Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-19

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From the date of the passage of the
act the same customs duties are levied
on all goods entering Porto Rico from
foreign countries as are levied on the
same goods entering the United States.
save that coffee, which has free entry
into the United States, is to pay a duty
of cents per pound on entering Porto
Rico. Scientific, literary and artistic
works and books and pamphlets
printed in the English language may
enter Porto Rico free of duty. The
tariff section of the bill relating to
duties between the United States and
Porto Rico is as follows:
That on and after the passage of
this act all merchandise coming into
the United States from Porto Rico and
coming into Porto Rico from the
United States shall be entered at the
several ports Of entry upon payment of
Is per cent. of the duties which are re-
quired to be levied, collected and
paid upon like articles of merchandise
imported from foreign countries; and
in addition thereto upon articles of
merchandise OF Porto Rican manufac-
ture coming into the United States
and withdrawn for consumption or
sale upon payment of a tax equal to
the internal revenue tax imposed in
the United States upon the like
articles of merchandise OF domestic
manufacture; such tax to be paid by
Internal revenue stamp or stamps TO
be purchased and provided by the COM
missioner of internal revenue and to
be procured from the collector of in
ternal revneue at or most convenient
TO the port of entry of said merchan-
disc in the United States and to be
affixed 1der such regulations as the
comm 5s oner of internal revenue,
with the APPROVAL of the secretary of
the treasury shall prescribe; and on
all articles of merchandise of United
States manufacture coming into Porto
Rico ia addition to the duty above
provided upon payment of tax equal
IN rate and amount to the internal
revenue tax imposed in Porto Rico up
On the like articles of Porto Rican
manufacture.
Provided, that on and after the date
when this act shall take effect, all mer-
chandse and articles except coffee, not
dutiable under the tariff laws of the
United States, and all merchandise
and articles entered in Porto Rico free
do
by the secretary of war shall be ad-
mtted into the several ports thereof
when imported from the United States
free of duty, all laws or parts of laws
10 the contrary Notwithstanding; and
whenever the legislative assembly of
Porto Rico shall have enacted and put
INTO operation system of local tax
alton TO meet the necessities, of the
government Of Porto Rico, by this act
established, and shall by resolution
1H.y passed, so notified the president,
Aa shall make proclamation hereof
and taereupOn all tariff duties upon
merchandise and articles going into
Porto Rico from the United States or
coming into the United States from
Porto Rico and from and after such
date all such merchandise and articles
saaI be entered at the several ports
70, entry free of duty and in no event
'aa.i any duties be collected after the
41s. day Of March 1902 on merchandise
and articles going into Porto Rico
from the United States or coming
a.o the United States from Porto
Rico
The duties collected under the
ABOVE section shall be placed at the
disposal Of the president to be used
=. The government and benefit Of
Porto Rico until the government Of
i'..' Rico shall have been organized,
taan the moneys collected shall be
..Eand into the local treasury of Porto
N.' Goods imported from Porto
geo and under bond shall pay only
1= duty imposed by this act"
The government provisions are:
.' aaptol shall be at San Juan.
PERSONS who were Spanish subjects
IS '... y, 1893 and who have not elect
10 preserve their allegiance to
~. .a are held to be citizens of Porto
3. and entitled to the protection OF
.4 1i.ed States. The designation
The body polite is under the name
1 Ia'ple Of Porto Rico,
'l0 laws and ordinances Of Porto
now In force shall continue in
. force and effect. except as altered
as act or by military orders and
are not inconsistent with the
the United States
p gid law forbidding the marriage
and ministers Is repealed.
vessels OF Porto Rico are to be
f.zed and admitted to the ben
he United States coasting
Quarantine stations are to be
Porto Rico coin to be
.ae peso being rated at SO cents
exchange. Three months after
takes effect Porto Rico coins