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Code · U.S. Code · Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS · CHAPTER 4— PUERTO RICO · SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS · § 731b

§ 731b. Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution

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Fully recognizing the principle of government by consent, sections 731b to 731e of this title are now adopted in the nature of a compact so that the people of Puerto Rico may organize a government pursuant to a constitution of their own adoption.
(July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 1, 64 Stat. 319.)
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§ 731b
Organization of a government pursuant to a constitution
ActJuly 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 1
Stat.64 Stat. 319
ActAct July 3, 1950, ch. 446, § 6
Stat.64 Stat. 320
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