73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 37. MARCH 2, 1934. 
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[CHAPTER 37.]
AN ACT
To repeal Federal liquor prohibition laws to the extent they are in force in 
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much 
of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide a civil govern-
ment for Porto Rico, and for other purposes ”, approved March 2, 
1917, as makes it unlawful to import, manufacture, sell or give 
away, or to expose for sale or gift any intoxicating drink, is 
repealed.
Sec . 2. Title II of the National Prohibition Act, as amended 
and supplemented, and the Act entitled “An Act to provide revenue 
by the taxation of certain nonintoxicating liquors, and for other 
purposes ”, approved March 22, 1933, except such provisions of such 
title and of such Act of March 22, 1933, as are in force and effect 
in the States, are repealed to the extent such title and such Act of 
March 22, 1933, are in force and effect in Puerto Rico and the 
Virgin Islands of the United States.
Sec . 3. Section 13 of the Revised Statutes shall not apply with 
respect to any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under any 
provision repealed by this Act.
Sec . 4. (a) There is hereby established for Puerto Rico a board, 
to be known as the “ Model Housing Board ” (hereinafter referred 
to as the “ Board ”), to be composed of three members to be 
appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico. The persons appointed 
as members of the Board shall serve without compensation, and the 
term of membership for each such member shall be five years. One 
of the members shall be appointed as chairman of the Board.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Board to design and construct 
in Puerto Rico houses of several types, which houses shall be models 
of sanitation, health, convenience, and comfort; but not more than 
eight such houses shall be built in any senatorial district of Puerto 
Rico in any one year. For the purpose of such construction the 
Board shall have power to acquire such plots of land in Puerto 
Rico as may be necessary.
(c) All houses designed and constructed by the Board under this 
section shall be sold by the Board at such prices, and under such 
terms and conditions, as it may determine; and all funds derived 
from the sale of such houses shall be covered into the island treasury 
to the account of the model housing fund established by this section.
(d) To carry out the provisions of this section, there shall be 
paid annually out of the revenues of Puerto Rico resulting from 
taxes on intoxicating liquors the sum of $30,000, which shall con-
stitute a fund to be known as the “ model housing fund.” All 
money covered into such fund shall constitute a revolving fund for 
the administration of the provisions of this section, and all expendi-
tures out of such fund shall be allowed and paid upon the presenta-
tion of itemized vouchers therefor signed by the chairman of the 
Board.
Seo . 5. This Act shall take effect on the expiration of ten days 
after the date of its enactment.
Approved, March 2, 1934.
March 2, 1934.
___ [H.R. 6574.]
[Public, No. 108.]
Prohibition laws in 
force in Puerto Rico 
and Virgin Islands.
Provisions in organic 
Act of Puerto Rico 
repealed.
Vol. 39, p. 952.
Repeal of provisions 
in National Prohibi-
tion Act, etc., affecting 
Puerto Rico and Virgin 
Islands.
Vol. 41, p. 307; Vol. 
42, p. 233.
Ante, p. 16.
U.S.C., p. 853.
Liability clause in-
applicable,
R.S., sec. 13, p. 2; 
U.S.C., p. 2.
Model Housing 
Board for Puerto Rico 
established.
Membership, tenure, 
etc.
Construction author-
ized.
Acquisition of sites.
Sale of houses; terms 
and conditions.
Credit of receipts.
Revolving fund cre-
ated, out of liquor rev-
enues.
Expenditures.
Effective data.