The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-04-21
SYNOPSIS OF PORTO RICAA LAW.


President at I o'clock this evening
signed the Porto Rican tariff ant
civil government bill. Only Secre
tary Root and Mr.. Cotelyou, the as
sistant secretary to the President
were present. A summary of the
provisions of the bill follows:
It applies to the island Of Porte
Rico and 10 the adjacent islands ly.
ing east Of the seventy-fourth mer-
idian, which are designated Porto
Rico. From the date Of the pas
sage of the act the same custom
duties are levied on all goods en-
tering Porto Rico from foreign
countries as are levied on the same
goods entering the United States
save that of coffee, which has free
entry into the United States, is to
pay a duty of S 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 sec
ton of the bill relating to duties be-
tween the United States and Porto
Rico, is as follows:
That on and after the passage of
this act all merchandise coming in
tor the United States from Porto
Rico and coming into Porto Rico
from the United States shall be ell
tered at the several ports of entry
upon neyment Of IS 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 ad-
dition thereto upon articles of mer-
chandise of Porto Rican manufac-
ture coming into the United States
and Withdrawn for consumption or
sale upon payment of tax equal
to the internal revenue tax imposed
In the United States upon like arti-
cles of merchandise or domestic
Manufacture; such tax to be paid
by internal revenue stamp or stamps
to be purchased and provided by
the commissioner of internal rev.
enue and to be procured from the
collector of internal revenue at or
nost convenient to the port of entry
OF said merchandise in the United
States and to be affixed under such
regulations as the commissioner of
internal revenue with the approval
of the Secretary of the Treasury
shall prescribe; and, on all articles
ofss1nerchandise of United States
manufacture coming into Porto
Rico in addition to the duty above
provided upon payment of tax
equal in rate and amount to the in
ternal revenue tax imposed in Porto
Rico upon the like articles of Porto
Rican manufacture.
Provided that on and after the
date when. this act shall take effect,
all merchandise and articles except
coffee, notsdutiable under the tariff
laws of the United States, and all
merchandise and articles entered
into Porto Rico free of duty under
orders heretofore made by the Sec
retary of War shall be admitted in
20 the several ports thereof, when
imported from the United States
free of duty, all laws or parts of 1
Laws to the contrary notwithstand-
lngi and whenever the legislative
assembly OF Porto Rico shall have
enacted and put into operation :
system of local taxation to meet the '
necessities of the Government of t
Porto Rico by this act established
and shall by resolution duly passed G
80 notify, the Preaident, he shall
make proclamation thereof and t
;hereupon, all tariff duties on mer- i
>handise and articles going into {
Porto Rico from the United States !
Or coming into the United. States f
rom Porto Rico and from and after a
such date. all such merchandise and
articles shall be entered at the sew G
sral ports of entry free of duty; and !
N no event shall any duties be col
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