Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-30
FAvoRs FREE TRADE.
Senator Davis Introduces n Dill to
Govern Porto Rico Finances
and Extend Revenue Laws.

Washington, March 81. - Senator
Davis, of Minnesota, has introduced a
substitute for the Porto Rican bill,
which provides for free trade between
the United States and Porto Rico, and
extends the internal revenue laws with
amendments over the island. The act
is declared provisional, and shall not
continue longer than March /, 1902.
The bill in full is as follows:
Section l. 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 inapplicable. are hereby
extended to and shall remain in force In
Porto Rico, excepting as herein otherwise
| provided. for the term stated in this act.
| The president by and with the ADVICE
and consent of the senate, shall appoint
| collector of internal revenue for said
district, who shall receive an annual salary
| of $1,000, and whose office shall be at San
Juan.
| Sec 2. That, excepting as herein other
wise provided, 10 per cent OF all the IN
| ternal revenue taxes imposed by the laws
| of the United States shall be collected In
| said district. No stamp taxes imposed by
| said laws upon written or printed docu-
ments shall be collected in said district.
| The secretary of the treasury Is hereby
| authorized and directed to make all need
| ful regulations to carry this act into et-
| feet, and to prescribe the compensation OF
| all officers and agents necessary for that
purpose.
Sec. 3. The amounts of oil taxes SO col
| lected, less the necessary expenses OF col
lection, are hereby appropriated and
placed at the disposal of the president to
be expended under his direction for the
government of Porto Rico now existing and
hereafter to be established. and for public
| education, public works and other govern
mental and public purposes therein.
| Sec. 4. Upon tobacco not grown In Porto
Rico. and upon all manufactures thereof
and upon rum or other distilled spirit;
produced from substances not grown ir
Porto Rico, the full tax provided by the
internal revenue laws of the United states
shall be collected. Upon tobacco grown
in Porto Rico. and the manufactures
thereof. and upon rum and other spirit:
distilled or made from sugar cane or othei
agricultural product grown in Porto Rico
or from the product of such sugar cane o.
other agricultural product. the said tax of u
per cent shall be imposed the same as upoi
other subjects of internal taxation.
| Sec. 5. That the president. whenever III
shall be satisfied that local self-govern
ment has been established in Porto Ric'
adequate to raise and collect taxes by 1t
own legislation, shall have the power from
time to time by proclamation to decreas
the said percentum of taxation, or L
wholly abolish the same.
Sec. 6. That no duties on imports or ex
ports shall after the passage OF this &C
be levied or collected on any articles i'm
ported from the United States into Port
Rico or from Porto Rico into the Unite
States.
Sec Z. This act shall be taken and hel
to be provisional in its purposes and In
tended to meet a pressing present need 70
revenue for the island of Porto Rico, an
! shall not continue in force after the frs
day of March. 1902