States, for each animal in the herd, or in default of payment to imprisonment for a period of twenty days.

GENERAL PROVISIONS.

SEC. 39. Within the jurisdiction of the city of Manila the same regulations as are now in force shall be continued.

SEC. 40. The provisions of the Municipal Code and of the charter of the city of Manila with respect to a tax on the slaughtering of animals shall continue in full force and effect.

SEC. 41. Erasures, interlineations, or amendments in any of the documents referred to in this Act shall be presumptive evidence of fraud, and documents containing such erasures, interlineations or amendments shall not be received unless the erasures, interlineations, or amendments are satisfactorily explained by a note on the instrument which is signed and dated by the party making the same, and shall be further explained by oral evidence of good faith.

SEC. 42. No document shall treat of more than one animal, so that for each head of cattle a separate certificate shall be issued.

SEC. 43. In all cases when it shall be necessary, under the provisions of this Act, to write an indorsement on a document, if the same can not be done for lack of space it may be placed on a separate sheet of paper which shall be attached to the original document.

SEC. 44. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 45. 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. 46. This act shall take effect May first, nineteen hundred and three.

Enacted, February 12, 1903.

[No. 638.]

AN ACT authorizing and directing the Civil Governor to appoint an electrical engineer and a hydraulic engineer for the purpose for preparing plans and specifications for the conversion of the water-power at the Botocan waterfall in the Province of La Laguna, near Majayjay, into electrical current to be conveyed to the city of Manila.

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. The Civil Governor is hereby authorized and directed to appoint, by and with the consent of the Commission, an electrical engineer and a hydraulic engineer, the first at a compensation not exceeding four hundred dollars per month, and the second at a compensation not exceeding three hundred dollars per month, for the purposes described in the following section. The terms of the contract of employment of such engineers with reference to the payment of their expenses for travel and subsistence from the United States to Manila and return shall be fixed in writing by the Secretary of War. SEC. 2. The electrical engineer and the hydraulic engineer shall

jointly make survey of the Dalitiuan River at Botocan Falls, near the town of Lusiana and the town of Majayjay, for the purpose of determining the feasibility of erecting a plant to convert the water power into electricity to be conveyed thence to the city of Manila. These engineers shall measure the volume and flow of the water, determining the practicability of the construction of a tunnel which shall turn the water from an adjoining watershed into the Dalitiuan River and thus increase the flow of water, determine the proper location of the electrical plant, the cost of the erection of the same, the survey of the roads from the Botocan waterfall which must be constructed to make the improvement possible, the amount of horsepower in electricity which can be generated and conveyed to the city of Manila, the time in which the improvement can be constructed, and all other details. with reference to the improvement which shall enable the Commission to make a proper report to Congress, and to ask the power to issue bonds for the construction of such a plant.

SEC. 3. As soon as the plans and specifications are completed and presented to the Civil Governor, he is authorized to terminate the employment of the engineers appointed hereunder.

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.
Enacted, February 16, 1903.

[No. 639.]

AN ACT to amend Act Numbered Five hundred and forty-three, entitled "An Act enabling the Civil Governor to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the head of a Department in the absence or disability of the head of the Department."

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Five hundred and fortythree, entitled "An Act enabling the Civil Governor to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the head of a Department in the absence or disability of the head of the Department," is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. In all cases in which the head of a Department, because of absence or disability, is unable to discharge the duties and exercise the powers of his office, such duties may be discharged and such powers exercised by the Civil Governor or such other official or person as may be designated by him, instead of by the head of the Department.' 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.

Enacted, February 16, 1903.

[No. 640.]

AN ACT authorizing the improvement of the port of Cebu.

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. The sum of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in money of the United States, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated to be expended in the improvement of the harbor of Cebu, in accordance with the general plans now on file in the office of the Consulting Engineer to the Commission, and subject to such modifications, approved by resolution of the Commission, as he may deem necessary.

SEC. 2. This appropriation shall be applied to dredging, where necessary, in the harbor of Cebu, for the construction of wharves and docks along such part of the south water front of the city of Cebu, as may be designated by the Consulting Engineer to the Commission, and for the reclaiming of such lands as may be required for the use of the public.

All such land or lands, together with such adjoining land or lands as may be the property of the Insular Government are hereby reserved for public use, and are to be held subject to such laws as the Philippine Commission may hereafter enact.

SEC. 3. The work herein provided for shall, so far as practicable, be done and the necessary materials purchased, by contract or contracts, with private individuals or corporations.

