BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-13
Senator FOraker's
Bill.
Continued from yesterday.
THE GOVERNOR.

The GOVERNOR.
Sec. IA. That the official title of
the chief executive officer of the
island shall be "the governor of
Puerto Rico" He shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate;
he shall hold his office for a term of
FOUR years and until his successor is
chosen and qualified, unless sooner
removed by the President; he shall
reside in the island during his official
lncumbency, and snail maintain his
Office at the seat of government; ne
shall not at the same time hold any
ather office of honor or emolument
under the United States or any
other governmental authority; ne
may grant pardons and reprieVes,
and remit fines and forfeitures for
oHenSes agaiRS the laws of the Uni
ted States until the decision of the
President can be ascertained; ne
shall commission all officers OF the
island that he may be authorized to
appoint, and shall participate in and
may veto any legislation enacted by
the legislative authority of the island,
as hereinafter provided; he shall at
all times faithfully execute the laws
of the island, and he shall be vested
with all other executive power and
authority hereinafter conferred.
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.
Sec. 15. That there shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, for the periOr of four years,
unless sooner removed by the Pres
ident, a secretary, an attorney gen.
eral, treasurer, an auditor, a COM
missioner of the interior, commits
sioner of posts and telegraphs, and a
commissioner of education, each OF
whom shall reside in the island
during his official incumbency and
have the powers and duties hereia'
after provided for them, respectively,
and who, together with the governor
and five other persons of good repute,
to be appointed by the governor
from the native inhabitants Of the
island, shall constitute an executive
council, and in addition to the leg
islative duties hereinafter imposed
upon them as a body exercise such
powers and perform such duties as
are hereinafter provided for them,
respectively.
Sec. 16. That the secretary shall
record and preserve minutes of tae
executive council and the laws
enacted by the legislative assembly
OF the island, and all acts and prOce-
edlngs of the governor, and shall
promulgate all proclamatiOns and
orders of the governor, and all laws
enacted by the legislative assembly.
He shall. within sixty days after the
end of each session of the legislative
assembly, transmit to the President,
the President of the Senate, the
Speaker of the House Of Represent
atlves, and the Secretary of State Of
the United States one copy each of
the laws aud journals of such session.
Sec. II. That in case of the
death, removal, resignation, or dis
ability of the governor, or his temp
orary absence from the island, the
secretary shall exercise all the powers
and perform all the duties of the
duties of the governor during such
vacancy, disability, or absence.
Sec. Is. That the attorney-gen-
eral shall have all the powers, and
discharge all the duties provided by
law for United States attorneys of
the Territories of the United States
in so far as the same are locally ap-
plicabIe, and he shall perform such
other duties and make such reports
to the Attorney-General Of the Uni
ted States as that officer may req
.uire.
Sec. 10. That the treasurer shall