PORTO RICO.

SIXTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION.

CHAP. 1.—An Act Making appropriations for expenses of the Thirteenth Decennial Census, and for other purposes.

(Applicable to Porto Rico. See p. 217.)

June 29, 1909. [H. R. 10933.] [Public, No. 1.] 36 Stat. L., pt.

1, p. 1.

CHAP 2.-An Act To provide for the Thirteenth and subsequent

decennial censuses.

(Applicable to Porto Rico. See p. 217.)

CHAP. 4.—An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act temporarily July 15, 1909. to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred.

[H. R. 9541.] [Public, No. 4.] 36 Stat. L., pt.

1, p. 11.

Legislative as

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act temporarily to provide Porto Rico. revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for sembly. other purposes," approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of section thirty-one of said Act the following additional proviso:

government.

tions continued if

"And provided further, That if at the termination of any Support of the fiscal year the appropriations necessary for the support of Appropriagovernment for the ensuing fiscal year shall not have been legislature fails to made an amount equal to the sums appropriated in the act. last appropriation bills for such purpose shall be deemed to be appropriated; and until the legislature shall act in such behalf the treasurer may, with the advice of the governor, make the payments necessary for the purposes. aforesaid."

Executive de

designated to re

ceive, etc.

SEC. 2. That all reports required by law to be made by Reports, etc. the governor or members of the executive council of Porto partment to be Rico to any official in the United States shall hereafter be made to an executive department of the Government of the United States to be designated by the President; and the President is hereby authorized to place all matters pertaining to the government of Porto Rico in the jurisdiction of such department.

CHAP. 6.—An Act to provide revenue, equalize duties and encourage the industries of the United States, and for other purposes.

(Applicable to Porto Rico. See p. 230.)

Apr. 23, 1909.

RESOLUTION.

[No. 2.] Joint Resolution Making appropriations for the payment of

[H. J. Res. 45.] certain expenses incident to the first session of the Sixty-first Congress.

[Pub. Res.,No. 2.]

36 Stat. L., pt.

1, p. 182.

(For stationery for Resident Commissioner from Porto Rico. See p. 376.)

CHAP. 115.—An Act Making appropriation for the support of the army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven.

(Porto Rico Regiment of Infantry. See p. 45)

CHAP. 191.—An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded Paris greens, lead arsenates, and other insecticides, and also fungicides, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes.

(Applicable to Porto Rico. See p. 391)

Mar. 23, 1910. [H. R. 15384.] [Public, No. 102.] 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 243.

Apr. 26, 1910. [S. 6131.] [Public, No. 152.] 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 331.

May 6, 1910.

CHAP. 199.-An Act Making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen (Public, No. 156.

hundred and eleven.

(Relief and protection of American seamen in Porto Rico. See p. 392)

CHAP. 230.-An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven, and for other purposes.

(Mail bags. Purchase of material and manufacture of equipment. See p. 392).

CHAP. 256.-An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven.

(Maintenance of agricultural experiment station in Porto Rico, and sale of products therefrom. See p. 393.)

CHAP. 290.-An Act To authorize the President to convey to the people of Porto Rico certain lands and buildings not needed for purposes of the United States.

[H. R. 19255.} 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 337.

May 12, 1910. [H. R. 21419.] [Public, No. 173.] 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 355.

May 26, 1910. [H. R. 18162.] [Public, No. 190.] 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 416.

June 14, 1910. [H. R. 25290.]

[Public, No 210.] 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 467

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized, in his discretion, Porto Rico Lands, etc., to convey to the people of Porto Rico such lands and near San Juan buildings, or interests therein, adjacent to the city of granted to. San Juan, reserved for public uses under the authority conferred by the Act approved July first, nineteen hundred and two (Thirty-second Statutes at Large, page seven hundred and thirty-one), as in his opinion are no longer needed for purposes of the United States.

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June 17, 1910.

[H. R. 22643.1 [Public, No. 213. 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 468.

CHAP. 297.—An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven, and for other purposes.

(Pay of Resident Commissioner from Porto Rico, and for clerk hire. Stationery. See p. 398.)

June 17, 1910. [H. R. 24877.] [Public, No. 217.] 36 Stát. L., pt. 1, p. 534.

June 24, 1910. [HR. 23311.]

CHAP. 301.-An Act To authorize additional aids to navigation in the Light-House Establishment, and to provide for a Bureau of LightHouses in the Department of Commerce and Labor, and for other purposes.

(Rearrangement of lighthouse district in Porto Rico; temporary assignment of army and navy officers thereto. See p. 399.)

CHAP. 378.—An Act Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven, [Public No. 261.] and for other purposes. 36 Stat. L., pt.

1, p. 605.

(Marine Barracks in Porto Rico. See p. 54.)

June 25, 1910.

[H. R. 20686.] [Public, No. 264.] 36 Stat. L., pt. 1, p. 630.

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CHAP. 382.—An Act Making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Rivers and har- That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named:

San Juan, P. R. Improving harbor at San Juan, Porto Rico: For maintenance, twenty thousand dollars.

Appropriati on for examinations, etc.

Provisos.

Authority required.

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SEC. 3. That for examinations, surveys, and contingencies for rivers and harbors for which there may be no special appropriation, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated: Provided, That no preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate for new works other than those designated in this or some prior Supplemen- Act or joint resolution shall be made: Provided further, stricted. That after the regular or formal reports made as required by law on any examination, survey, project, or work under way or proposed are submitted no supplemental or additional report or estimate shall be made unless ordered

tary reports re