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48 U.S.C. § 811 to 820 — Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2), 64 Stat. 320

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48 U.S.C. § 811 to 820 — Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2), 64 Stat. 320

### Statutory Notes Section 811, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 25, 39 Stat. 958; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, vested all local legislative powers in Puerto Rico, with certain exceptions, in “Legislature of Puerto Rico”, consisting of a “senate” and a “house of representatives”. Section 812, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 26, 39 Stat. 958; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to Senate of Puerto Rico, its members, election and powers. Section 813, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 27, 39 Stat. 959; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to House of Representatives and its members and their election. Section 814, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 28, 39 Stat. 959; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, provided for division of Puerto Rico into thirty-five representative and seven senatorial districts. Section 814a, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 35, 39 Stat. 963; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to qualification of electors. Section 815, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 29, 39 Stat. 959; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, provided for time of holding elections and revision of boundaries of senatorial and representative districts and municipalities. Section 816, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 32, 39 Stat. 960, related to powers of senate and house of representatives, including determination of election and qualifications of members. Section 817, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 33, 39 Stat. 960; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 5, 44 Stat. 1420, provided for holding of annual sessions of legislature and time for convening. Section 818, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 33, 39 Stat. 960; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 5, 44 Stat. 1420, authorized governor to call special sessions of legislature or senate. Section 819, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 30, 39 Stat. 959;

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### Statutory Notes Section 811, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 25, 39 Stat. 958; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, vested all local legislative powers in Puerto Rico, with certain exceptions, in “Legislature of Puerto Rico”, consisting of a “senate” and a “house of representatives”. Section 812, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 26, 39 Stat. 958; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to Senate of Puerto Rico, its members, election and powers. Section 813, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 27, 39 Stat. 959; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to House of Representatives and its members and their election. Section 814, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 28, 39 Stat. 959; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, provided for division of Puerto Rico into thirty-five representative and seven senatorial districts. Section 814a, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 35, 39 Stat. 963; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, related to qualification of electors. Section 815, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 29, 39 Stat. 959; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, provided for time of holding elections and revision of boundaries of senatorial and representative districts and municipalities. Section 816, act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 32, 39 Stat. 960, related to powers of senate and house of representatives, including determination of election and qualifications of members. Section 817, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 33, 39 Stat. 960; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 5, 44 Stat. 1420, provided for holding of annual sessions of legislature and time for convening. Section 818, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 33, 39 Stat. 960; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 5, 44 Stat. 1420, authorized governor to call special sessions of legislature or senate. Section 819, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 30, 39 Stat. 959; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; June 1, 1938, ch. 308, 52 Stat. 595, related to term of office of senators and representatives, filling of vacancies, and limitations upon appointment to other offices of those legislative members. Section 820, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 31, 39 Stat. 960; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 4, 44 Stat. 1420; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; June 24, 1948, ch. 610, § 4, 62 Stat. 580, related to compensation and mileage of members of senate and house of representatives. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal of sections 811 to 820 effective July 25, 1952, see note set out under [section 732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section732&num=0&edition=prelim).

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48 U.S.C. § 732 — Repealed. July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5(2), 64 Stat. 320

### Statutory Notes Section, acts Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 4, 39 Stat. 953; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158, designated San Juan as the capital of Puerto Rico. Section 6 of act Apr. 12, 1900, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 79, formerly cited as a credit to this section, was not repealed by act July 3, 1950. #### Effective Date of Repeal Act July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 5, 64 Stat. 320, provided that the repeal of this section and sections 735, 750, 753, 754, 771–793, 793b, 796–799, 811–820, 822, 823, 824–844, 861, and 873 of this title and the amendment of sections 737 and 752 of this title were to be effective at such time as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico became effective. Under [section 731d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section731d&num=0&edition=prelim), that Constitution, upon approval by the Congress of the United States, “shall become effective in accordance with its terms”. Congress, by act July 3, 1952, ch. 567, 66 Stat. 327, approved, with certain conditions, that Constitution; the approving act further provided that the Constitution, as so approved, “shall become effective when the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico shall have declared in a formal resolution its acceptance in the name of Puerto Rico of the conditions of approval herein contained, and when the Governor of Puerto Rico, being duly notified by the proper officials of the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico that such resolution of acceptance has been formally adopted, shall issue a proclamation to that effect”. The Constitution was proclaimed by the Governor of Puerto Rico on July 25, 1952, and became effective on that date.

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