Puerto Rico Drydock & Marine Terminals, Inc. v. Secretary of the Treasury

On Reconsideration

By Act No. 77 of May 1, 1941 (Sess. Laws, p. 670) the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico authorized the Governor and the former Commissioner of the Interior of Puerto Rico to sell to the United States Government “for national-defense purposes” a dry dock constructed by and belonging to the State. No provision was expressly contained therein as to the cession of jurisdiction by the local government in favor of the Federal Government, for which reason we must refer to the provisions of the general law on the subject matter, that is, § 5 of the Act of February 16, 1903 (Sess.…