BS
Boise Standard
Treasure Valley · AI Directory
48 U.S.C. · Territories and Insular Possessions
48 U.S.C. § 731c

Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of constitutional convention; requisites of constitution

Ch. 4 — PUERTO RICO
Title 48 U.S.C. ● ACTIVE Primary Source Ch. 4
Statutory Text

48 U.S.C. § 731c — Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of constitutional convention; requisites of constitution

U.S.C. Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS 48 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 48 - TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS CHAPTER 4 - PUERTO RICO SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 731c - Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of constitutional convention; requisites of constitution From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§731c. Submission of sections 731b to 731e of this title to people of Puerto Rico for referendum; convening of constitutional convention; requisites of constitution

Sections 731b to 731e of this title shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Puerto Rico for acceptance or rejection through an island-wide referendum to be held in accordance with the laws of Puerto Rico. Upon the approval of said sections, by a majority of the voters participating in such referendum, the Legislature of Puerto Rico is authorized to call a constitutional convention to draft a constitution for the said island of Puerto Rico. The said constitution shall provide a republican form of government and shall include a bill of rights.

(July 3, 1950, ch. 446, §2, 64 Stat. 319.)

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Constitutional Convention A constitutional convention to draft a constitution for the island of Puerto Rico convened in San Juan on Sept. 17, 1951, and concluded its deliberations on Feb. 6, 1952. Referendum Act July 3, 1950, which enacted sections 731b to 731e of this title, was submitted to the qualified voters of Puerto Rico through an island-wide referendum held on June 4, 1951, and approved.

Source: uscode.house.gov — public domain Official Source ↗
Root-LD Entity Data
◈ Machine-Readable Provenance Record Root-LD v1.0 · boisestandard.org
Federation ID
BS-USC48-SEC-147FCB
Entity Class
STATUTE / FEDERAL-CODE-SECTION
Domain Signature
boisestandard.org
Citation
48 U.S.C. § 731c
Jurisdiction
Federal — United States
Status
✓ ACTIVE
Source
PRIMARY-SOURCE
Source Verified
✓ TRUE
Content Hash
9ddacc4cdf24bcb0...
Semantic Edges
Pending — corpus passes queued
The statutory text of 48 U.S.C. § 731c is reproduced from the official United States Code as published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov).
Navigate Corpus — Title 48
← 48 U.S.C. § 731b 48 U.S.C. § 731d →
Ch. 4 — PUERTO RICO
48 U.S.C. § 73148 U.S.C. § 731a48 U.S.C. § 731b48 U.S.C. § 731c48 U.S.C. § 731d48 U.S.C. § 731e48 U.S.C. § 73248 U.S.C. § 73348 U.S.C. § 733a48 U.S.C. § 733a148 U.S.C. § 733b48 U.S.C. § 73448 U.S.C. § 734a48 U.S.C. § 73548 U.S.C. § 73648 U.S.C. § 73748 U.S.C. § 73848 U.S.C. § 73948 U.S.C. § 74048 U.S.C. § 74148 U.S.C. § 741a48 U.S.C. § 74248 U.S.C. § 74348 U.S.C. § 74448 U.S.C. § 74548 U.S.C. § 745a48 U.S.C. § 745b48 U.S.C. § 74648 U.S.C. § 74748 U.S.C. § 748
48 U.S.C. — public domain ← All Legislation
◈ Provenance
boisestandard.org → United States → Law → U.S. Code → Title 48 → 48 U.S.C. § 731c