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[CITE: 48USC737]

 
              TITLE 48--TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
 
                         CHAPTER 4--PUERTO RICO
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 737. Privileges and immunities

    The rights, privileges, and immunities of citizens of the United 
States shall be respected in Puerto Rico to the same extent as though 
Puerto Rico were a State of the Union and subject to the provisions of 
paragraph 1 of section 2 of article IV of the Constitution of the United 
States.

(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, Sec. 2, 39 Stat. 951; Feb. 3, 1921, ch. 34, 
Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1096; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 48 Stat. 361; Aug. 
5, 1947, ch. 490, Sec. 7, 61 Stat. 772; July 3, 1950, ch. 446, 
Sec. 5(1), 64 Stat. 320.)


                               Amendments

    1950--Act July 3, 1950, repealed all of section relating to bill of 
rights and restrictions except last paragraph.
    1947--Act Aug. 5, 1947, inserted privileges and immunities 
provisions.
    1934--Act Mar. 2, 1934, repealed so much of former provisions of 
twentieth paragraph of this section making it unlawful to import, 
manufacture, sell or give away, or to expose for sale or gift any 
intoxicating liquors. The penalty formerly contained in such paragraph, 
related only to violation of such provisions.


                    Effective Date of 1950 Amendment

    Amendment by act July 3, 1950, effective July 25, 1952, the date the 
Constitution of Puerto Rico became effective, see Effective Date of 
Repeal note set out under section 732 of this title.
