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 968 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 145. 1917. m'¤=¤¤*¤ °* b¤¤¤S· Sec. 53. That any bureau or office belonging to any of the regular departments of the government, or hereafter created, or not assigned, may be transferred or assigned tc; igny dgipartment by the governor 't th l fth Se t 0 orto ico. m$•£=1g§;*§,§§;@§ WISec. ii'>£p}l`1h)aiiiadgeds zndncitlierv instruments affecting land situate c¤1¤m¤m,aec. in the District of Columbia, or any other terr1tory or possession of the United States, may be aclmowledged IH Porto Rico before any _ notary public appointed therem by proper authority, or ai? officer °‘ °“t“°’ ‘ $f'€`?t"h°s1i».i” ix §m°i°§‘h‘Z5£W2’E.ifbZ ’§ZZ?;L?.'p‘§§i212i°ty Z`{~1Z“ZffZ’ · a e ce ca e suc n y - tiiicate of the executiiie secretary of Porto Rico to the effect that the notary takinigl such acknowledgment is in fact such notar1al_ officer. mg°°¤**°“°;*g,°_°'P°“d‘ Sec. 55. at_ nothing in this_Act shall be deemed to impair or in— terrupt the jurisdiction of existing courts over matters pendipjg therein upon the approval of this Act, which ]ur1sd1ction is m respects hereby continued, the purpose of this Act_  to preserve the integrity of all of said courts and their ]ur1sd1ction unt1l_other— wise_g;·3vided by law, except as in this Act otherwise specifically rovi. gmgpgw P Sec.  That this Act shall take effect upon approval, but until ¤n¢f¤¤c¤¤¤s. its provisions shall severally become operative, as herembefore provided, the corresponding le 'slative and executive functions of the overnment in Porto 100 s contmue to e exercise an m u R` hall b d d  ll §:·¤¤¤¤v•¤¤¤¤¢i1- _ force and igperation as now provided by law; and the Executive ay,¤w.I 5 Council sh, until the assemb y and organization of the Legislature of Porto Rico as herein provided; consist of tlhe attorney genergl, She treasurer, the commissioner of the interior the commissioner o e u- cation, the commissioner of health, and this commissioner of asigriculture and labor, and the five additional members as now provided by law. And any functions assigned to the Senate of Porto Rico by the provisions of this Act sh, until this said senate has assembled and ogganized as herein provided, be exercised Illii the Executive wm { Counc' as thm constituted: Pr0*vided,_ however, _ at all appointp,,E§,y,,,p0}°n°¤Y,¤¤t‘§}' ments made by the governor, by  with the advice   consent of "“·P-°“· the Executive Coimcil as thus constituted, in the Executive Council as authorized by section thirteen of this Act or 111 the office of Executive Secretary of Porto Rico, shall be regarded as temporary and shall expire not later than twenty days from and after the assembly and organization lpélflix; legisgiatlure hereigbefore provided, unless said appointments s raf e and ma e permanent by the said Senate of Porto Rico. R§§§’,“f,§‘§,¥{§‘°;‘n'§*;Q’,§,‘§ Sec. 57. That the laws and ordinances of Porto Rico now in force ggiczswegg ¤¤¤¤¢~<t shall continue in force and effect, except as altered, amended, or Aiming, m.,_ b modified herein, until altered, amended, or re ealed b the le la- Kf . . . . . P Y EIS of the Unite States; and such legislative authority shall have power, when not inconsistent with this Act, by due enactment to amend, alter,dmo<f;ify, or repgal any law or oiidinance, civil or criminal, con- _ tinue in orce by t `s Act as it may rom time to time see lit. .,,,§{’,§",,,’,§‘f‘ "“ °"“”‘°‘ Sec. 58. That all laws or parts of laws a plicable to Porto Rico not Egéjgkgényiaws M in confiict with any of the provisions of this Act, including the laws pasta. relati to tariffs, customs and duties on importations into Porto . ng . ¤ P Rico prescribed by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil government for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," _ approved April twelfth, nineteen hundred, are hereby continued in effect, and all laws and parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. Approved, March 2, 1917.
 * °g‘°'°°“"’ “““‘°"‘ · five authoritiy herein provided for Porto Rico or by Act of Congress