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	Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico is the legislative branch of the government of Puerto Rico.
		The structure and responsibilities of the Assembly are defined in Article Three of the Constitution of Puerto Rico.
		Finally, a lower age for the new unicameral legislators is proposed in comparison to the one required in order to become a member of the Senate — it is, however, the same age required in order to be a member of the House today.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico (748 words)

	Puerto Rico - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Puerto Rico is the easternmost island of the Greater Antilles.
		Mona Passage separates Puerto Rico from the Dominican Republic (on the island of Hispaniola) to the west; the Vieques Passage separates it from its island of Vieques to the east.
		Second, although Puerto Rico did not have a very large slave population, it was large enough to cause many whites on the island to be fearful that an independence war might trigger a slave uprising similar to the one that had occurred in Saint-Domingue.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761562626__1/Puerto_Rico.html (13049 words)

	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
		The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be republican in form and its legislative, judicial and executive branches as established by this Constitution shall be equally subordinate to the sovereignty of the people of Puerto Rico.
		He shall present to the Legislative Assembly, at the beginning of each regular session, a message concerning the affairs of the Commonwealth and a report concerning the state of the Treasury of Puerto Rico and the proposed expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year.
		The Legislative Assembly, by a concurrent resolution approved by two-thirds of the total number of members of which each house is composed, may submit to the qualified electors at a referendum, held at the same time as a general election, the question of whether a constitutional convention shall be called to revise this Constitution.
	welcome.topuertorico.org /constitu.html (6369 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		Puerto Rico is one of the larger islands of the West Indies, and the commonwealth also includes several small islands, such as Culebra, Mona, and Vieques.
		Puerto Rico’s highest tribunal, the supreme court, is composed of a chief justice and six associate justices, who serve until the age of 70.
		Puerto Rico is represented by a nonvoting resident delegate in the U.S. Congress.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/states/puertorico.html (3436 words)

	Puerto Rico
		Puerto Rico is unusual in that it is the first Overseas Commonwealth Territory of the United States, and although Spanish is the island's first language, English is widely spoken and Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.
		Puerto Rico is a freely associated commonwealth of the United States, composed of one large island and several small islands.
		Puerto Rico is represented by a nonvoting resident delegate in the Congress of the United States.
	www.caribbeantown.com /puerto_rico.htm (4101 words)

	PUERTO RICO HERALD: The Results of the 1998 Puerto Rico Plebiscite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Puerto Rico's petitions to Congress requested that the referendum be based on status definitions Congress judges to be compatible with the U.S. Constitution and federal law.
		The House responded to Puerto Rico's petitions on March 4, 1998, by approving H.R., the United States-Puerto Rico Political Status Act, legislation to sponsor a status referendum on constitutionally valid options defined by federal law.
		In addition, an organization in Puerto Rico that was certified by the local election commission to advocate its interpretation of free association requested to submit its views on the 1998 vote to the Committee.
	www.puertorico-herald.org /issues/vol4n17/PlebResults-en.shtml (972 words)

	Preamble
		Section 2 The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be republican in form and its legislative, judicial and executive branches as established by this Constitution shall be equally subordinate to the sovereignty of the people of Puerto Rico.
		Section 14 No member of the Legislative Assembly shall be arrested while the house of which he is a member is in session, or during the fifteen days before or after such session, except for treason, felony or breach of the peace.
		Section 11 The salaries of the Governor, the Secretaries, the members of the Legislative Assembly, the Controller and Judges shall be fixed by a special law and, except for the salaries of the members of the Legislative Assembly, shall not be decreased during the terms for which they are elected or appointed.
	www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/puertorico.html (6355 words)

