Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Chapter 4 — Puerto Rico
§ 912. Authority to appoint commissioners; powers of authorities
Statutory text
The Legislature of Puerto Rico may provide for the appointment and terms of the commissioners of such authorities, and for the powers of such authorities, except that such authorities shall be given no power of taxation, and may authorize the commissioners of such authorities to fix the salaries of employees.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 75–703 § 2 · 52 Stat. 1203
Enacted · 48 U.S.C. § 912
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, § 2, 52 Stat. 1203.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, § 2, 52 Stat. 1203.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 2. The Legislature of Puerto Rico may provide for the appointment and terms of the commissioners of such authorities, and for the powers of such authorities, except that such authorities shall be given no power of taxation, and may authorize the commissioners of such authorities to fix the salaries of employees.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.
Credits
(June 25, 1938, ch. 703, § 2, 52 Stat. 1203.)