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General Order No. 48. It is hereby ordered and decreed: 1. That whenever a document shall purport to have originated in territory under the jurisdiction of the United States of America and to bear the signature and seal of a notary public or the seal of a court of justice and the signature of the judge or clerk thereof, said document shall be presumed to be authentic; provided that such presumption shall be deemed disputable and may be controverted by evidence.

General Order No. 39. It is hereby ordered and decreed: 1. That on the 1st day of April, 1902, the industrial tax (contribucion industrial) in this island shall be entirely abolished.

General Orders issued in 1901. To go back to the list of General Orders click here. No. 29 1 May 1901 General Order No. 291. The competency to have cognizance

General Order No. 10. 1. The Spanish system of taxation on real estate is hereby abolished, and in lieu thereof a land tax shall be levied, collected and paid to the government in accordance with the following classification:

General Order No. 1. It is prohibited to sell, issue, or in any way to dispose of any intoxicating spirituous liquors in the island of Guam, or in the contiguous waters, reefs, or lands thereof, or to any person who was not a resident of this island prior to August 7, 1899; and any person convicted of violating this order may be punished by a fine not exceeding $100 (Mexican money), or imprisonment not exceeding one month, or both, on approval of the governor, and the offender’s contraband goods shall be confiscated.

General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond Stone (16 May 1904 – 2 Nov. 1905). To go back to the list of General Orders click here.

General Orders issued by Acting Naval Governor Raymond Stone (28 Jan. 1904 – 16 May 1904). To go back to the list of General Orders click here.

General Orders issued by Naval Governor William Elbridge Sewell (9 February 1903 – March 1904). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904. To go back to the list of General Orders click here.

General Orders issued by Naval Governor William Swift (11 Aug. 1901 – 1 Nov. 1901). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904. To go back to the list of General Orders click here.

General Orders issued by Naval Governor Seaton Schroeder (19 July 1901 – 2 Nov. 1903). To learn more read entry: Guam Leaders from 1899-1904. To go back to the list of General Orders click here.