	Review of Special Committe on decolonization's work on the Puerto Rican case
		Puerto Rico’s socio-economic situation was very precarious, he continued, noting that the United States was preventing it from achieving sustainable development by forbidding the Territory from becoming an observer in international organizations.
		Puerto Rico’s lack of political and economic independence must be addressed, as its people had not been able to make their right to self-determination a reality.
		He said it was an offence to the national dignity of all Puerto Ricans that their country should continue to be the property of the United States and subject to the plenary powers of Congress, so much so that that body could unilaterally decide to cede Puerto Rico to another foreign country.
	www.independencia.net /noticias/undc_review_PR_case12jun06.html (4425 words)

	Link To Puerto Rico.com - Orocovis
		In 1928 the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico approved a Joint Resolution by which the name of Barros was changed to Orocovis, name of the Taíno Chief Orocobix who governed this territory.
		Located in the area that is known as "The Heart of Puerto Rico", it is bordered by: Ciales, Morovis and Corozal to the north; Juana Diaz, Villalba and Coamo to the south; Ciales to the west; and Barranquitas to the east.
		The sun is symbol of the municipality as the geographic center of the island of Puerto Rico.
	www.linktopr.com /orocovis_e.html (895 words)

	Puerto Rico statutes, regulations, and court decisions
		LEXIS has a Puerto Rico library that contains a file for the annotated statutes, both in English and Spanish, and a file that contains the text of recently passed laws, though it is not updated.
		This is a database in CD-ROM format containing the full text in Spanish of Leyes de Puerto Rico 4notadas (Laws of Puerto Rico 4nnotated), and the full text of the decisions, in Spanish, of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, from 1899 to the present.
		The file of legislative information contains abstracts of the acts approved daily, the bills and resolutions introduced in the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico since 1985 and their status in the legislative process, history of the bills, organized by subject, bill number, and other indexes.
	library.law.unc.edu /cosell/pr-1.htm (893 words)

	U.S. Newswire : Release : Bhatia Supports Efforts of Governor of Puerto Rico to Advance Status Initiative; PRFAA will ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Governor Acevedo-Vila's proposed legislation advocates for a referendum on July 10, 2005 where voters in Puerto Rico will have the option of determining one of two procedural mechanisms that will advance the status issue.
		This Constitutional Assembly would be required to establish a dialogue with the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status, which was appointed by President Bush in 2003.
		PRFAA serves as the mainland offices of the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, advancing the Commonwealth's initiatives before the U.S. Congress and federal agencies, promoting economic and public policies important to the growth and empowerment of Puerto Rico.
	releases.usnewswire.com /printing.asp?id=43054 (518 words)

	Link To Puerto Rico.com - Salinas
		On March 1, 1902 the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico approved the Law for the Consolidation of Certain Municipal Terms by which it eliminated the municipality of Salinas and added it to Guayama as a ward.
		This situation remained until 1905, when a new law of the Legislative Assembly revoked the previous one and gave back to Salinas its character of municipality, with all the wards it had in 1902.
		One of its industries is the Aguirre Sugar Cane Mill, which is one of the few that is still in operation in Puerto Rico; the sugar cane has been, fundamental in its economic development.
	www.linktopr.com /salinas_e.html (739 words)

	DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE CALLS FOR EXPEDIATED PROCESS OF SELF-DETERMINATION FOR PUERTO RICO
		Established by the General Assembly in 1961, the Special Committee examines and makes recommendations on the applications of the 1960 Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, and makes suggestions on the progress and extent of its implementation.
		Puerto Ricans had, over the years, felt overburdened by the weight of their political position under the status regime and the all-embracing power of the United States Government over its collective national will, he said. One constant in the past 106 years had been that the
		The Constitution of Puerto Rico prohibited the death penalty and he urged the Committee to reflect that in its resolution.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2004/gacol3102.doc.htm (4465 words)

