Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Foraker Act — The Foraker Act, officially the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had been newly acquired by the United States as a result of the… … Wikipedia
Foraker Act — /forakar skt/ A name usually given to the act of congress of April 12, 1900, 31 Stat.L. 77, c. 191 (48 U.S.C.A. No. 731 et seq.), which provided civil government for Puerto Rico. See Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244, 390, 21 S.Ct. 770, 45 L.Ed.… … Black's law dictionary
Foraker Act — /forakar skt/ A name usually given to the act of congress of April 12, 1900, 31 Stat.L. 77, c. 191 (48 U.S.C.A. No. 731 et seq.), which provided civil government for Puerto Rico. See Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244, 390, 21 S.Ct. 770, 45 L.Ed.… … Black's law dictionary
Foraker — can refer to some places or people in the United States:* Mount Foraker in Alaska * Foraker, Indiana * Foraker, Oklahoma * Joseph B. Foraker, US senator * Foraker Act, United States federal law … Wikipedia
Joseph B. Foraker — Infobox Governor name =Joseph Benson Foraker order =37th office =Governor of Ohio term start =January 14, 1886 term end =January 12, 1890 lieutenant =Robert P. Kennedy (1886 1887) Silas A. Conrad (1887 1888) William C. Lyon (1888 1890)… … Wikipedia
Organic Act — An Organic Act, in United States law, is an Act of the United States Congress that establishes a territory of the United States or an agency to manage certain federal lands. The first such act was the Northwest Ordinance, enacted by the Congress… … Wikipedia
Jones-Shafroth Act — The Jones Shafroth Act (1917), applies to the grant of citizenship to all citizens of Puerto Rico. Also known as the Jones Act or Jones Law of Puerto Rico , it amended the Organic Act of Puerto Rico created by the Foraker Act of 1900. (This Jones … Wikipedia
History of Puerto Rico — 1903 Map of Puerto Rico The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the archipelago of Puerto Rico by the Ortoiroid people between 3000 and 2000 BC. Other tribes, such as the Saladoid and Arawak Indians, populated the island between… … Wikipedia
Geschichte Puerto Ricos — Karte von 1888 Departamentos von Puerto Rico 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Liste des gouverneurs de Porto Rico — Juan Ponce de León II, 31e gouverneur de Porto Rico, petit fils du premier gouverneur, et le premier gouverneur natif de l île Cette liste des gouverneurs de Porto Rico ((es)) comprend toutes les personnes qui ont occupé ce poste, que ce soit… … Wikipédia en Français
