Under the provisions of Section 2 of this Act hereafter all reports required by law to be made by the governor or members of the executive council of Porto Rico to any official in the United States will be made to the War Department, and all matters pertaining to the government of Porto Rico are placed in the jurisdiction of that department.
On the recordJuly 14, 1909
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Executive Order 1110—Placing Government of Porto Rico Under the War Department
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