| The Green Papers: State and Local Government |
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States Alphabetically Current Puerto Rico Statewide Office Holders
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| The COMMONWEALTH of Puerto Rico | |
| Status: unincorporated TERRITORY | |
| ceded to the United States by SPAIN via Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War, signed 10 December 1898: exchange of ratifications, thus effectiveness of Treaty, 11 April 1899; name officially changed from PORTO RICO by Act of Congress, 17 May 1932 | |
| current COMMONWEALTH Government under own Constitution established, 25 July 1952 | |
| Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions | |
| Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 3 July 1950 [Act of Congress which became law on this date enabled the People of PUERTO RICO to, by referendum, authorize the drafting and adoption of its own Constitution in place of Civil Government (aka Organic) Acts authorized by Congress (these last being the Civil Government Act of [12 April, effective 1 May] 1900 [31 Stat. 77] and the Civil Government Act- aka 'Jones Act'- of [2 March] 1917 [39 Stat. 951])] | |
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