SEC. 4. Section thirteen of Act Numbered Five is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 13. Any person in the Philippine Civil Service who shall willfully or corruptly, by himself or in cooperation with one or more persons, defeat, deceive, or obstruct any person in the matter of his right of examination by said Board; or who shall willfully, corruptly, and falsely rate, grade, estimate, or report upon the examination or standing of any person examined hereunder, or aid in so doing; or who shall willfully and corruptly make any false representations relative thereto or concerning the person examined; or who shall willfully and corruptly furnish any special or secret information for the purpose of improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any person so examined, or to be examined, of being employed, appointed, or promoted, shall for each such offense be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment." SEC. 5. Section seventeen of Act Numbered Five is hereby amended by striking out the words "giving or" in the fourth line of said section. SEC. 6. Section twenty is hereby amended by striking out the entire section and substituting in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 20. The requirements of this Act for entrance into the civil service, or for promotion by examination, shall not apply to the selection of the following officers and employees: "ALL DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICES. "1. One private secretary to each member of the Philippine Commission, except the President. "2. Persons appointed by the Civil Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Philippine Commission, unless otherwise specifically provided by law. "3. Any person in the military or naval service of the United States who may be detailed for the performance of civil duties. "4. Persons employed merely as laborers. 66 EXECUTIVE OFFICE. 5. One private secretary to the Civil Governor. "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. "6. The members of the Board of Health for the Philipine Islands. 7. The presidents of provincial boards of health. 8. The Director of the Agricultural College and Experiment Station. 9. The Director, the three assistants, and the secretary of the Weather Bureau. 10. The Chief of the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes. 11. The Superintendent and Directors of Government Laboratories. "12. The Attending Physician and Surgeon of the Philippine Civil Hopital. "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND POLICE. "13. Postmasters compensated on a percentage basis as provided by law. "14. Postmasters receiving not more than three hundred dollars per annum compensation for their personal salaries, who may lawfully perform the duties of postmaster in connection with the official duties with which they are charged, if they be Government employees, or, if not Government employees, in connection with their private business, such duties requiring only a portion of their time. "15. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission. "16. The Officer in Charge of the Improvement of the Port of Manila. "17. Detectives. "18. Any position in the Department of Commerce and Police the duties of which are of a quasi military or quasi naval character, and for the performance of which duties a person is commissioned or enlisted for a term of years. 66 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND JUSTICE. "19. Judges and justices of the peace. "20. The Attorney-General and his assistant lawyers. "21. The Solicitor-General. "22. The Assistant Attorney-General. "23. The Supervisor and Deputy Supervisor of Provincial Fiscals. "24. Provincial fiscals. "25. The Auditor for the Philippine Archipelago. "26. The Deputy Auditor for the Philippine Archipelago. "27. The Treasurer of the Philippine Archipelago. "28. The Cashier of the Treasurer of the Philippine Archipelago. · "29. The Superintendent of the Insular Cold Storage and Ice Plant. "30. Secret agents. "31. Customs inspectors in the provinces whose rates of compensation do not exceed one hundred and eighty dollars per annum, who may lawfully perform the duties of customs inspectors in connection with the official duties with which they are charged, if they be Government employees, or, if not Government employees, in connection with their private business, such duties requiring only a portion of their time. THE CITY OF MANILA. "32. The members of the Municipal Board. "33. The City Engineer. "34. The City Attorney and his assistant attorney. "35. The Prosecuting Attorney and his assistant attorneys. "36. The Sheriff and his deputies." SEC. 7. Section twenty-one is hereby amended by striking out the entire section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "SEC. 21. The requirements of this Act for entrance into the civil service, or for promotion by examination, shall not apply to the selection of the following officers: "THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. "1. The Executive Secretary. "2. The members of the Civil Service Board. "3. The Insular Purchasing Agent. THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION. "4. The Secretary of the Philippine Commission. 66 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. "5. The Chief of the Forestry Bureau. "7. The Chief of the Bureau of Agriculture. "DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND POLICE. "9. The Chief of Coast Guard and Transportation. "10. The Captain of the Port of Manila. "11. The Director of Posts. "12. The Assistant Director of Posts. "13. The Postmaster at Manila. "14. The Chief of Philippines Constabulary. 66 "DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND JUSTICE. "15. The Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago. 16. The Deputy Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago. "17. The Surveyor of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago. "18. The Cashier of the Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago. "19. The collector of customs at Iloilo. "20. The collector of customs at Cebu. "21. The Collector of Internal Revenue for the Islands. "22. The General Superintendent of Education. 