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48 U.S.C. § 891 — Resident Commissioner; election

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This section covers Resident Commissioner; election. The qualified electors of Puerto Rico must choose a Resident Commissioner to the United States at each general election, whose term of office must be four years from the 3d of January following such general election, and who must be entitled to receive official recognition as such commissioner by all of the departments of the Government of the United States, upon presentation, through the Department of State, of a certificate of election of the Governor of Puerto Rico.

The qualified electors of Puerto Rico must choose a Resident Commissioner to the United States at each general election, whose term of office must be four years from the 3d of January following such general election, and who must be entitled to receive official recognition as such commissioner by all of the departments of the Government of the United States, upon presentation, through the Department of State, of a certificate of election of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

The qualified electors of Puerto Rico shall choose a Resident Commissioner to the United States at each general election, whose term of office shall be four years from the 3d of January following such general election, and who shall be entitled to receive official recognition as such commissioner by all of the departments of the Government of the United States, upon presentation, through the Department of State, of a certificate of election of the Governor of Puerto Rico.

Source credit: (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 36, 39 Stat. 963; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158; June 5, 1934, ch. 390, § 5, 48 Stat. 879.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1917Enacted · Act of Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145 · 39 Stat. 963
  • 1932Amended · Act of May 17, 1932, ch. 190 · 47 Stat. 158
  • 1934Amended · Act of June 5, 1934, ch. 390 · 48 Stat. 879

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 145 on 1917-03-02.

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