he case of the Highway Authority. The Government Development Bank and the Economic Development Administration likewise are autonomous agencies which, after receiving initial capital contributions from the Legislature, subsequently augment their funds by borrowing on their own credit.
Other public corporations include the Urban Renewal and Housing Corporation and the Public Buildings Authority, which provide low and medium income group and office accommodation for government departments and agencies, respectively. Bonds Issued by these corporations are guaranteed by the Common- wealth Government to insure a good market and reasonable interest rates, but they are self-supporting through receipts of mortgage payments or rentals in the case of low and middle income housing, and from lease payments from government departments or agencies in the latter case.
Governor: Carlos Romero-Barcelo.
Cabinet
Secretary of State: Reinaldo Paniagua Justice: Miguel Gimenez Munoz
Labour: Carlos Quiros Treasury: Julio Cesar Perez Education: Carlos E. Chardon, Jr. Public Health: Jaime Rivera Dueno Agriculture: Heriberto Martinez Torres Commerce: Juan H. Cintron Social Services: Genaro Collazo Collazo Housing: Jorge A. Pierluisi Public Works & Transportation: (Vacant in May, 1977)
Natural Resources: Fred Soltero Harrington
Consumer Affairs: Carmen Pesquera de Busquets Services Against Addiction: Sila Nazario de Ferrer
The Senate (New Progressive Party)
Luis A. Ferre
Jose Manuel Ramos Barroso
Miguel A. Miranda
Edwin Ramos Yordan
Calixto Calero Juarbe
Buillermo Campos Ayala
Americo Oms Carrera Danny Lopez Soto
(Popular Democratic Party) Miguel Hernandez Agosto
Celeste Benitez de Rodriguez Hipolito Marcano
Juan Cancel Rios
Julio Irving Rodriguez
Mariano Rios
Gilberto Rivera Ortiz
(President of Senate) (Vice-President of Senate).
Nicolas Nogueras Luis Rivera Brenes Juan A. Palerm Alfonso Frank Rodriguez Garcia Mercedes Torres Torres
Oreste Ramos Diaz
(Minority Leader) Ruth Fernandez Enrique Vicens Juan Maldonado Torres Miguel A. Deynes Soto Juan Rivera Ortiz Jesus Santa
The House of Representatives (New Progressive Party)
Angel Viera Martinez Jose Granados Navedo
David Urbina Urbina
Antonio Sagardia Angel Fonseca Jimenez
Adolfo Dones
Luis Gonzalo de Jesus Rivera
Manuel Marrero Hueca Pacifico Robles
Juan R. Colon Lugo Buenaventura Esteves Lopez Victor M. Barriera Jose E. Salichs
Eric Hernandez
Osvaldo Molina Vazquez Victor M. Rivera Jorge L. Navarro
Jaime Rosario Baez
(Speaker of the House) (Vice-Speaker of the House) Luis Ayala del Valle Freddy Valentin Acevedo
Nestor R. Collazo Edison Misla Aldarondo Herbert Torres Quiles Manuel Morales Garcia Leopoldo Rojas Reyes Celia V. Martinez Felix Ramon Esteves Datiz Hector Martinez Colon Jaime Soldevila Santiago Iglesias Rodriguez Francisco Rivera Quiniones Armando Batista Montanez
Alejandro Cruz Ortiz
(Popular Democratic Party) Severo Colberg
Luis Ernesto Ramos Yordan Jose G. Izquierdo
Luis Figueroa Hernandez Agapito Crespo Perez Angel Luis Rodriguez Presby Santiago
Rafael Coca Navas
Roberto Rodriguez Rodriguez Antonio Rosa Guzman
Political Parties
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(Minority Leader) Rony Jarabo
Luis Munoz Arjona Roberto E. Soriano Gonzalez Esteban Rosado Baez Antonlo Fas Alzamora Carlos Luis Torres Santiago
Cirilo Tirado Delgado Juan Lopez Harnandez
Contestants in the 1976 election were the Popular Democratic Party (45.30), the New Progressive Party (48.20), the Puerto Rican Independence Party (5.70) and the Puerto Rican Socialist Party (.74). The New Progressive Party's Gubernatorial candidate, Carlos Romero Barcelo, won by over 48 per cent of the vote. His party also gained control of both Senate and House of Representatives as well as of the majority of the municipal mayorships, including that of San Juan.
The New Progressive Party favours statehood, the Popular Demo- cratic Party favours a continuation of the existing free associated state or commonwealth status, the Puerto Rico Independence Party and the Puerto Rican Socialist Party both desire independence.
Local Government
The
The Commonwealth is divided into 78 municipal districts. term" municipality " in Puerto Rico refers to the entire municipal district, not the urban area only; and the local government of the entire area rests in the hands of the municipal administration. The larger municipal districts are San Juan including Rio Piedras, Ponce, Mayaguez, Arecibo, Caguas, and Aguadilla
Judicial and Legal
The Judicial power of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is vested in a single unified judicial system, consisting of the Supreme Court as the court of last resort, and the Court of First Instance, which together constitute the General Court of Justice. The Court of First Instance, in turn, consists of two divisions, known as the Superior Court and the District Court. The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and six Asso- ciate Justices, although seven were actually serving in early 1977 and there will be seven Associate Justices until one resigns, retires, or dies. The number of Justices may be changed only upon request of the Supreme Court itself. Final judgments and decrees of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico may be re- viewed by the Supreme Court of the United States in the same way and to the same extent as decisions of the different states. The responsibility for the efficient operation of the General Court of Justice and for the expeditious dispatch of litigation is laid on the Chief Justice. To those ends he is empowered to assign judges and other personnel within each division of the Court of First Instance, or from division to division of this Court. In the administration of the General Court of Justice, the Chief Justice is assisted by an Office of Court Administration under an Administrative Director, appointed by the Chief Justice as provided by the Constitution, in whom the Chief Justice generally delegates most of his administrative functions.
The United States Judiciary in Puerto Rico comprises a District Court and a U.S. Attorney. The U.S. District Court exercises the same jurisdiction over matters conferred by Congress to the other District Courts of the different states.
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