Boriquén Admission Act, 1718

Boriquén Admission Act, 1718

Cortes Federales
Long title	An Act To Provide for the Admission of the Region of Boriquén Into the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie; and for Other Purposes.
Number	XXX
Introduced by	Deputy Daniel Valkory, Deputy from Alduria (FHP)
Extent	Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie
Dates
Royal Assent	1719 AN
Commencement	1719 AN

Bill as submitted to the "Hopper" of the Federal Assembly, 1717

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BILL

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Provide for the Admission of the Region of Boriquén Into the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie; and for Other Purposes.

BORIQUÉN ADMISSION ACT, 1718

Presented by Daniel Valkory, Deputy from Alduria, (FHP)

Ordered, by the Cortes Federales of Nouvelle Alexandrie,
to be Printed, 1718 AN.

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BE IT ENACTED by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Cortes Federales, in this present 1st session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

PART I
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Article 1: Citation.

1. This act shall be officially cited as the "Boriquén Admission Act, 1718".
   

PART II
BORIQUÉN ADMITTED AS A REGION TO THE FEDERATION OF NOUVELLE ALEXANDRIE.

Article 2: Admission of Boriquén.

1. The Region of Boriquén shall be admitted into the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie on equal footing with the existing Regions, and the Proclamation of Punta Santiago shall apply to the Region in the same manner and to the same extent as to the existing states.
2. The capital of Boriquén shall be the city of Hato Rey.
   

Article 3: Enabling Act.

1. The Proclamation of Punta Santiago is hereby extended to the Region of Boriquén.
2. The Plan de Hato Rey, as attached in Schedule A to this Act, is hereby ratified and confirmed.
   

Article 4: Representation in the Cortes Federales.

1. Upon admission, Boriquén shall be entitled to elect a number of Deputies of the Federal Assembly in accordance with the laws.
2. Until such apportionment is made, the Deputies of the Federal Assembly shall be elected in the same manner as provided by the Proclamation of Punta Santiago and the relevant laws for the election of Deputies.
   

PART III
CLOSING PROVISIONS.

Article 5: Closing Provisions.

1. This act shall apply to all of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie.
2. This act shall not become law unless it has been given Royal Assent.
3. This act shall be published and made publicly available.
4. If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
   

SCHEDULE A
PLAN DE HATO REY.

1. The full text of the Plan de Hato Rey can be found here.