Report of Brig. Gen. Geo. W. Davis, U. S. V., on Civil Affairs of Puerto Rico: 1899 |
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Adjuntas Adjutant-General administration Aguadilla alcalde American occupation amount appointed Arecibo Arroyo audited auditor August authority barrio board of charities Brigadier-General Davis Caguas cent centavos charge clerk Coamo coffee collectors command of Brigadier-General command of Major-General council current series customs department commander DEPARTMENT OF PUERTO Deposits disbursing officer district court duties election English expenditures exported Fajardo governor-general grades Guanica Guayama HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT hereby Humacao instruction insular island of Puerto issued jail July June 30 labor lands Major-General Henry Mayaguez ment military governor months municipal judge Naguabo party persons pesos political Ponce present president prisoners provincial provisional court Puerto Rico pupils receipts received Rican Salaries and expenses San Juan secretary of justice Spain Spanish sugar supreme court teachers Teniente tion Total pesos town treasurer Trujillo Alto United States provisional Vieques W. P. HALL
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Page 129 - ... thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than three years ; and every such ship or vessel, with her tackle, apparel, and furniture, together with all materials, arms, ammunition, and stores, which may have been procured for the building and equipment thereof, shall be forfeited ; one-half to the use of the informer and the other half to the use of the United States.
Page 129 - States are at peace, or shall issue or deliver a commission within the territory or jurisdiction of the United States for- any ship or vessel...
Page 129 - ... in the service of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, to cruise or commit hostilities against the subjects, citizens, or property of any foreign prince or state, or of any colony, district, or people, with whom the United States are at peace...
Page 218 - ... such as affect private rights of persons and property, and provide for the punishment of crime, are...
Page 129 - If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States...
Page 148 - Spain by making, before a court of record, within a year from the date of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, a declaration of their decision to preserve such allegiance ; in default of which declaration they shall be held to have renounced it and to have adopted the nationality of the territory in which they may reside.
Page 129 - States having jurisdiction of similar offences, shall be punished by a fine not less than five hundred nor more than five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment, with or without hard labor...
Page 129 - States, or by force, intimidation, or threat to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take or possess any property of the United States...
Page 291 - Constitution; to the personal rights and liberties of citizens in all the States and Territories in the Union, and especially to the supreme and sovereign right of every lawful citizen, rich or poor, native or foreign born, white or black, to cast one free ballot in public elections, and to have that ballot duly counted. We hold the free and honest popular ballot, and the just and equal representation of all the people, to be the foundation of our Republican government...
Page 129 - ... shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than three years. And every such vessel, her tackle, apparel, and furniture; together with all materials, arms, ammunition, and stores; which may have been procured for the building and equipment thereof, shall be forfeited; one half to the use of the informer, and the other half to the use of the United States.