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Section 16
Section 16(d) would require that the U. S. District Court not
intervene to prevent the collection of any tax imposed under Puerto
Rican law. It appears to us that such a rule might be unconstitu-
tional under article III, § 2 of the United States Constitution
where the tax in question violated the Compact between the United
States and Puerto Rico. This is because the Compact would be
passed in the form of an Act of Congress, and any violation by
the Puerto Rican government of the Compact would probably consti-
tute a Federal question. The Department of Justice should consider
this issue.
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