Types of Restricted Sovereignty and of Colonial AutonomyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - 215 pages |
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Bicameral , Senate and House of Representatives . Senate : Elected by qualified
electors . Senators must be over 30 years of age and able to read and write either
Spanish or English language , and a resident for two years preceding election .
Bicameral , Senate and House of Representatives . Senate : Elected by qualified
electors . Senators must be over 30 years of age and able to read and write either
Spanish or English language , and a resident for two years preceding election .
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Thereafter one senator from each district shall be elected from each senate
district for a term of six years : Provided , That ... without the consent of the senate
and without restriction as to residence , senators and representatives who will , in
his ...
Thereafter one senator from each district shall be elected from each senate
district for a term of six years : Provided , That ... without the consent of the senate
and without restriction as to residence , senators and representatives who will , in
his ...
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He shall be appointed by the President , by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate of the United States , and hold his office at the pleasure of the
President and until his successor is chosen and qualified . The Governor General
shall ...
He shall be appointed by the President , by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate of the United States , and hold his office at the pleasure of the
President and until his successor is chosen and qualified . The Governor General
shall ...
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That the Senate of Porto Rico shall consist of nineteen members elected for terms
of four years by the qualified electors of ... Each of the seven senatorial districts
defined as hereinafter provided shall have the right to elect two senators , and in
...
That the Senate of Porto Rico shall consist of nineteen members elected for terms
of four years by the qualified electors of ... Each of the seven senatorial districts
defined as hereinafter provided shall have the right to elect two senators , and in
...
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vacancy occurred , and no senator or representative shall , during the time for
which he shall have been elected , be ... That members of the Senate and House
of Representatives of Porto Rico shall receive compensation at the rate of $ 7 per
...
vacancy occurred , and no senator or representative shall , during the time for
which he shall have been elected , be ... That members of the Senate and House
of Representatives of Porto Rico shall receive compensation at the rate of $ 7 per
...
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Page 168 - No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office of profit under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased during such term, except such offices as may be filled by elections by the people.
Page 125 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 162 - That no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law; and no person for the same offense shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses.
Page 190 - That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great.
Page 208 - An Act to regulate commerce,' approved February fourth, eighteen hundred and eightyseven, and all Acts amendatory thereof, by providing for a valuation of the several classes of property of carriers subject thereto and securing information concerning their stocks, bonds, and other securities," approved March first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, shall not apply to Porto Rico.
Page 178 - Provided, That when duties are based upon the weight of merchandise deposited in any public or private bonded warehouse said duties shall be levied and collected upon the weight of such merchandise at the time of its entry.
Page 31 - VII. That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.
Page 174 - ... to be ascertained by the oath of either party or of other competent witnesses, is involved or brought in question; and such final judgments or decrees may and can be reviewed, revised, reversed, modified, or affirmed by said Supreme Court of the United States...
Page 31 - V. That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the. United States and the people residing therein.
Page 174 - Court of the Canal Zone and to render such judgments as in the opinion of the said appellate court should have been rendered by the trial court in all actions and proceedings in which the Constitution, or any statute, treaty, title, right, or privilege of the United States, is involved...
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| Title | Types of Restricted Sovereignty and of Colonial Autonomy |
| Authors | Westel Woodbury Willoughby, Charles Ghequiere Fenwick |
| Contributor | United States. Department of State |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 215 pages |
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