Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-19
Governmental PrOSisions.
The governmental provisions of the

The governmental provisions of the
bill are:
The capital shall be at San Juan. Per-
sons who were Spanish subjects April ii.
1899. and who have not elected to preserve
their allegiance to Spain, are held to lie
citizens of Puerto Rico and entitled to
designation of the body polite is under
the name The People of Puerto Rico.
The laws and ordinances of Puerto
Rico now in force shall continue in full
force and effect, except as altered by this
act. or by military orders, and which are
not inconsistent with the laws of the
The old law forbidding the marriage Of
priests and ministers is repealed
The vessels of Puerto Rico are to be ma
ticnalized and admitted to the benefits of
the United States coasting laws. Quaran-
tine stations are to be established. Puer-
to Rico coin to be rated, the peso being
rated at 60 cents in the exchange. Three
months after the act takes effect Puerto
Rico coins are not to be legal tender.
Property usually under the control of the
United States will so continue and other
properties acquired from Spain will be
administered by the Puerto Rican gov
eminent. The governor is to be appoint
ed by the president and hold his office for
four years, having the powers conferred
on governors of territories of the United
States, but is to make his reports through
the secretary of state to the president.
An executive council appointed by the
president and confirmed by the senate
consisting of a secretary, attorney gen.
erai treasurer, auditor, commissioners of
sons, to hold Office for four years. The
council is the upper branch of the legis-
lature, I'VE of whom shall be natives of
Puerto Rico. The other branch shall be
house of delegates, to consist of :5
members, elected bi-annually by the
qualified electors Puerto Rico is divided
into seven districts, each with five dele
gates.
such elections all citizens of Puerto Rico
shall be allowed to vote who have been
bona hde residents for one year, and who
under the laws and military orders in
force on March l, 1900, subject to such
qualifications and additional qualifica-
tons and such regulations and restric-
lions as to registration as may be pre-
scribed by the executive council.
No person shall be eligible to member
ship in the house of delegates who is not
p years of age and able to read and
write either the Spanish or the English
language, or who is not possessed in his
OWE right of laxative property, real or
personal, situated in Puerto Rico
ton similar to that in other territories.
The judicial power is vested in courts al
ready. established, the chief Justice and
associate justices and marshal to be APP
pointed by the president; judges of the
district courts and other officers by the
a United states district court estab 5o
hshed similar to other territories. The
salaries of all officers APPOINTED od by the
attorney general, auditor, commissioner
OF the interior, $4,000 each; treasurer, S.
n,
chief justice of supreme court and United
States district judge, 5000 each; assoc
ciate justices, $500 each; two marshalS,
each 5000; district attorney, $4,000.
No export duties are to be collected but
taxes and licenses may be levied.
Or. the regular election day in Novem-
Der. and every two years thereafter Puer-
to Rico may choose a commissioner TO
represent the island at Washington; sal
airy, S, ZOO.
4 commission of three members, one a
native of Puerto Rico, is to be named to
revise and codify the laws of Puerto
Rico.
The act for a civil government is to go
into effect May ], 1900.
Increased Internal Revenue Receipts.
Washington, April 13-The March
statement of the internal revenues
shows that the total receipts for the
month were S24, 326, 677, an increase, as
compared with March, 1899, of 81, $685.
22s. For the nine months of the pres
eHt fiscal year the total receipts were
S219,915, $50, an increase over the COR
responding period of lest year of SIs,-
4i3,412.