in fore
nm Nfar,b 1900 subject To such modihc
ZION. ana additional qualifications al
surb regulations and restrictions as
/ roeistr,tion AS may be prescribed by q
C. executive council
,,c,,a -, nclcrntcs.
he o""ii"'" ION" W mo,
IL no person shah be elglolo ~ NJ, "a,
bership I'm the house OF dtiesa'' "a "a,
not % years ot age ana ap'e w., ttrqIi