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The Foraker Act, Pub. L. 56–191, 31 Stat. 77, enacted April 12, 1900, officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United States as a result of the Spanish–American War.
The Insular Government of Porto Rico [1] (Spanish: Gobierno Insular de Puerto Rico), known as the Insular Government of Puerto Rico [2] [3] [4] after May 17, 1932, [5] was an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States that was established when the Foraker Act became effective on April 12, 1900.
January 15: The U.S. military government in Puerto Rico changes the name of the island to Porto Rico. April 11: The Spanish–American War officially ends. 1900. April 12: President McKinley signs the Foraker Act, establishing civilian government on the island of Porto Rico.
During the first two years, the entire government in Puerto Rico was appointed by the president of the United States. In 1900, the American government approved the establishment of the Foraker Act as a federal law, this act established a civilian government in the island.
The first Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, established in 1900. The military government in Puerto Rico was short lived; it was disbanded on April 2, 1900, when the U.S. Congress enacted the Foraker Act (also known as the Organic Act of 1900), sponsored by Senator Joseph B. Foraker. [49]
The Olmsted Amendment was a modification to the Foraker Act of 1900, and became law on July 16, 1909. The law was designed to modify several perceived weaknesses in Puerto Rico's government at the request of President William Howard Taft and Governor Regis Henri Post.
The elections were held as a result of the Foraker Act, [2] which created an Executive Council composed of six Americans and five Puerto Ricans to determine the electoral rules. [ 2 ] Results
Levinson and Sparrow in their 2005 book suggest the Foraker Act (Pub. L. 56–191, 31 Stat. 77, enacted April 12, 1900), and the Jones–Shafroth Act (Pub. L. 64–368, 39 Stat. 951, enacted March 2, 1917) reduced political opposition in the island, as they vested the U.S. Congress with authority and veto power over any legislation or ...