Puerto Rico Constitution: Hearings Before the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, 81st Congress, on H.R. 7674 and S. 3336 to Provide for the Organization of a Constitutional Government by the People of Puerto Rico. July 12, 1949-June 8, 1950United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 - 190 páginas |
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1948 elections adopted amended American citizens Antonio Fernós-Isern appointed approved ASPINALL authority Chairman citizenship CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressman consent constitutional government Court of Puerto CRAWFORD D'EWART democracy democratic Department develop District Court draft economic election enacted executive exemption favor Fernós FERNÓS-ISERN government of Puerto Governor MUÑOZ-MARÍN granted HARDIN PETERSON Hawaii hereby House of Representatives incorporated Territories independence industries insular island of Puerto jurisdiction labor legislation Legislature of Puerto LEMKE mainland MARCANTONIO matter mayor ment municipal Muñoz nation Northwest ordinance Operation Bootstrap organic act percent person plebiscite political status Popular Democratic Party Popular Party present President principle problem Public Lands Committee Puerto Rico question repealed Resident Commissioner revenue Rican Rico's San Juan Secretary Section self-government Senate of Puerto session sovereignty Statehood Party sugar Sugar Act Supreme Court taxes Territory thereof tion Union United United States Congress vote voters Washington
Passagens conhecidas
Página 130 - 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...
Página 161 - Charter, the well-being of the inhabitants of these territories, and, to this end: a. to ensure, with due respect for the culture of the peoples concerned, their political, economic, social, and educational advancement, their just treatment, and their protection against abuses; b. to develop self-government, to take due account of the political aspirations of the peoples, and to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions, according to the particular circumstances...
Página 168 - ... all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great.
Página 178 - ... [No law shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall be so altered or amended on its passage through either house as to change its original purpose.
Página 168 - That no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the Government for redress of grievances.
Página 168 - Section 2. [That no law shall be enacted in Puerto Rico which shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or deny to any person therein the equal protection of the laws. [That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defense...
Página 178 - Every act shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith ; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Página 76 - ... susceptible of no limitation not imposed by itself. Any restriction upon it, deriving validity from an external source, would imply a diminution of its sovereignty to the extent of the restriction, and an investment of that sovereignty to the same extent in that power which could impose such restriction. All exceptions, therefore, to the full and complete power of a nation within its own territories, must be traced up to the consent of the nation itself. They can flow from no other legitimate...
Página 178 - The presiding officer of each House shall, in the presence of the House over which he presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the General Assembly, after their titles have been publicly read immediately before signing ; and the fact of signing shall be entered on the journal.
Página 179 - Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, offer, give, or promise any money, or thing of value, testimonial, privilege, or personal advantage to any executive or judicial officer, or member of the Legislature, to influence him in the performance of any of his public or official duties, shall be guilty of bribery, and be punished in such manner as shall be provided by law.