 opinion of the majority of the court made the important distinction, that "Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clause of the Constitution.  The Life of William McKinley - Page 217by Charles Sumner Olcott - 1916Full view - About this book
 | Electronic journals - 1901 - 550 pages
...weighed with the judges composing the majority. Meanwhile Porto Rico is a "territory appurtenant to and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clause." It is protected by the prohibitions in Article 3 of the Constitution and by what the States may hold... | |
 | Hannis Taylor - International law - 1901 - 1148 pages
...admitted to the Union upon an equality with them." The court therefore concluded that "the island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging...not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the constitution; that the Foraker Act is constitutional, so far as it imposes duties upon... | |
 | Charles Henry Butler - Constitutional law - 1902 - 708 pages
...anything in the Constitution to forbid such action. " We are therefore of opinion that the Island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging...not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution; that the Foraker act is constitutional, so far as it imposes duties on... | |
 | Campaign literature - 1902 - 392 pages
...anything in the Constitution to forbid such action. We are therefore of opinion that the Island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging...not a part of the United »States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution; that the Foraker Act is constitutional, so far as it imposes duties upon... | |
 | Republican Congressional Committee - Campaign literature - 1902 - 398 pages
...anything in the Constitution to forbid such action. We are therefore of opinion that the Island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging...not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution; that the Foraker Act is constitutional, so far as it imposes duties upon... | |
 | J[ohn] W[inchel] S[pencer]. Butler - 1902 - 196 pages
...а£Х1ХХХХЯЖХКХХ or rather the judgment of the court to which is added his opinion, finds that, X "•Furto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging to the...not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of."tía»' GoustittatiWi^.a; fttndigg unwarranted by the principles ofV-tfce 'Cone ti tut... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1903 - 674 pages
...Court, as stated by Mr. Justice; Brown, was as follows: "We are. therefore,of opinion that the island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging...not a part of the United States, within the revenue clauses of the Constitution: that the Foraker Act is constitutional, so far as it imposes duties upon... | |
 | United States. Philippine Commission (1899-1900) - Philippines - 1903 - 656 pages
...as stated by Mr. Justice Brown, was as follows: " We are. therefore, of opinion that the island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging...not a part of the United States. within the revenue clauses of the Constitution: that the Foraker Act is constitutional, so far as it imposes duties upon... | |
 | James Albert Woodburn - Constitutional history - 1903 - 432 pages
...anything in the Constitution to forbid such action. We are therefore of opinion that the island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging...not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution; that the Foraker Act is constitutional, so far as it imposes duties upon... | |
 | Theodore Williams Noyes - Philippines - 1903 - 260 pages
...If Porto Rico is not thus within the United States the Foraker act is constitutional. Porto Rico "is territory appurtenant and belonging to the United...not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution" (Brown). Porto Rico "had not been incorporated into the United States,... | |
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