The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-26
PORTO RICO FREE TRADE.
PR0CLAMATIcN ISSUED By THE
PRESTD ENT.
Organization of Civil Government An
Neutrality-suspicious. OF the Ade-
quncy of Local Taxation.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-The state de-
partment to-day issued the president
proclamation declaring free trade to ex-
list between the United States and Por-
to Rico Under Geographic instructions
from Governor Allen of Porto Rico, the
praclamat ton was also issued to-day at
San Juan, by william M. Hunt, secre-
tary of the insular government and act
ing governor This is the anniversary
of the landing of the first American
troops on Porto Rican soil in the war
with Spain. and at the request Of the
Porto Rican legislature, expressed IN
the resolution declaring that the island
had provided for enough revenues to
permit the establishment of free trade,
the issue of the proclamation was de-
layed until to-day. The proclamation
follows:
CESSATION OF TARIFF-PORTO
RICO.
Whereas, BY an act of congress- APP
proved April IL, 1900, entitled An Act
Temporarily to Provide Revenues and
Civil Government for Porto Rico and
for Other Purposes 1t was provided
that whenever the legislative assem-
bly, of Porto Rico shall have enacted
and put into operation system of To-
cal 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 proclamation thereof, and
thereupon all tariff duties on merchan-
disc and articles going into Porto Rico
from the United States or coming into
the United States from Porto Rico shall
cease and from and after such date all
such merchandise and articles shall be
entered at the several ports of entry
free oe duty" and
Whereas, By the same act it was
provided that as soon as civil gov
eminent for Porto Rico shall have been
organized IN accordance with the pro-
visions of this act and notice thereon
shall have been given to the president,
he shall make proclamation thereof,
and thereafter all collection of duties
and taxes In Porto Rico under the pro-
visions Of this act shall be paid into
the treasury Of Porto Rico, to be ex-
eminent and benefit thereof. instead of
being paid into the treasury of the
United States" and
Whereas, The Legislative assembly
of Porto Rico has enacted and put into
opera ton system OF local taxation to
meet the necessities of the government
of Porto Rico as aforesaid. and has
passed and caused to be communicated
to me the following resolutions:
Here follows the text of the resolu-
lions heretofore published
Now. therefore, 7. William McKin-
ley president Of the United States, in
pursuance Of the provisions Of law
above quoted, and upon the foregoing
due notification, do hereby issue TINS
my proclamation, and do declare and
make known that civil government
for Porto Rico has been organized In
accordance with the provisions of the
said eact of congress.
And I do further declare and make
known that the legislative assembly
of Porto Rico has enacted and put into
operat ton system of local taxation to
meet the necessities of the government
of Porto Rico
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set nv hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this
25th day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
one, and of the independence OF the
United States the one hundred and
twenty sixth,
William Mckinley.
BY the president.
David J. Hill,
hotip1 Gacretnrv Of State.