Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-04-19
THE PUERTO R|CAN LAW.
Summary of the Provisions of the
New Law Relating to the
Island of Puerto Rico.
THE LIMITED TARIFF ARRANGEMENT.
the Government and Benefit OF
the Island Until the InsuIar tiOH-
eminent Shall be Or.-anized-The
Goyernmen Provisions.

Washington, April 13.-The follow
ing is summary of the provisions of
the Puerto Rica bill which becomes a
law by the signature of the president.
1t applies to the island of Puerto
Rice and to the adjacent islands lying
east of the seventy-fourth meridian,
which are designated Puerto Rico.
The Tariff Provisions.
From the date of the passage of the act
the same custom duties are levied on all
goods entering Puerto Rico from foreign
entering the United States, save that cof-
fee, which has free entry into the United
pound on entering Puerto Rico. Scientific,
literary and artistic works and books and
pamphlets printed in the English Ian
guage may enter Puerto Rico free OF
The tariff section of the bill relating ID
duties between the United States and
Puerto Rico, is as follows:
That on and after the passage of this
act all merchandise coming into the Unit
ing into Puerto Rico from the
United States shall be entered at the sew
per cent of the duties which are required
TO be levied, collected and paid upon like
articles of merchandise imported from
foreign countries; and in addition there
to, upon articles of merchandise of Puer-
to Rican manufacture coming into the
United States and withdrawn for con-
sumption or sale, upon payment of a tax
equal to the internal revenue tax
Imposed I;p in the United States upon the
manufacture; such tax to be paid by in
ternal revenue stamp or stamps, TO De
purchased and provided by the commits
sioner of internal revenue and to be pro-
cured from the collector of internal rev.
enry at of OF Faid pSI in the United
States, and to be affixed under such regu-
lations as the commissioner OF internal
revenue, with the approval of the secre..
tary of the treasury, shall prescribe; and
on all articles of merchandise of United
States manufacture coming into Puerto
Rice in addition to the duty above pro-
vided upon payment of a tax equal in
rate and amount to the internal revenue
tax imposed in Puerto Rico upon the like
articles of Puerto Rican manufacture:
Provided, That on and after the date
chnndi e,is and nd aTticIes excenf coffee not
dutiable under the tariff laws of the
United States, and all merchandise ana
articles entered in Puerto Rico free of
duty under orders heretofore made by the
secretary of war shall be admitted into
the several ports thereof, when imported
frCm the United States, free of duty, al
laws parts of laws to the contrary not
withs ,anding; and whenever the iegisla-
tive assembly of Puerto Rico shall have
enacted and put into operation system
of local taxation to meet the necessities
act established, and shall by resolution
duly passed. so notify the president, he
shall make proclamation thereof. and
disc and articles going into Puerto Rico
from the United States or coming into
the United States from Puerto Rico, and
from and after such date all such mer-
chandiSe and articles shall be entered at
the several ports of entry free of duty;
and in no event shall any duties be col
lected after the first day of March, 1902,
on merchandise and articles going into
Puerto Rico from the United States or
coming into the United States from Puer-
to Rico.
The duties collected under the above
section shall be placed at the disposal OF
the president to be used for the govern
ment and benefit of Puerto Rico until the
government of Puerto Rico shall have
been organized, when the moneys COL
leCted shall be turned into the local treas
ury of Puerto Rico. Goods imported from
Puerto Rico and under bond shall pay
only the duty imposed by this act.