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48 U.S.C. § 893 — Salary of Commissioner; allowances; franking privilege
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The Resident Commissioner shall receive a salary payable monthly by the United States. He shall be allowed the same sum for stationery and for the pay of necessary clerk hire as is allowed Members of the House of Representatives of the United States. He shall be allowed the franking privilege granted Members of Congress.
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The Resident Commissioner shall receive a salary payable monthly by the United States. He shall be allowed the same sum for stationery and for the pay of necessary clerk hire as is allowed Members of the House of Representatives of the United States. He shall be allowed the franking privilege granted Members of Congress.
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The qualified electors of Puerto Rico shall choose a Resident Commissioner to the United States at each general election, whose term of office shall be four years from the 3d of January following such general election, and who shall be entitled to receive official recognition as such commissioner by all of the departments of the Government of the United States, upon presentation, through the Department of State, of a certificate of election of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
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The Director of the Government Publishing Office on order of a Member of Congress, on prepayment of the cost, may reprint documents and reports of committees together with the evidence papers submitted, or any part ordered printed by the Congress.
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 892
The resident commissioner was allowed traveling ex-
penses in addition to his salary, and the commence-
ment of his term was fixed by act July 1, 1902, ch. 1383,
§ 3, 32 Stat. 732.
The manner of paying the salary and traveling ex-
penses of the resident commissioner was fixed by a pro-
vision of act June 22, 1906, ch. 3514, § 1, 34 Stat. 417.
AMENDMENTS
1934—Act June 5, 1934, changed commencement of
term of office from Mar. 4 to Jan. 3 following the gen-
eral election.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CHANGE OF NAME
‘‘Puerto Rico’’ substituted in text for ‘‘Porto Rico’’
pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to sec-
tion 731a of this title.
§ 892. Qualifications of Commissioner; appoint-
ment to fill vacancy
No person shall be eligible to election as Resi-
dent Commissioner who is not a bona fide cit-
izen of the United States and who is not more
than twenty-five years of age, and who does not
read and write the English language. In case of
a vacancy in the office of Resident Commis-
sioner by death, resignation, or otherwise, the
governor, by and with the advice and consent of
the senate, shall appoint a Resident Commis-
sioner to fill the vacancy, who shall serve until
the next general election and until his successor
is elected and qualified.
(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 36, 39 Stat. 963.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section is comprised of fifth and sixth sentences of
section 36 of act Mar. 2, 1917. For classification of the
remainder of section 36, see Codification note set out
under section 891 of this title.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, § 39, 31 Stat. 86.
§ 893. Salary of Commissioner
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