	PEOPLE OF PUERTO RICO v. RUBERT HERMANOS, INC., 315 U.S. 637 (1942) -- US Supreme Court Cases from Justia & Oyez
		First: Whether or not it is within the power of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to place a receiver in control of the property of a corporation which has been dissolved for violation of law is a question whose answer must be found in the statutes of the Island.
		In recent years we have had occasion to announce that the decisions of the courts of Puerto Rico with respect to the interpretation of the Island's statutes and to matters of local law are to be accorded the greatest weight.
		Page 315 U.S. argued that it was not confined to the land which was actually in excess of the 500 acre maximum but included all the properties of the respondent, and that it authorized the continued operation of the business by the receiver for an indefinite period.
	supreme.justia.com /us/315/637/case.html (2249 words)

	Homeschooling - NHEN.org Legal & Legislative Forum - Puerto Rico: HP 3048 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		>IT IS HEREBY DECREED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF PUERTO RICO:
		>12 by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico with the counsel
		Their interpretation is based on legislative intent, and we understand it is legally founded and should not be disregarded.
	www.nhen.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=534 (6460 words)

	Puerto Rico WOW! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Governor shall occupy and use, free of rent, the buildings and properties belonging to the Commonwealth which have been or shall hereafter be used and occupied by him as chief executive.
		5.-- Wards Hato Rey, Puerto Nuevo and Caparra Heights of the Capital of Puerto Rico.
		Done in convention, at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on the sixth day of February, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two.
	www.puertoricowow.com /html/PR_Constitution.htm (6560 words)

	Goverment Development Bank for Puerto Rico
		of the H. 2664 (No. 90) - To authorize the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico to grant a loan to the Department of the Treasury to cover the payroll of the central government and its deficit for fiscal year 2005-2006, provide for its use, and for other purposes.
		These amendments provide for corporations and societies to pay a 5% tax over their net income subject to taxation in excess of $500,000.
		They also provide for a 2% Additional Special Tax on corporations operating under the Puerto Rico Banking Act.
	www.gdb-pur.com /comunications/Laws/Laws.htm (256 words)

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		In this page you can find a multitude of useful downloads ranging from the Laws of Puerto Rico, the House and Senate rules to the constitution of Puerto Rico and The United States.
		Constitutions of Puerto Rico and the U.S. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.pdf
		The Judiciary Act of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2003
	www.oslpr.org /english/master.asp?NAV=LEYES (126 words)

	PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, GIBRALTAR, NEW CALEDONIA DISCUSSED AT CARIBBEAN DECOLONIZATION SEMINAR
		PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, GIBRALTAR, NEW CALEDONIA DISCUSSED AT CARIBBEAN DECOLONIZATION SEMINAR
		PUERTO RICO, AMERICAN SAMOA, GUAM, GIBRALTAR, NEW CALEDONIA
		He said his country had been endowed with natural riches, such as nickel, cobalt and petroleum, which were coveted by major economic and financial powers.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2001/gacol3046.doc.htm (486 words)

	Puerto Rico Conference Agenda
		Roberto Aponte Toro - University of Puerto Rico School of Law; author, NAFTA One Year Later: Are the Cups Half Empty or Half Full?, 10 CONN. J.
		A discussion of the impact of Puerto Rico's economy, social welfare, culture, language, and national identity on the future of the relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States
		José Julián Álvarez González - University of Puerto Rico School of Law; author, The Empire Strikes Out: Congressional Ruminations on the Citizenship Status of Puerto Ricans, 27 HARVARD J. Angel Oquendo - University of Connecticut School of Law; author, Re-Imagining the Latino/a Race, 12 HARV.
	www.yale.edu /prconf/agenda.html (914 words)

	Eddie Palmieri Tour Schedule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Palo Pa' Rumba won in 1984, Solito in 1985 and La Verdad in 1987.
		He was awarded the Eubie Blake Award by Dr. Billy Taylor in 1991 and he is among the few Latin musicians recognized by the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and the New York State Assembly.
		In 1988, the Smithsonian Institution recorded two of Palmieri's performances for their catalog of the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., a rare public honor.
	www.salsaweb.com /music/articles/eddie_palmieri_tour_schedule.htm (143 words)

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