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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.