Acts of the Legislature of Puerto Rico

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Page 17 - writs of error and appeals from the final decisions of the Supreme Court of Porto Rico and the District Court of the United States shall be allowed and may be taken to the Supreme Court of the United States in the same manner and under the
Page 19 - CIVIL AFFAIRS IN PORTO RICO PENDING THE APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF THE CIVIL OFFICERS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACT APPROVED APRIL TWELFTH. NINETEEN HUNDRED. ENTITLED, "AN ACT TEMPORARILY TO PROVIDE REVENUES AND A CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR PORTO RICO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES." Resolved by the Senate and House of
Page 17 - and the respective judges thereof may grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases in which the same are grantable by the judges of the district and circuit courts of the United States. All such proceedings in the Supreme Court of the United States shall be conducted in the English language.
Page 21 - AN ACT TEMPORARILY TO PROVIDE REVENUES AND A CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR PORTO RICO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," APPROVED APRIL TWELFTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED, AND TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION PROVIDED FOR BY SAID ACT.
Page 64 - jury may find the defendant guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with which he is charged, or of an attempt to commit the offense. "On an information
Page 15 - if he had signed it, unless the Legislative Assembly by adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law; Provided, however, That all laws enacted by the Legislative Assembly shall be reported to the Congress of the United States, which hereby reserves the power and authority, if deemed advisable, to annul the same.
Page 91 - and to provide a contingent fund to meet unusual and unexpected demands of the Sanitation Service there is hereby appropriated, to be expended under the supervision of the Director of Sanitation and subject to the approval of the Governor the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or so much thereof as may be
Page 15 - the legislative authority herein provided shall extend to all matters of a legislative character not locally inapplicable, including power to create, consolidate, and reorganize the municipalities, so far as may be necessary, and to provide and repeal laws and ordinances therefor; and also the power to alter, amend, modify, and repeal any and all laws
Page 16 - States, jurisdiction of all cases cognizant in the circuit courts of the United States, and shall proceed therein in the same manner as a circuit court. The laws of the United States relating to appeals, writs of error and certiorari, removal of causes, and other matters and proceedings
Page 7 - on and after the day when this Act shall go into effect all goods, wares, and merchandise previously imported from Porto Rico, for which no entry has been made, and all goods, wares, and merchandise previously entered without payment of duty and under bond for warehousing, transportation, or any other purpose, for which no permit of delivery to

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