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    "ocrText": "United States; Provided, That such selection and requisites are\nhave necessitated translation from Spanish to English since\nconsistent with subsection b of this section.\n1900. This procedure has not caused an undue adminis-\nd. The United States District Court shall not intervene to\ntrative burden on the courts or foreclosed justice to the\nprevent the establishing or collecting of any tax imposed by the\nlitigants.\nlaws of the Free Associated State.\n17. Labor\n16. United States District Court\na. The public policy of the United States and of the Free\nThis section, in addition to stating the law as it cur-\nAssociated State is declared to be that the minimum wage in\nrently exists, recognizes the Hispanic language, tradition\nPuerto Rico be equivalent to the minimum wage in the United\nand culture of Puerto Rico. Many attempts have been\nStates as soon as economic conditions in Puerto Rico so permit.\nmade since 1898 to americanize the Island, including the\nThe Free Associated State of Puerto Rico shall have exclusive\nsubstitution of English for Spanish as the official language.\njurisdiction over all matters pertaining to minimum wages and\nFortunately, the Puerto Rican people were ahead of\nworking hours, except for the shipping and aviation industries,\ntheir time in recognizing the advantage of maintaining\nwhich shall be covered by the appropriate Federal laws, as may be\ntheir Hispanic language and culture. It is only recently that\ndetermined by the Congress of the United States.\nother ethnic groups in the United States have recognized\nb. The Free Associated State of Puerto Rico shall have ex-\nthe value of maintaining the traditions and culture of their\nclusive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to labor-man-\nforefathers.\nagement which relations, except for the shipping Federal and aviation laws, industries,\nThough these movements are small, there are some\nshall be covered by the appropriate as may be\nareas of the United States which have a significant segment\ndetermined by the Congress of the United States.\nof the population which communicates in a language other\nc. The Free Associated State of Puerto Rico shall have exclu-\nthan English. This is particularly true in Puerto Rico where\nsive jurisdiction over all matters pertaining to laws and regulations\nthe overwhelming majority of the community speak\non occupational health and safety, except for the shipping and\nSpanish as their native tongue. The Advisory Group\naviation industries, which shall be covered by the appropriate\nbelieves that the interests of justice would best be served if\nFederal laws, as may be determined by the Congress of the United\nproceedings, pleadings and records in the Federal District\nStates.\nCourt for the Free Associated State were conducted in\nSpanish. The Compact makes adequate provision for the\nCourt to determine those instances when proceedings in\n17. Labor\nSpanish would not be in the interest of justice and to\nconduct the proceeding in English.\nThe significance of section 17 of the proposed\nCompact is that it the\nplaces responsibility for continuing\nReview of the proceedings in Spanish of the Federal\nthe historic and extremely rapid rise in wages in the Puerto\nDistrict Court for the District of Puerto Rico by an English\nspeaking tribunal should not give rise to unforeseen ad-\nRican Government, thus permitting local flexibility in\nministrative problems. Appeals from the Commonwealth\nwage policy. Under the impetus of rapid economic de-\ncourts, made until recently to the Court of Appeals of the\nvelopment in the past quarter century wages, in Puerto\nRico have risen two-thirds faster than in the continental\nFirst Circuit and now to the United States Supreme Court,\n41\n40"
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