PORTO RICO.

FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION.

Mar. 12, 1904. CHAP. 543.-An Act Making appropriations for the diplo- [H. R. 11287.] matic and consular service for the fiscal year ending June thir[Public, No. tieth, nineteen hundred and five. 48.]

33 Stats. L.,

(Relief and protection of American seamen. See p. pt. 1, p. 67. 215.)

CHAP. 716.—An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- pt 1, p. 85. tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- executive, and bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, priations. appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

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GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES

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TERRITORY OF PORTO RICO: For salary of the resident commissioner from Porto Rico to the United States, authorized by the Act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred, five thousand dollars; for traveling expenses, one hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty cents; in all, five thousand one hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty cents.

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Mar. 18, 1904. [H. R. 9480.]

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CHAP. 1485. An Act making appropriation for the support of [H. R. 10670.] Apr. 23, 1904. the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 149.]

33 Stats. L..

(Contract surgeons may assign or transfer their pay pt. 1, p. 259. accounts; Porto Rico Provisional Regiment. See pp. 54, 55.)

Apr. 23, 1904. CHAP. 1486.—An Act Making appropriations for the Depart[H. R. 11825.] ment of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, [Public, No. nineteen hundred and five.

(Agricultural Experiment stations, Porto Rico. See p. 218.)

150.]

33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 276.

Apr. 27, 1904.

CHAP. 1622.-An Act Making appropriations for the naval [Ĥ. R. 12220.] service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes.

[Public, No. 181.]

33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 324.

Apr. 27, 1904.

CHAP. 1630.-An Act Making appropriations to supply de[Ĥ. R. 15054.] ficiencies in the appropriation for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and four, and for prior years, and for other purposes.

[Public, No. 189.] 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 394.

(Chinese exclusion laws reenacted. See p. 219.)

Apr. 28, 1904. [H. R. 14416.] [Public, No. 194.] 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 452.

San P. R.

(Naval station, San Juan, Porto Rico; Repairs of barracks and quarters, Marine Corps. See pp. 58, 61.)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemSundry civil bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, propriations. appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nimeteen hundred

expenses a p

and five, namely:

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Porto Rico.

CHAP. 1762.-An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes.

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QUARANTINE STATIONS.

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San Juan, Porto Rico, quarantine station: For lazaretto, executive building, laundry, and attendants' quarters, on Miraflores Island, San Juan Harbor, twenty-three thousand five hundred dollars.

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(Maintenance and ordinary expenses quarantine system of Porto Rico. See p. 220.)

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UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE &
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LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.

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PORTO RICAN LIGHT-HOUSE SERVICE: For maintaining existing aids to navigation and to establish and main

tain additional day marks and beacon lights and buoys, where required on Porto Rico and adjacent islands, including purchase of land for same and the pay of officers and crews of light-house tenders and of clerks and other employees in the offices of the light-house inspector and light-house engineer and at the light-house depot, seventy-five thousand dollars.

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UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

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(Bringing home remains of officers, soldiers, and civilian employees of the Army. See p. 63.).

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RESOLUTION.

[No. 7. Joint Resolution For the transportation of Porto Feb. 12, 1904. Rican teachers to the United States and return.

[H. J. R. 79.]

pt. 1, p. 582.

Transporta

Porto Rico. tion of teachers to the and return.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives [Pub. Res., No. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 33 Stats. L., That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, during the year nineteen hundred and four, at such time as requested by the governor of the island of Porto Rico, to transport from the island of Porto Rico to the United States United States and to return from the United States to Porto Rico, on one of the vessels engaged in the transport service of the United States, not to exceed six hundred of the Porto Rican teachers in the public schools of said island, and in addition thereto not to exceed twentyfive necessary attendants, such teachers and attendants to be selected by the commissioner of education of said island, for the purpose of attending the various summer schools of the universities, colleges, and other institutions of learning in the United States during said year: Pro- Proviso. vided, That a subsistence charge of one dollar per day charge. for each day on such vessel shall be collected from each of such persons so transported; and that the Government of the United States shall not be liable for, and shall not defray, the expenses of said teachers and attendants, or of any such of them, incurred while in the United States.

Subsistence

FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, THIRD SESSION.

Feb. 3, 1905.

CHAP. 297.-An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, [H. R. 15895.] executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal [Publie, No. year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

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executive,

pt. 1, p. 631. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Legislative, the following sums be, and the same are hereby, approjudicial ex-priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely:

penses appropriations.

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[Public, No. 138.] 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 861.

Mar. 3, 1905. [H. R. 18468.] [Public, No. 140.] 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 915.

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Mar. 2, 1905.

CHAP. 1307.-An Act Making appropriation for the support of [H. R. 17473.] the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hun[Public, No. 127.] 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 827.

dred and six.

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Mar. 3, 1905. [H. R. 18467.] [Public, No. 214.] 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 1092.

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Mar. 3, 1905.

CHAP. 1405.-An Act Making appropriations for the Depart[H. R. 18329.1 ment of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine

teen hundred and six.

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TERRITORY OF PORTO RICO: For salary of the resident commissioner from Porto Rico to the United States authorized by the Act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred, five thousand dollars; for traveling expenses, one hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty cents; in all, five thousand one hundred and thirty-four dollars and fifty cents.

(For Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry. See p. 67.)

(Weather bureau and agricultural experiment station in P. R. See pp. 224, 225.)

Mar. 3, 1905. CHAP. 1447.-An Act To extend the time within which actions [H. R. 17102.] for the recovery of duties paid in Porto Rico may be brought in [Public, No. the Court of Claims under the Act of April twenty-ninth, nine180.] teen hundred and two. 33 Stats. L., pt. 1, p. 1013.

(See p. 85.)

CHAP. 1407.-An Act Making appropriations for the diplomatic and consular service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six.

(Relief and protection of American seamen. See p.225.)

CHAP. 1481.-An Act Making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

(Naval station, San Juan, P. R.; Repairs of barracks and quarters, P. R. See pp. 69, 71.)

CHAP. 1482.-An Act Making appropriations for the construc- Mar. 3, 1905. tion, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers [H. R. 18809.] and harbors, and for other purposes. [Public, No. 215.]

pt. 1, p. 1117.

and

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 33 Stats. L., of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appro- harbors appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not priations. 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:

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TERRITORY OF PORTO RICO.

Harbor of San Juan, with a view of obtaining sufficient anchorage grounds, and depths, respectively, of twentyfour and thirty feet in the channels reaching thereto.

Harbor at Ponce.

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Harbor at Mayaguez.

Great Harbor, Culebra Island, with a view to providing a sufficient entrance or entrances thereto.

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CHAP. 1483.—An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Mar. 3, 1905. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- [H. R. 18969.] tieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes.

[Public, No. 216.]

pt. p.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 33 Stats. L., of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Sundry civil the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro-propriations. priated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, namely:

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LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.

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PORTO RICAN LIGHT-HOUSE SERVICE: For maintaining Porto Rico. existing aids to navigation and to establish and maintain additional day marks and beacon lights and buoys, where required on Porto Rico and adjacent islands, including purchase of land for same and the pay of officers and crews of light-house tenders and of clerks and other employees in the offices of the light-house inspector and light-house engineer and at the light-house depot, seventyfive thousand dollars.

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