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48 U.S.C. § 821 — Legislative power
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The legislative authority shall extend to all matters of a legislative character not locally inapplicable, including power to create, consolidate, and reorganize the municipalities so far as may be necessary, and to provide and repeal laws and ordinances therefor; also the power to alter, amend, modify, or repeal any or all laws and ordinances of every character in force in Puerto Rico or municipality or district thereof on March 2, 1917, insofar as such alteration, amendment, modification, or repeal may be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
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The legislative authority shall extend to all matters of a legislative character not locally inapplicable, including power to create, consolidate, and reorganize the municipalities so far as may be necessary, and to provide and repeal laws and ordinances therefor; also the power to alter, amend, modify, or repeal any or all laws and ordinances of every character in force in Puerto Rico or municipality or district thereof on March 2, 1917, insofar as such alteration, amendment, modification, or repeal may be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
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The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the island of Puerto Rico and to the adjacent islands belonging to the United States and waters of those islands; and the name Puerto Rico, as used in this chapter, shall be held to include not only the island of that name, but all the adjacent islands as aforesaid.
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From and after May 17, 1932, the island designated “Porto Rico” in the Act entitled “An Act to provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes,” approved March 2, 1917, as amended, shall be known and designated as “Puerto Rico.” All laws, regulations, and public documents and records of the United States in which such island is designated or referred to under the name of “Porto Rico” shall be held to refer to such island under and by the name of “Puerto Rico.”
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TITLE 48—TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
§ 821
Executive Documents
EX. ORD. NO. 9383. COORDINATION
OF FUNCTIONS
AND
POLICIES OF FEDERAL CIVIL AGENCIES IN PUERTO RICO
AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
Ex. Ord. No. 9383, eff. Oct. 5, 1943, 8 F.R. 13781, pro-
vided:
1. Each Federal civil agency performing services in
Puerto Rico or in the Virgin Islands shall make current
reports to the Secretary of the Interior concerning the
work of such agency in such manner and form and at
such times as may be prescribed by the Secretary of
the Interior.
2. The Secretary of the Interior shall make such rec-
ommendations to the heads of Federal civil agencies so
reporting as may in his judgment serve to correlate the
work of such agencies in Puerto Rico and in the Virgin
Islands, eliminate unessential Federal activities, assist
insular agencies to assume increasing responsibility in
civil administration, meet more efficiently the needs of
the people of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for es-
sential Federal services, and implement the policies of
the United States with respect to its island possessions.
3. The Secretary of the Interior shall from time to
time report to the President and to the Congress con-
cerning the actions taken pursuant to this order.
4. This order shall not be applicable to United States
District Judges, United States Attorneys, and United
States Marshals.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
§ 795. Government expenses payable out of reve-
nues
All expenses that may be incurred on account
of the government of Puerto Rico for salaries of
officials and the conduct of their offices and de-
partments, and all expenses and obligations con-
tracted for the internal improvement or devel-
opment of the island, not, however, including
defenses, barracks,
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