as a civil
government for Porto Rico shall have been organized in accordance with
the provisions of this act, and notice thereof shall have been given to
the President, he shall make proclamation thereof, and thereafter all
collections of duties and taxes in Porto Rico under the provisions of
this act shall be paid into the treasury of Porto Rico, to be expended
as required by law for the government and benefit thereof, instead of
being paid into the Treasury of the United States;" and

Whereas the legislative assembly of Porto Rico has enacted and put into
operation a system of local taxation to meet the necessities of the
government of Porto Rico as aforesaid, and has passed and caused to be
communicated to me the following resolution:

A Joint Resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico, notifying
the President of the United States that the Legislative Assembly of
Porto Rico has enacted and put into operation a system of local taxation
to meet the necessities of the Government of Porto Rico, established by
act of Congress, entitled "An act temporarily to provide revenues and a
Civil Government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," duly approved
April 12th, 1900:

_Be it Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico_:

Whereas: A civil government for Porto Rico has been fully and completely
organized in accordance with the provisions of an act of Congress
entitled "An act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government
for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," duly approved April 12th, 1900,
and:

Whereas: It was provided by the terms of said act of Congress, that
whenever the Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico shall have enacted and
put into operation a system of local taxation to meet the necessities
of the Government of Porto Rico, by the aforesaid act established, and
shall by resolution duly passed so notify the President, he shall make
proclamation thereof, and thereupon all tariff duties on merchandise and
articles going into Porto Rico from the United States, or coming into
the United States from Porto Rico shall cease, and from and after such
date all such merchandise and articles shall be entered at the several
ports of entry free of duty:

Now therefore: The Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico in extraordinary
session duly called by the Governor and held at San Juan, the Capital,
on July 4th, A.D. 1901, acting pursuant to the a