with the terms of section one of this Act, within three months from the passage of this Act. SEC. 5. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, September 10, 1903. [No. 882.] AN ACT extending the time for payment of the land tax in the Province of Nueva Ecija for the year nineteen hundred and three until November fifteenth of said year. Whereas the changes made by the board of tax revision of the Province of Nueva Ecija in the tax lists thereof, rendering necessary many changes in the books of the provincial treasurer, the employment of temporary clerks to perform the work, which was of such a character that it could not well be done except by clerks of experience and skill not easily procurable, and other unforeseen causes have made the collection of the land tax for the year nineteen hundred and three in said province within the time designated by law impossible: Now, therefore, By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The period for the payment, without penalty, of the land tax for the year nieteen hundred and three in the Province of Nueva Ecija is hereby extended to November fifteenth, nineteen hundred and three, anything in previous Acts to the contrary notwithstanding. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 883.] AN ACT to amend section fourteen of Act Numbered Eighty-two, entitled “A general Act for the organization of municipal governments in the Philippine Islands.” By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section fourteen of Act Numbered Eighty-two, entitled "A general Act for the organization of municipal governments in the Philippine Islands," is hereby amended by adding thereto the following subsection: (e) A secretary or a treasurer, or any person temporarily exercising the duties of the office of secretary or treasurer in accordance with law, shall have the same qualifications as those prescribed for a president, a vice-president, and a councilor: Provided, however, That no person elected or appointed to the office of secretary or treasurer, or temporarily designated to discharge the duties thereof, shall be less than twenty-three years of age. The provisions of this subsection shall be retroactive and shall apply to all secretaries or treasurers now in office, as well as to future appointments or elections." 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 884.] AN ACT amending Act Numbered Six hundred and nineteen, entitled "An Act to promote good order and discipline in the Philippines Constabulary.” By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section fourteen of Act Numbered Six hundred and nineteen, entitled "An Act to promote good order and discipline in the Philippines Constabulary," is hereby amended as follows: (a) By inserting after the word "Constabulary" at the end of the second line thereof the words "and deposited with the Insular Treas (b) By striking out that part of said section which reads as follows: "Such deductions and retentions shall be noted on the pay roll, and the Constabulary officer by whom any member of the Constabulary is paid shall pay such member only the net amount due, the same being his total pay less such retentions, deductions, and forfeitures, which may have been made pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Each Constabulary officer shall keep a record in duplicate of all such deductions and retentions, showing the amount thereof and the name of the member of the Constabulary, and shall forward one copy to the Chief of Constabulary and the other copy to the Auditor for the Islands at the end of each month. The amount of these deductions and retentions shall be deposited in the Insular Treasury by settlement warrant pursuant to certification of the Auditor as the accounts in which such deductions and retentions have been made are audited and settled." (c) By inserting at the conclusion of said section fourteen the following paragraph: "All deductions, retentions, and forfeitures provided in sections eleven and fourteen of this Act shall be noted on the pay roll, and the Constabulary officer by whom any member of the Constabulary is paid shall, before making payment, verify the amount to be deducted in each case and shall, upon making payment, deduct such amount from the total amount of pay due said member. All amounts so deducted shall be deposited with the Insular Treasurer, as depositary of trust funds, by the officer making the deduction, and a special receipts account therefor shall be rendered monthly by the disbursing officer to the Auditor for the Islands." 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. 885.] AN ACT authorizing the increase of the enlisted strength of the Philippines Constabulary to not exceeding seven thousand men of all grades. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. In view of the establishment of a Constabulary force in the Moro Province, and for other reasons, the enlisted strength of the Philippines Constabulary of all grades is hereby increased to not exceeding seven thousand men, in the discretion of the Chief of Constabulary, for the entire fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and four, the provisions of section one of Act Numbered Eight hundred and seven to the contrary notwithstanding. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 886.] AN ACT appropriating the sum of five thousand four hundred and sixty dollars, United States currency, to be expended by the engineer officer, United States Army, in charge of the improvement of the port of Manila, in making necessary repairs to the walls along the Pasig River. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand four hundred and sixty dollars, United States currency, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available and to be expended by the engineer officer of the United States Army in charge of the improvement of the port of Manila, in making necessary repairs to the walls along the Pasig River in the city of Manila below the Bridge of Spain. SEC. 2. The work, appropriation for which is made in the preceding section, shall be conducted under the regulations, limitations, and restrictions which are prescribed by Act Numbered Twenty-two, as amended, providing for the improvement of the port of Manila and the River Pasig. SEC. 3. The appropriation made in this Act shall be available for withdrawal in United States currency or Philippines currency, at the option of the Treasurer of the Philippine Islands. SEC. 4. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 887.] AN ACT appropriating the sum of one thousand two hundred and seventy-six dollars and eighty cents, money of the United States, to be paid to John Stringer in full compensation for his services and expenses in apprehending and delivering to the authorities of Manila Edward L. Waite, an alleged fugitive from justice. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand two hundred and seventy-six dollars and eighty cents, United States currency, to be paid to John Stringer, special agent of the Department of Justice of the United States, in full compensation for his services and expenses in apprehending and delivering to the authorities of Manila Edward L. Waite, an alleged fugitive from justice charged with embezzlement. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 887.] AN ACT appropriating the sum of one thousand two hundred and seventy-six dollars and eighty cents, money of the United States, to be paid to John Stringer in full compensation for his services and expenses in apprehending and delivering to the authorities of Manila Edward L. Waite, an alleged fugitive from justice. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand two hundred and seventy-six dollars and eighty cents, United States currency, to be paid to John Stringer, special agent of the Department of Justice of the United States, in full compensation for his services and expenses in apprehending and delivering to the authorities of Manila Edward L. Waite, an alleged fugitive from justice charged with embezzlement. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 888.] AN ACT to amend Act Numbered Five hundred and eighty-four, entitled "An Act creating the Bureau of Engineering," by increasing the number of employees therein. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Five hundred and eightyfour, entitled "An Act creating the Bureau of Engineering," is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the words "one railroad engineer, at a salary of three thousand six hundred dollars per annum; one chief surveyor, class two; one geographer, class two; and one assistant engineer, class three. SEC. 2. Section three of said Act Numbered Five hundred and eighty-four is hereby amended by striking out the sentence in line four beginning with the words "one chief draftsman," and ending with the words, "one messenger, Class K," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "one assistant engineer, class four; two assistant engineers, class five; one chief draftsman, class five; three assistant engineers, class six; one chief clerk, class six; five transitmen, class seven; one property clerk, class seven; one stenographer, class seven; five transitmen, class eight; one voucher clerk, class eight; one record clerk, class eight; three clerks, class nine; eight transitmen, class nine; three junior draftsmen, Class D; four junior draftsmen, Class G; ten surveymen, Class H; two messengers, Class K." SEC. 3. The appropriations made in Act Numbered Eight hundred and seven, under the head of "Salaries and wages, Bureau of Engineering, nineteen hundred and four," are hereby made available for the positions herein authorized. SEC. 4. Section six of Act Numbered Five hundred and eighty-four is hereby amended by adding thereto the following words: The Secretary of Commerce and Police, whenever in his discretion it is deemed advantageous to the interests of the Government, shall direct the advertisement for contracts in at least two papers having general circulation in the United States." SEC. 5. Act Numbered Six hundred and seventy-nine, entitled "An Act to amend Act Numbered Five hundred and eighty-four, entitled An Act creating the Bureau of Engineering,' by increasing the number of employees therein," is hereby repealed. SEC. 6. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect on its passage. |