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48 U.S.C. § 874 — Judicial process; officials to be citizens of United States; oath

submitted 109 years ago by ch. 145 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 83 words · no verdicts yet

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Judicial process and local criminal prosecutions in Puerto Rico must use specified names, and officials must be United States citizens who take a specified oath.

Judicial process must be issued in the name “United States of America, ss, the President of the United States.” Local penal or criminal prosecutions must be conducted in the name and authority of “The People of Puerto Rico.” All officials must be United States citizens and, before taking office, must swear to support the United States Constitution and Puerto Rico's laws.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

All judicial process shall run in the name of “United States of America, ss, the President of the United States”, and all penal or criminal prosecutions in the local courts shall be conducted in the name and by the authority of “The People of Puerto Rico.” All officials shall be citizens of the United States, and, before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the laws of Puerto Rico.

Source credit: (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 10, 39 Stat. 954; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1917Enacted · Act of Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145 · 39 Stat. 954
  • 1932Amended · Act of May 17, 1932, ch. 190 · 47 Stat. 158

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