66 25. The Chief of the Bureau of Archives. "26. The Chief of the Bureau of Architecture. "27. The Chief of the Fire Department. "30. The chief or head of any Bureau hereafter organized, unless otherwise expressly provided by law. "But vacancies occurring in all the foregoing positions shall be filled from a class to be composed of the first, second, and third assistants in all the foregoing Offices or Bureaus: Provided, That competent persons may be found in the service who are available and possess the qualifications required, the intention of this provision being that the appointing power may, by virtue hereof, transfer from one office to another a person deemed competent to fill the vacancy. In case there are not two or more assistants, designated as such by law, in the office in which a vacancy occurs, the Civil Service Board may, in its discretion, include in such eligible list one or more of the subordinates in such office ranking next to the head thereof." SEC. 8. Section twenty-three of Act Numbered Five is hereby amended by striking out the words "for which special legislation will be provided" and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: "until September first, nineteen hundred and three, on and after which date all appointments in the city of Manila to the position of teacher and in the Philippine Islands to the position of teacher of English, shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Act and Rules." SEC. 9. Section twenty-eight of Act Numbered Five is hereby amended by striking out the word "persons" and substituting in lieu thereof the following word: "applicants"; by adding the word "or" to the end of paragraph (c); and by adding the following: "(d) Persons who have taken the oath of allegiance to the United States and served as members of the Army or Navy of the United States, and been honorably discharged therefrom." SEC. 10. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twentysixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 11. This act shall take effect on its [No. 590.] passage. AN ACT so amending Act Numbered One hundred and ninety-four relating to preliminary investigations of criminal offenses by justices of the peace, and portions of General Order Numbered Fifty-eight, as to authorize justices of the peace in the capitals of provinces to hold preliminary investigations in regard to offenses alleged to have been committed in any portion of the province. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Act Numbered One hundred and ninety-four, entitled "An Act conferring jurisdiction on justices of the peace and presidentes to make preliminary investigations of criminal offenses, and amending General Order Numbered Fifty-eight of the Military Governor of the year nineteen hundred," is hereby amended by adding as section seven thereof the following: "SEC. 7. The justice of the peace of the pueblo which is the capital of the province, or of the pueblo in which the provincial jail is situated, shall have, in addition to the jurisdiction hereinbefore conferred upon every justice of the peace, authority to make preliminary investigation of any crime alleged to have been committed any where within the province, jurisdiction to hear and determine which is by law now vested in the Courts of First Instance; to issue orders of arrest in such case upon complaint duly filed; to admit persons arrested to bail and to commit the same for trial before the Court of First Instance with respect to crimes alleged to have been committed anywhere within the province; and the procedure hereinbefore provided for the exercise of such jurisdiction within the municipality of the justice shall govern his procedure with respect to crimes committed anywhere within the province, and the process from his court, either for the arrest of the accused person or for the summoning of witnesses, shall run and have effect throughout the province." SEC. 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twentysixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 591.] AN ACT to amend sections one hundred and thirty-five and one hundred and fortyone of the Philippine Customs Administrative Act. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section one hundred and thirty-five of the Philippine Customs Administrative Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 135. All vessels of the class designated in section one hundred and seventeen of this Act shall, prior to engaging in the coastwise. trade, and annually thereafter, take out a license therefor, entitling them to engage in the general coastwise trade of the Archipelago. This license shall be issued by collectors of customs at the ports of entry, and for each license issued a fee of one dollar for each ton of registered tonnage of the vessel shall be charged. All vessels having this form of license shall be required to pay the fees prescribed by chapter twenty-two of this Act." SEC. 2. All vessels operating under second-class licenses heretofore issued shall be permitted to continue under the same, with the usual exemption from fees, until their expiration, but no renewals thereof shall be granted. SEC. 3. Section one hundred and forty-one of the Philippine Customs Administrative Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 141. Owners of small boats of a capacity of less than fifteen gross tons who wish to engage in local trade may, upon application to the nearest collector of customs or subdistrict inspector of customs, and on taking the oath of allegiance to the United States, be granted a license for one year, authorizing the vessel holding it to engage in coast traffic, they paying for the license one dollar per ton for each ton of the vessel's gross tonnage: Provided, That in the case of boats measuring one ton or less, gross, no documents or license shall be required, nor shall any fee be charged them either for admeasurement or for license tax. "Before delivering the license, the officer issuing the same will cause the vessel for which it is issued to be conspicuously marked, on some fixed part of the vessel, by burning or painting, with the name of the boat, name of the port at which licensed, and the number of the license." SEC. 4. 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