Law No. 81 of 1991 —better known as the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991— is the extraconstitutional

Puerto Rican law The legal system of Puerto Rico is a mix of the civil law and the common law systems. Language Puerto Rico is the only current U.S. jurisdiction whose legal system operates primarily in a language other than American English: namely, Spanish. Be ...

that regulates the local government of all the

municipalities of Puerto Rico The municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: ''municipios de Puerto Rico'') are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are 78 such administrative divisions covering all 78 incorporated towns and cities ...

. It was enacted in order to repeal many different and dispersed laws that governed them. Today, the Act serves as a broad and encompassing body of law that covers all the different aspects of a municipality, including its

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

, the mayor's office, and the municipal assemblies.

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* {{cite web , url= https://www.legislaturasanjuan.pr/nosotros/historia , title=Breve historia de la Asamblea Municipal , trans-title=Brief history of the Municipal Assembly , language=es , publisher=Legislatura Municipal de San Juan , quote= 1991- Al Presente – Ley de Municipios Autónomos , location= San Juan Municipalities of Puerto Rico Puerto Rican law