SIXT1—FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ons. 144, 145. 1917. 95] if an , should be borne b the Uni · · · · Of X%;)ptiDg.th6 project. Y ted States, and (c) the advisabihty exa.mm_ations and ro rts which ma now E¤¤*¤*'=*°¤=¤¤*•- Board of Engineers for Rivei;) and Harbors iilpon reqliibslndflthd) gggmivigiwd mm mnttee on Rivers and Harbors relating to works or. rojects of navigation shall 111 hke manner be made upon re uest of the Committee on Flood Control on all works and projects rglating to flood control. Sec. 4. That the salary of the civilian members of the Mississippi m”“’¥¥’¥’* R*"°’ River Commission shall hereafter be $5,000 per annum, migixiljlsugenésm. Approved, March 1, 1917. V°'m' p` 31 CHAP. 146.-An Act To provide a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other ¥‘iii°ii.26s§i° P I [r¤¤m,m».:as.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re esmtattvea 0 the United States qi' Amerika in Congress asae1r»bkJ{ThI:i.,t the provisions of this ,,,f,§§”,f,’,I‘*°°°"’”¥°" Act shall apply to the island of Porto Rico and to the adjacent islands Twririry i¤¤1¤¤•·1. belonging to the United States, and waters of. those islands; and the name Porto Rico as used in this Act shall be held to include not only the island of that name but all the adjacent islands as aforesaid. mu. or monrrs. suiernnizs. Sec. 2. That no law shall be enacted in Porto Rico which shall _,*;'°_,_'•$,*'°¤°’***•, Jibdeprive array person of life, liberty, or property without due process ` of aw, or eny to any person therein the equal rotection of the laws. That in all criminal prosecutions the accused) shall enjoy the r' ht t,gL_{¤*¤¤* P¤>•¤¤¤· to have the assistance of counsel for his defense, to be informs? of the nature and cause of the accusation, to have a copy thereof, to have a speedy and public trial, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. That no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without '*"*·'¤·•“= due process of law; and no person for the same offense shall be twice put m jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. That all persons shall before conviction be bailable by sufficient B"“‘ °‘°°’“°"· sureties, except for capital offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great. _ _ That no law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be enacted. °°‘“{°°"· That no person shall be imprisoned for debt. d,{,'{{""’°”“‘°”° "' That the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be sus. mgw ¤* ¤¤*>•¤¤ •¤- pended, unless when in case of rebellion, insurrection, or invasion the public safet may require it, in either of which events the same may be suspemLd by the President, or by the governor, whenever during such period the necessity) for such suspension shall exist. Ex Pm M0 ms That no ex post facto law or ill of attander shall be enacted. ac}; b_ I H U; Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use p,.,§..,¥§_“S°° P "’ except upon payment of just compensation ascertained in the manner rovided y law. _ _ me ,1 muh sw 0, &thing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit the power emiinyas. ’ "’ of the legislature to enact laws for the protection of the lives, health, or safety of employees. _ _ _ That no law granting a title of nobility shall be enacted, and no 'i"*‘°¤°'°°"““¥·°*”- erson holding any office of profit or trust under the government of gorto Rico shall, without the consent of the Congress of the United States, accept any resent, emolument, office,_ or title of any kind whatever from any Eing, queen, prince, or foreign State, or any officer thereof.
