Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-12
THE JUDICIARY.

The judicial power shall be vested in
the courts and tribunals of Porto Rico, as
already established and Tow in OpcrJ ION
under and by virtue Of military orders and
the laws and ordinances of Porto r, O
and the municipalities thereof now i'm
force, so far as the same are not in con-
flict herewith which courts and tribunals
are hereby continued with the same juris-
diCtion and forms of procedure. 1t is
provided, however. that the chief Justice
and associate justices of the supreme
Court of Porto Rico and the marshal
thereof shall he appointed by the Prosi-
dent, 10y and with the advice and consent
of the Senate and the judges of the dis
trict courts shall bc appointed by the
governor. by and with the advice and con-
sent of the executive council. and all 9th
er court officials shall be chosen rs tho
Legislative Assembly may direct. which
shall have authority to legislate from
time to time as it may see fit with respect
to said courts and any others it may
deem advisable to establish.
Porto Rico shall constitute a judicial
district to be called "the District Of Por-
to Rico and the President, by and with
the advice and consent of the sena g.
shall appoint district Judge a district
attorney and marshal for said district
This court shall bc called the District
Court of the United States for Porto Rico,
and shall have power to appoint all nee
esSary officers and assistants and such
commissioners as may he necessary, who
shall have like powers and duties as are
exercised by commissioners of Circuit
courts Of he United States. The court, in adj
dition to the ordinary jurisdiction of dis
tr!ct courts of the United States. shall
have jurisdiction of all cases cognizant
in the Circuit Courts of the United States,
and shall proceed therein in the same
manner The laws of the United States
relating TO appeals, writs of error and Ger
torar, removal of causes, etc, shall gov
ern in such matters and proceedings as
between TIE District Court and the courts
OF Porto Rico. All pleadngs and proceed
ines shall be in the English language
The court shall he the successor OF tho
provisional court established by military
authority, and said provisional court is
hereby discontinued
Writs of error and appeals from tho
final decisions of the Supreme Court Of
Porto Rico and the District Court of the
United States shall be allowed and may
be taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States in the same manner as
from the Supreme Courts of the Terri
tories, and shall be allowed in all cases
where the constitution of the United
States or treaty thereof or an act Of
Congress is brought in question. and the
Supreme and District Courts of Porto Ri
60 and the respective judges thereof may
grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases
i'm which the same are grantahle by the
judges of the District and Circuit Courts
OF the United States All such proceed
ings in tho Supreme Court of the United
States shall be in the English Language
SALARIES OF OFFICIALS.
The salary Of the governor shall be So
eco year. and he shall also be entitled
to occupy the buildings heretofore used
by the chief executive officers of the is
land with the furniture therein. FREQ OF
rent, The annual salaries of the secrc-
tary, attorney general, auditor ana com
missioner of the interior shall be 5000
each: of the treasurer, $500; of the com
missioner of education, $1,000; of the Unit,
ed states District judge and the chief
justice OF the Supreme Court 5000 each
of the associate justices, ST. 800 each OF
the United States District attorney 81
l0o0; of the United States marshal, 49, 500
land of the marshal of the Supreme Court
600
The qualified voters shall choose a resi-
dent commissioner to the United States
who shall be entitled to official recogni
ton as such by all departments of the
government in Washington, and shall re-
ceive a salary Of $50O) a year, TO be paiC
out of the national treasury.No person
shall he eligible to such election who is
not bona hde citizen Of Porto Rico, who
lis not thirty years Of age and who doe.