Types of Restricted Sovereignty and of Colonial AutonomyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - 215 pages |
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That all municipal bonds shall be in denominations of fifty dollars , or any multiple
thereof , bearing interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum ,
payable quarterly , such bonds to be payable at the pleasure of the government
of ...
That all municipal bonds shall be in denominations of fifty dollars , or any multiple
thereof , bearing interest at a rate not exceeding five per centum per annum ,
payable quarterly , such bonds to be payable at the pleasure of the government
of ...
Page 173
... or imminent danger thereof , when the public safety requires it , suspend the
privileges of the writ of habeas corpus , or ... or any part thereof , under martial
law : Provided , That whenever the Governor General shall exercise this authority
...
... or imminent danger thereof , when the public safety requires it , suspend the
privileges of the writ of habeas corpus , or ... or any part thereof , under martial
law : Provided , That whenever the Governor General shall exercise this authority
...
Page 180
... and appoint such agents as may be necessary to collect the duties and taxes
authorized to be levied , collected , and paid in Porto Rico by the provisions of
this Act , and he shall fix the compensation and provide for the payment thereof of
all ...
... and appoint such agents as may be necessary to collect the duties and taxes
authorized to be levied , collected , and paid in Porto Rico by the provisions of
this Act , and he shall fix the compensation and provide for the payment thereof of
all ...
Page 188
The jurisdiction of said courts and the form of procedure in them , and the various
officials and attachés thereof , respectively , shall be the same as defined and
prescribed in and by said laws and ordinances , and said General Orders ...
The jurisdiction of said courts and the form of procedure in them , and the various
officials and attachés thereof , respectively , shall be the same as defined and
prescribed in and by said laws and ordinances , and said General Orders ...
Page 194
That no money shall be paid out of the treasury except in pursuance of an
appropriation by law , and on warrant drawn by the proper officer in pursuance
thereof . That the rule of taxation in Porto Rico shall be uniform . That all money
derived ...
That no money shall be paid out of the treasury except in pursuance of an
appropriation by law , and on warrant drawn by the proper officer in pursuance
thereof . That the rule of taxation in Porto Rico shall be uniform . That all money
derived ...
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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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