Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-13


lment OF a tax equal in rate ana amount
Stofthe Internal 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 mer-
Schandise and articles except coffee. not
dutiable under the tariff laws of the
United States. and all merchandise
and articles entered in Porto Rico free
of duty under orders heretofore made
by the secretary of war shall be adj
Smitted into the several ports thereof
when imported from the United States,
free OF duty, all laws or parts of laws
to the contrary notwithstanding.
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 Porto Rico, by this act
established, and shall by resolution,
duly passed SO notify the president, he
shall make proclama ton thereof, and
5thereupon all tariff duties on merchan-5
disc and articles going into Porto Rico
from the United States or coming into,
the United States from Porto Rico
shall be entered at the several ports of
entry free of duty.
In no event shall any duties be coll
lected after the first day of March, 1902,
on merchandise and articles going into
Porto Rico from the United States or
coming into the United States from
Porto Rico.
The duties collectedRunder the above
section shall be placed at the disposal;
of the president. to be usedgfor the gov
ernn,ent and benefit of Porto Rico until
the government of Porto Rico shall
have been organized. when the moneys
collected shall BE- turned into the local
treasury of Porto Rico.
GOODS imported from Porto Rico and
under bond shall pay only the duty im-i
posed by this act
Under the governmental provisions
OF The new law the capital of Porto
Rico is located at San Juan. Persons
Nho We're Spanish subjects April III,
1889. and who have not elected 10 pre-,
serve their allegiance 10 Spain are held
to be citizens of Porto Rico and en-
titled to the protection of the United
States.
The governor is to be appointed by
the president and hold his Office for
lpuil tuI IldN lIlS lllMelegs
ferred on governors of territories Of the
United States, but he is to make his re-.
ports thru the secretary of state to the
president
An executive council. appointed by
the president and confirmed by the sem
ATE, consisting of a secretary, attorney
general, treasurer, auditor. commits
sioners of interior and education and
five other persons. is to hold office for
four years. The council is, the upper
branch ofsthe legislature. five of whom
Shall be natives of Porto Rico. The
other branch shall be a house Of dele
gates. TO consist of thirty five members
elected biennially by the qualified cleo
tors.
All citizens of Porto Rico shnll be
allowed tovote who have been bona!
fide residents for one year and who
possess the other qualifications of vot-
ers Under the laws and military orders
in force on March,. 1900, subject to
such notifications and additional quail
ifications and such regulations and re-.
strictions as TO registration as may be
prescribed by the executive council.
No person shall be eligible TO mem-
8bershtp in the house Of delegates who is
not % years of age and able to read
and write either the Spanish or the
/ English language. or who is not pos
ssessed in his own right of taxable prop
erty, real or personal, situated in
! Porto Rico.
On the regular election day in No
.vember and every two years thereafter
Porto Rico may choose a commissioner
| to represent the island at Washington.
! His ssalarysis $1,000.
The civil government features Of the
new law are to go into effect the first
/ of next month