Section text and notes
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 25 39 Stat. 958 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 Section 811, acts , ; , , vested all local legislative powers in Puerto Rico, with certain exceptions, in “Legislature of Puerto Rico”, consisting of a “senate” and a “house of representatives”.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 26 39 Stat. 958 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 Section 812, acts , ; , , related to Senate of Puerto Rico, its members, election and powers.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 27 39 Stat. 959 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 Section 813, acts , ; , , related to House of Representatives and its members and their election.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 28 39 Stat. 959 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 Section 814, acts , ; , , provided for division of Puerto Rico into thirty-five representative and seven senatorial districts.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 35 39 Stat. 963 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 Section 814a, acts , ; , , related to qualification of electors.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 29 39 Stat. 959 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 Section 815, acts , ; , , provided for time of holding elections and revision of boundaries of senatorial and representative districts and municipalities.
act Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 32 39 Stat. 960 Section 816, , , related to powers of senate and house of representatives, including determination of election and qualifications of members.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 33 39 Stat. 960 Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 5 44 Stat. 1420 Section 817, acts , ; , , provided for holding of annual sessions of legislature and time for convening.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 33 39 Stat. 960 Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 5 44 Stat. 1420 Section 818, acts , ; , , authorized governor to call special sessions of legislature or senate.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 30 39 Stat. 959 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 June 1, 1938, ch. 308 52 Stat. 595 Section 819, acts , ; , ; , , related to term of office of senators and representatives, filling of vacancies, and limitations upon appointment to other offices of those legislative members.
Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 31 39 Stat. 960 Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 4 44 Stat. 1420 May 17, 1932, ch. 190 47 Stat. 158 June 24, 1948, ch. 610, § 4 62 Stat. 580 Section 820, acts , ; , ; , ; , , related to compensation and mileage of members of senate and house of representatives.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
section 732 of this titleRepeal of sections 811 to 820 effective , see note set out under .