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Puerto Rico Constitution ratified...
Puerto Rico Constitution ratified...
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March 04, 1952
THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 4, 1952
* Puerto Rico Constitution ratified
This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Puerto Ricans Vote to Ratify New Constitution by Overwhelming Tally".
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.
wikipedia notes: The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the controlling government document of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is composed of nine articles detailing the structure of the government as well as the function of several of its institutions. The document also contains an extensive and specific Bill of Rights. Since Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, the Puerto Rico Constitution is bound to adhere to the postulates of the U.S. Constitution due to the Supremacy Clause, and of relevant Federal legislation due to the Territorial Clause.
It was ratified on March 3, 1952, approved by the United States Congress and the President in Pub.L. 82-447 (66 Stat. 327) on July 3, 1952, and on July 10, 1952 the Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico reconvened and approved the conditions established by Public Law 82-447. On July 25, 1952, Governor Luis Muñoz Marín proclaimed that the constitution was in effect. July 25 is known as Commonwealth Constitution Day (Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico), an official holiday in Puerto Rico.
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