To Amend the Act to Provide a Civil Government for Puerto Rico: Hearings...on S. 1407...Aug. 26, 19441944 - 38 pages |
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ABE FORTAS Act of Puerto ACT TO PROVIDE Act to read activities in Puerto advice and consent AMEND THE ACT amended to read annual salary appointed attorney believe CHAIRMAN CIVIL GOVERNMENT Commissioner committee feels COMMITTEE ON INSULAR Coordinator of Federal Court of Puerto CRAWFORD created dependent areas executive agencies executive departments Federal Agencies Federal civilian functions Foraker Act FORTAS functions and activities Government Secretary Governor of Puerto hereby added hereby amended hold office home rule House of Representatives impeachment Insular Affairs insular government Interior island lature laws of Puerto LECOMPTE legislation Legislature of Puerto number of justices Organic Act 48 paragraph of section PINERO powers and duties President PROVIDE A CIVIL Puerto Rico read as follows recommendations reside in Puerto responsibility revenues Rican ROBINSON Secretary of Puerto section 13 Section 21 section 9 Senate of Puerto Subsection Supreme Court U. S. C. sec United United States Senate
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Page 16 - If then two-thirds of the members elected agree to pass the same, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered; and if approved by two-thirds of the members elected to that house, it shall...
Page 7 - That the statutory laws of the United States not locally inapplicable, except as hereinbefore or hereinafter otherwise provided, shall have the same force and effect in Porto Rico as in the United States...
Page 4 - That any person aggrieved by the action or decision of the auditor In the settlement of his account or claim may, within one year, take an appeal In writing to the...
Page 12 - He shall nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate...
Page 14 - He shall commission all officers that he may be authorized to appoint. He shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws of the Philippine Islands...
Page 13 - The President of the United States may, from time to time, after hearing, promulgate Executive orders expressly excepting Puerto Rico from the application of any Federal law, not expressly...
Page 16 - If any bill presented to the governor contains several items of appropriation of money, he may object to one or more of such items, or any part or parts, portion or portions thereof, while approving of the other portion of the bill.