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... of Puerto Rico , on July 25 , 1952 , created the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico within the terms of said compact , pursuant to a consti- tution of their own adoption , which constitution was approved 4 PUERTO RICO - 1959.
... of Puerto Rico , on July 25 , 1952 , created the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico within the terms of said compact , pursuant to a consti- tution of their own adoption , which constitution was approved 4 PUERTO RICO - 1959.
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... approved April 12 , 1900 ; the Act of Congress entitled ' An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico , and for other purposes , ' approved March 2 , 1917 , as amended , and referred to as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act ...
... approved April 12 , 1900 ; the Act of Congress entitled ' An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico , and for other purposes , ' approved March 2 , 1917 , as amended , and referred to as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act ...
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... approved the committee's recommendations which were as follows : " That the Conference approve paragraphs ( a ) and ( d ) of article XIII which încoroporate existing law and all of article XIV which incorporates a proposal previously ...
... approved the committee's recommendations which were as follows : " That the Conference approve paragraphs ( a ) and ( d ) of article XIII which încoroporate existing law and all of article XIV which incorporates a proposal previously ...
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... approved June 23 , 1936 , and the Commonwealth re- ceives Federal - aid highway funds on the same basis as the several States . Funds for the Interstate System , however , are not apportioned to Alaska , Hawaii or Puerto Rico under ...
... approved June 23 , 1936 , and the Commonwealth re- ceives Federal - aid highway funds on the same basis as the several States . Funds for the Interstate System , however , are not apportioned to Alaska , Hawaii or Puerto Rico under ...
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... approved by 76 percent of the voters . Then a constitutional convention was elected in August 1951. The constitutional convention met for about 5 months and drafted a constitution . This constitution was approved by the convention early ...
... approved by 76 percent of the voters . Then a constitutional convention was elected in August 1951. The constitutional convention met for about 5 months and drafted a constitution . This constitution was approved by the convention early ...
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agricultural Alaska amended American citizens approved ASPINALL Chairman citizenship committee common Commonwealth of Puerto Commonwealth status compact Congress constitution Court democratic economic elections employment English Federal Government Federal Relations Act Fernós bill FERNÓS-ISERN FERRE fiscal Foraker Act government of Puerto Governor MUÑOZ-MARÍN housing income increase independence industry island Jones Act LA HABA labor Latin America legislation LONGO mainland ment million minimum wage Moscoso municipal O'BRIEN OLIVERAS operation Operation Bootstrap percent permanent association plebiscite political status Ponce Popular Democratic Party Popular Party POWELL present President problem proposed Prost Public Law 600 Puerto Rico question revenue Rican Rico's San Juan SANCHEZ HIDALGO Senator GARCIA MENDEZ SIERRA BERDECIA slum statehood statement sugar sugarcane territory Thank tion TRIAS MONGE U.S. Congress ULLMAN Union United University of Puerto vote WESTLAND WHARTON workers
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Page 780 - Constitution, but it may be not unreasonably said that the preservation of the States and the maintenance of their governments are as much within the design and care of the Constitution as the preservation of the Union and the maintenance of the national Government. The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union, composed of indestructible States.
Page 769 - 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 Puerto Rico as in the United States...
Page 336 - Members of the United Nations which have or assume responsibilities for the administration of territories whose peoples have not yet attained a full measure of self-government recognize the principle that the interests of the inhabitants of these territories are paramount, and accept as a sacred trust the obligation to promote to the utmost, within the system of international peace and security established by the present Charter, the well-being of the inhabitants of these territories, and, to this...
Page 542 - That, fully recognizing the principle of government by consent, this Act is now adopted in the nature of a compact so that the people of Puerto Rico may organize a government pursuant to a constitution of their own adoption.
Page 283 - The United States are as much bound by their contracts as are individuals. If they repudiate their obligations, it is as much repudiation, with all the wrong and reproach that term implies, as it would be if the repudiator had been a State or a municipality or a citi/en.
Page 316 - War; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace...
Page 10 - An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," approved March 2, 1917, as amended, shall be known and designated as "Puerto Rico.
Page 7 - In Puerto Rico or other territory over which the United States exercises rights of sovereignty and not citizens of the United States...
Page 239 - The civil rights and political status of the native inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the United States shall be determined by the Congress.
Page 615 - Lumber and wood products Furniture and fixtures Stone, clay, and glass products Primary metal industries Fabricated metal products Machinery, except electrical Electrical equipment and supplies.