SEC. 4. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall advertise and contract for doing the work prescribed by this Act, either as a whole or in parts as he may deem most advantageous to the public interest. Notice of the letting of contracts shall be advertised thirty days in at least two newspapers, one or more of which shall be printed in the English language, and one in the Spanish language, of general circulation in the Philippine Islands. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission is authorized to reject any or all bids and to waive defects, and if in his opinion the bids are excessive, he may with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police purchase material and hire labor and supervise the authorized work.

Paragraphs (b) to (s), inclusive, of section five of Act Numbered Twenty-two shall control the letting of contracts in so far as they are applicable under the Government of the Philippine Islands.

SEC. 5. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall prepare plans, specifications and contracts, and advertise for proposals, for the work herein provided for, within not more than sixty days from the date of the passage of this Act.

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.
Enacted, February 16, 1903.

[No. 641.]

AN ACT authorizing the improvement of the port of Iloilo.

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. The sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, in money of the United States, is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended in the improvement of the harbor of Iloilo, in accordance with the general plans now on file in the office of the Consulting Engineer to the Commission, and subject to such modifications, approved by resolution of the Commission, as he may deem necessary.

SEC. 2. This appropriation shall be applied to the dredging of a channel in the Iloilo River having a depth of not less than fifteen feet at mean low water, to the construction of suitable wharves and docks. along the right bank of the river, to the construction of breakwaters to protect the harbor, and to the reclaiming of such land as may be required for the use of the public.

All such land or lands, together with adjoining land or lands as may be the property of the Insular Government, are hereby reserved for public use, and are to be held subject to such laws as the Philippine Commission may hereafter enact.

SEC. 3. The work herein provided for shall, so far as practicable, be done and the necessary materials purchased by contract or contracts with private individuals or corporations.

SEC. 4. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall advertise and contract for doing the work prescribed by this Act, either as a whole or in parts as he may deem most advantageous to the public interest. Notice of the letting of contracts shall be advertised thirty days in at least two newspapers, one or more of which shall be printed in the English language, and one in the Spanish language, of general circulation in the Philippine Islands. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission is authorized to reject any or all bids and to waive defects, and if in his opinion the bids are excessive, he may with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police purchase material and hire labor and supervise the authorized work.

Paragraphs (b) to (s), inclusive, of section five of Act Numbered Twenty-two shall control the letting of contracts in so far as they are applicable under the Government of the Philippine Islands.

SEC. 5. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall prepare plans, specifications and contracts, and advertise for proposals, for the work herein provided for, within not more than ninety days from the date of the passage of this Act.

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.
Enacted, February 16, 1903.

[No. 642.]

AN ACT amending section seven hundred and eighty-nine of Act Numbered One hundred and ninety, "the code of procedure in civil actions and special proceedings in the Philippine Islands," so as to make an allowance of three dollars per day, in money of the United States, for attendance of officers of the court upon the sessions of the Court of First Instance.

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. Section seven hundred and eighty-nine of Act Numbered One hundred and ninety, entitled "An Act providing a code of procedure in civil actions and special proceedings in the Philippine Islands," is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following words:

"The sheriff of the province shall also be allowed three dollars per day, in money of the United States, for each day the Court of First Instance is in session in his province for attendance at such court by himself and necessary deputies. This allowance shall be in addition to fees for the service of process, and shall be paid from the Insular Treasury as a part of the expense of the Bureau of Justice. In case the governor of the province is the officer of the court he shall receive the same compensation from the same source for the attendance of himself and necessary deputies during the days of actual session of the Court of First Instance in the province. During the sessions of the Supreme Court, at other places than in the city of Manila, the officer of the court shall receive the same allowance as herein provided."

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.
Enacted, February 16, 1903.

[No. 643.]

AN ACT amending section four of Act Numbered Eighty as amended, and repealing paragraph (b) of section one of Act Numbered Three hundred and thirty-eight, relating to salaries and traveling expenses of appointees to the Philippine civil service residing in the United States, and repealing Act Numbered Two hundred and twenty-four, relating to certain conditions of appointment in the service.

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. Paragraph (b) of section one of Act Numbered Three hundred and thirty-eight, and Act Numbered Two hundred and twentyfour are hereby repealed, so far as they affect appointments provided herein, after May thirty-first, nineteen hundred and three; and section four of Act Numbered Eighty is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 4. The appointment of all persons residing in the United States to the Philippine civil service, whether by transfer from the United States civil service or otherwise, shall be subject to the following conditions: