Civil Government for Porto RicoU.S. Government Printing Office, 1914 - 56 頁 |
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amendment American citizens American citizenship appeals appointed Arthur Yager auditor bill provides CHAIRMAN citizens of Porto civil government collective citizenship COMMITTEE ON PACIFIC conferred CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Constitution Court of Porto customs Delegates of Porto District Court duties elective citizenship enacted Executive Council executive departments existing Federal court FERNANDEZ Foraker Act Foraker law Frank McIntyre government for Porto Governor of Porto heads of departments House of Delegates House of Representatives incorporation island of Porto ISLANDS AND PORTO Judge HAMILTON jurisdiction justice legislation Legislature of Porto LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Luis Muñoz Rivera March 17 matter ment opinion organized Territory PACIFIC ISLANDS passed political Porto Rico President privileges proposed provide a civil Puerto question reason residing in Porto Ricans Secretary Secretary of War Senate bill Senator SAULSBURY Senator Shafroth status suggest Supreme Court territory tion treasury treaty Union United States Senate vote Yager
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第 52 頁 - We declare again that all governments instituted among men derive their just powers from the consent of the governed; that any government not based upon the consent of the governed is a tyranny, and that to impose upon any people a government of force is to substitute the methods of imperialism for those of a republic.
第 45 頁 - That all grants of franchises and privileges under the section last preceding shall provide that the same shall be subject to amendment, alteration, or repeal, and shall forbid the issue of stocks or bonds except in exchange for actual cash or property at a fair valuation...
第 43 頁 - The decisions of the auditor shall be final and conclusive upon the executive branches of the government, except that appeal therefrom may be taken by the party aggrieved or the head of the department concerned within one year, in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
第 16 頁 - Rico who were temporarily absent from that island on April eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and have since returned and are permanently residing in that island, and are not citizens of any foreign country, are hereby declared, and shall be deemed and held to be, citizens of the United States: Provided, That any person hereinbefore described may retain his present political status by making a declaration, under oath, of his decision to...
第 52 頁 - We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and half empire, and we warn the American people that imperialism abroad will lead quickly and inevitably to despotism at home.
第 41 頁 - That there shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the period of four years, unless sooner removed by the President...
第 16 頁 - ... under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President of the United States.
第 50 頁 - That all inhabitants continuing to reside therein who were Spanish subjects on the eleventh day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, and then resided in Porto Rico, and their children born subsequent thereto, shall be deemed and held to be citizens of Porto Rico, and as such entitled to the protection of the United States...
第 48 頁 - Writs of error and appeals from the final decisions of said supreme court, shall be allowed, and may be taken to the supreme court of the United States...
第 16 頁 - No person shall be an elective member of the senate of the Philippines who is not a qualified elector and over thirty years of age, and who is not able to read and write either the Spanish or English language, and who has not been a resident of the Philippines for at least two consecutive years and an actual resident of the senatorial district from which chosen for a period of at least one year immediately prior to his election.