48 USC § 741 - Export duties, taxes, etc.; bonds to anticipate revenues

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identifier: "/us/usc/t48/s741"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "48 USC § 741 - Export duties, taxes, etc.; bonds to anticipate revenues"
title_number: 48
title_name: "TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS"
section_number: "741"
section_name: "Export duties, taxes, etc.; bonds to anticipate revenues"
chapter_number: 4
chapter_name: "PUERTO RICO"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 3, 39 Stat. 953; Feb. 3, 1921, ch. 34, § 2, 41 Stat. 1096; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 1, 44 Stat. 1418; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 831, 50 Stat. 843.)"
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# § 741. Export duties, taxes, etc.; bonds to anticipate revenues

No export duties shall be levied or collected on exports from Puerto Rico, but taxes and assessments on property, income taxes, internal revenue, and license fees, and royalties for franchises, privileges, and concessions may be imposed for the purposes of the insular and municipal governments, respectively, as may be provided and defined by the Legislature of Puerto Rico; and when necessary to anticipate taxes and revenues, bonds and other obligations may be issued by Puerto Rico or any municipal government therein as may be provided by law, and to protect the public credit.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 2, 1917, ch. 145, § 3, 39 Stat. 953; Feb. 3, 1921, ch. 34, § 2, 41 Stat. 1096; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 503, § 1, 44 Stat. 1418; Aug. 26, 1937, ch. 831, 50 Stat. 843.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section is comprised of first part of section 3 of act , down to the proviso clause. The remainder of section 3 is classified to sections 741a and 745 of this title.

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in , .

### Amendments

1937—Act , reenacted section without substantive change.

1927—Act , inserted imposition of income taxes.

1921—Act , reenacted section without change.