 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture - 1937 - 424 páginas
...that there is anything in the Constitution to forbid such action. "We are therefore of opinion that the island of Puerto Rico is a territory appurtenant...United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution ; that the Foraker Act is constitutional, so far as... | |
 | George Edward Plumbe, James Langland, Claude Othello Pike - 1913 - 700 páginas
...Rico, according to the decision of the United States Supreme court in the insular cases May 27, 1901, is a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clause of the constitution. The island was ceded to the United States by Spain Dec.... | |
 | Joint Preparatory Committee on Philippine Affairs - 1938 - 746 páginas
...in the Insular Tariff Cases, under which decision the Philippines became a territory "appurtenant" to the United States, but not a part of the United States, within the revenue clauses of the Constitution. Early Civil Government Following the decision of the... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization - 1940 - 750 páginas
...protection of individuals * * * (pp. 282-283). "We are therefore of opinion that the Island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging to the...United States but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution ; that the Foraker Act is constitutional so far as it... | |
 | United States - 1945 - 724 páginas
...Into the islands from this country. Downes v. Bldwell. 182 US 244. They are territories 'sppurtenant 'b V 2 Dooley v. United States. 183 US 151."' (35 Op.Atty.Gen. 273, 276, July 25, 1937.) "In Balzac v. Porto... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs - 1946 - 400 páginas
...inferentially the Philippines) was not a foreign country within the meaning of the tariff laws," but "a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution.1 In accordance with the doctrine thus enunciated by... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Insular Affairs - 1946 - 398 páginas
...inferentially the Philippines) was not a foreign country within the meaning of the tariff laws," but "a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution.' In accordance with the doctrine thus enunciated by... | |
 | Iowa State Bar Association - 1901 - 938 páginas
...Porto Rico from the United States after the treaty of peace. 3. The Island of Porto Rico is a territory and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clause of the Constitution, and that the Foraker Act in imposing import duties on... | |
 | Juan R. Torruella - 1985 - 354 páginas
...anything in the Constitution to forbid such action. We are therefore of opinion that the Island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging to the...United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution; [and] that the Foraker Act is constitutional..."201... | |
 | José López Baralt - 1999 - 400 páginas
...In substance, therefore, according to Mr. Justice Brown, Puerto Rico was a "territory appurtenant to and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States..." One of the remarkable features of Justice Brown's opinion was that he did not distinguish at all between... | |
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We are therefore of opinion that the Island of Porto Rico is a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States within the revenue clauses of the Constitution... 
