Arizona daily citizen., 1900-04-26
PORTO RICO
Synopsis of the Act for its
Government.
EMINENTLY FAIR
Table Of the Islands Receipts
and Ezpsuditures-Ru
By Commission.

| oe t0l0#IuB 70 y summary OF Bne
priaeipst provisions OF the Porto Ricar
scs. which goes into eject May Let:
| Feo@ che date Of the passage OF che
cot the Same eassom dutiAs ore levied on
ell goods snserisg Porto Rico fsom for
sign countries 90 are levtd on the aame
goods entesisg the United States. save
that oclfss, which has free sntry into
the United States. 10 TO pay duty OF
cents peg pouad on entssing Porto Rico.
Scientific, literary sad artistic works and
books end pamphlets printed In ths
EnRlish language msy enter Porto Rico
free OF duty. ..
All merchandise coming Into the Uais-
cd States from Posts Rico snd coming
into Porto Rico from the United States
shall pay is per cent OF the present
DINGHY tariff rates; articles OF the class
which pay sn intsansl revenue tax in
the United States must aiso psy q SUN
equal TO this inssrasl revenue duty,
while articles from the United States
soiaR into Porto Rico % ust aIse be su b.
jsessd 20 any internal revenue rates OF
taxation there collected On that class Of
articles.
One feature Of the act. which hereto
fore sssms to have attracted iitsls atssn-
siou. 10 extremely important 10 the Porto
Rican. because is will permit them TO
import free OF any duty nsariy ell Of the
Oecsseisiss OF life. Under she aordess
which the Secretary Of Was bad tssued,
aouT. baeos. codAsb. frsah nsei. pork
mutton. sloe. bags FOG sugar, oo3pors'
wares ssd cut fos making casks Tor 81.
gar or nolasses. machinery asd apps
rasus Tor making ssd ssflnisg sugar. OF
for other agricultural purposes. Plows.
hoss. hstchsss. mashetes and other ag.
rieulsural implements mot mschinssy,
crude pstsoleum. lima. asphalt, basumsn,
trees, plants and unossss In sssurai or
fresh stats, mineral. casbonato and seltx-
% waasr. either satnFAl os aFtiAeial. roea
bsss, ginger ale, aud similar noa-aico-
holie beverages. and numerous other AZ
ticles are admitted tree Of duty and will
continas 10 be 90 admitted undeg tts
cot which saysspsoi6oAiIy that "sil mes-
ohsodiss and articles entered In Porto
Rico free OF dEsy under order heretofore |
made By shs Secretary Of Was shall bs |
ndmisssd inte tbs several ports thereof |
when imported from the United States
ises OF duty. all lava or parts Of laws 10
he eontrasy Notwithstanding" 10 thus
appears that the Porto RicAns will. un-
1ss che new cot. receive from the Usitsd
States frss Of any dasy Ill oe she above
|nporssnt articles 10 addition 70 those
'saulssly upon the free iist uadsr the
DinsIey Law. while on oshss Articles they
Will pay but I5 per esns o. shrss-svsn-
IiesAs OF the regular DINGHY sariG saies.
md chat 10 sqaally importast. they
q sy put au end 70 tho payment OF even
lLis smali dusy o. say tame they may
,ssiss, since ne Law speoifosily proEi-
lee tbst these duties shail cease O. soon
70 ths Porto Rioaa ls9isla,nre shall have
the oecessssy revenue foe the
xpsases OF The govsismsat Of shs u.s.
ani.
The dsties collected undss The acs are
@ be plaosd at shs disposal OF Che pre-
idsns TO be ussd tor the aovesnmsas
nd benefit OF Poeto RIeo asea the Roy-
~ nasns Of Posto Rico shall have bsss
when Ahs nonsgs oeslss.sd
70 10 be turasd iaso ths losal tssasary /
7 Porte Rioo. G,ods importsd from
Porto Rico and ueder bond are 70 pay
aly tho duty lmpossd by tho oct. /
The capital 10 10 be ss Sen Juan.
'sssons. who wses Spanish subjects
Ipsil IL. 1899. and Who have nos elected
D preserve thsis allegiance 70 Spain. are
cid 81 be citizens OF Porto Rico ssd ON.
t!sd to the psotession OF ahe United
tatsa. . * 81 's--
The Law and osdinaness OF Passo Rs-
> bow In force sss 70 .ooasiaus sxesps
} altered b. the set. er BY military OF.
ers, end which are NOS Inconsistent |
ish The laws os the Unitsd States.
The old law fosbiddiae the marriage
bprissss and rninissses % repealed.
The vsssels OF Porto Rico are 10 be q
AturalIEsd and admitted 60 the bsssflts
che Unitsd Stasss coasting laws.
usfsntina stations are to be establish I
4. Porto Rico coins arc TO be retired.
10 peso besng rated ss 60 csnss In the
Three months after the act
kss effect Porto Rico coirs are NOT TO
legal tender. Property usually under
10 control OF the United SsAtss will so
'ntinue, and other properties sequirsd
ON Spain will be admin istsred by the
osto Rico government. TIE governor
70 be sppointsd by ths prssidsns and
'ld his Office for four ysare, having the
,wers conferred on governors OF terri.
riss Of the United States, bnA 10 TO
AXE bic reports through che secretary
state TO the presidsut 4*% }
An executive oouueil appointed BY tie
resident and confirmed By tbs ssnase.
'Hsisss OF secretary, astorney-ssnersl, :
e0sureP. auditor, commissioners OF In b