The passage of this legislation was followed a year later by the Hollander Law, named for Jacob Harris Hollander, which placed taxes on commodities like German beer and allowed for appointment of Federico Degetau.
The passage of this legislation was followed a year later by the Hollander Law, named for Jacob Harris Hollander, which placed taxes on commodities like German beer and allowed for appointment of Federico Degetau. This law resulted in appointment of a man who was serving as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Charles Herbert Allen, the owner of the famed Allen House in Lowell, Massachusetts. After some political strife, it was modified by the Olmsted Amendment, which gave power to an executive department. Seventeen years later, it was replaced by an act co-sponsored by John Shafroth, but better known as the Jones Act, which created a bill of rights and extended citizenship. Also known as the Organic Act of 1900, FTP, name this act which established civilian government in Puerto Rico.
The passage of this legislation was followed a year later by the Hollander Law, named for Jacob Harris Hollander, which placed taxes on commodities like German beer and allowed for appointment of Federico Degetau.
{Foraker} Act (or accept {Organic} Act of 1900 before mentioned)