Foraker Act
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A name usually given to the act of congress of April 12, 1900, 31 Stat L. 77, c. 191, which provided civil government for Porto Rico. See a synopsis of it by Harlan, J., In Downes v. Bidwfell, 182 U. S. 244, 390, 21 Sup. Ct. 770, 45 L. Ed. 1088. See PoB- To Rico.