Act No. 2765

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO JUAN VIDAURAZAGA TO CONSTRUCT AND, FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTY YEARS, TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE BY STEAM OR OTHER POWER AN AERIAL TRAMWAY ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE METERS IN LENGTH FROM A POINT APPROXIMATELY TWENTY-FOUR METERS FROM THE RESIDENCE OF THE GRANTEE WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THE PROPOSED SUGAR CENTRAL TO THE OPPOSITE BANK OF THE ILOG RIVER, KABANKALAN, OCCIDENTAL NEGROS.
Date of Approval
March 1, 1918

Act No. 2767

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING TO BENJAMIN BLEIBEL A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALBAYOG, PROVINCE OF SAMAR, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
March 4, 1918
Major Topic

Act No. 2768

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND SIX OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FROM ONE MUNICIPALITY TO ANOTHER.
Date of Approval
March 4, 1918

Act No. 2769

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING VICENTE LOPEZ, OF ILOILO, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND HIS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, TO LAY OUT, CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE RAILROAD LINES ON THE ISLAND OF NEGROS, IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
March 4, 1918

Act No. 2770

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING TO CANUTO OCTAVIO BORROMEO AND VICENTE A. RACAZA A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ORMOC, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
March 4, 1918
Major Topic

Act No. 2771

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING TO THE FIRM OF LIZARRAGA HERMANOS, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A RAILROAD BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF KABANKALAN AND ILOG, IN THE PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL NEGROS.
Date of Approval
March 4, 1918

Act No. 2773

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SANTA CRUZ AND MAJAYJAY, IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA, AND SANTA LUCIA, IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO INCUR AN INDEBTEDNESS OF NINETY THOUSAND PESOS, AS TO THE MUNICIPALITY NAMED FIRST, SIXTY THOUSAND PE SOS, AS TO THE ONE NAMED SECOND, AND NOT MORE THAN TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS, AS TO THE ONE NAMED LAST, RESPECTIVELY, AND TO ISSUE BONDS COVERING THE AMOUNT OF SAID INDEBTEDNESS, PAYABLE IN GOLD COIN OF THE UNITED STATES OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN THE PHILIPPINE CURRENCY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT NECESSARY SEWER AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, TO SECURE A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF WATER AND NECESSARY BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC USES IN SAID MUNICIPALITIES
Date of Approval
March 7, 1918

Act No. 2774

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROVISIONS DEFINING THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE MAYOR AND THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF MANILA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
March 8, 1918

Act No. 2776

Full Title
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE CURRENCY SYSTEM OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND TO ESTABLISH A RESERVE FUND FOR THE SAME, AMENDING THEREFOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
Date of Approval
May 5, 1918

Act No. 2777

Full Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN CLAIMS OF RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP TO PARCELS OF LAND INCLUDED IN TOWNSITE RESERVATIONS MAY BE FILED IN THE PROPER COURT WITHIN THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Date of Approval
May 5, 1918

Act No. 2778

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE, PROVIDING THAT PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES RETURNED TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FROM FOREIGN PORTS SHALL BE FREE OF DUTY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Date of Approval
May 5, 1918

Act No. 2780

Full Title
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUBMARINE AND A DESTROYER.
Date of Approval
May 28, 1918

Act No. 2781

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
Date of Approval
October 29, 1918

Act No. 2782

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF THIRTY MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR PESOS FOR THE EXTENSION OF FREE ELEMENTAL INSTRUCTION TO ALL CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE.
Date of Approval
December 5, 1918
Major Topic

Act No. 2783

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE SURPLUS FROM THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN, FOR CERTAIN NECESSARY EXPENDITURES OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING SAID YEAR.
Date of Approval
December 20, 1918

Act No. 2784

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING, FOR TWO MONTHS, OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, AND APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR ALL EXPENSES THEREOF.
Date of Approval
December 20, 1918

Act No. 2785

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE NECESSARY EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
December 20, 1918

Act No. 2787

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO, AUTHORIZING THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES TO CONTRACT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Date of Approval
January 30, 1919
Major Topic

Act No. 2789

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN CORPORATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."
Date of Approval
February 7, 1919

Act No. 2791

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCES, MUNICIPALITIES, TOWNSHIPS, AND OTHER SUBDIVISIONS OR BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO CONTRACT INDEBTEDNESS, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Date of Approval
February 16, 1919

Act No. 2792

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND CERATAIN SECTIONS OF THE CORPORATION LAW, ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF CORPORATIONS REGISTERING IN THE BUREAU OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, DETERMINING T HE LIABILITY OF THE OFFICERS OF CORPORATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE ISSUANCE OF STOCK OR BONDS, ESTABLISHING PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN THINGS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
February 17, 1919

Act No. 2793

Full Title
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MANNER OF SECURING PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS OR DISCOVERIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
February 19, 1919

Act No. 2794

Full Title
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS, TO BE ADDED TO FUNDS TO BE APPROPRIATED BY THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF BULACAN AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF BULACAN, OF THE SAME PROVINCE, AND RAISED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A L AND THE ERECTION THEREON OF A SCHOOL HOUSE, IN THE BARRIO OF SAN NICOLAS, MUNICIPALITY OF BULACAN, PROVINCE OF BULACAN, DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF MARCELO H. DEL PILAR; TO REGULATE THE INVESTMENT OF SAID FUNDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
February 19, 1919

Act No. 2795

Full Title
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF SIXTY THOUSAND PESOS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE PREPARATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MAUSOLEUM TO PERPETUATE THE MEMORY OF THE LATE HONORABLE WILLIAM ATKINSON JONES, REPRESENTATIVE FOR VIRGINIA , UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
February 19, 1919

Act No. 2796

Full Title
AN ACT DESIGNATING A NEW TIME LIMIT FOR THE FILLING OF APPLICATIONS FOR RETIREMENT UNDER ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE RETIREMENT LAW FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
February 19, 1919

Act No. 2797

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO THOUND ONE HUNDRED AND SIX OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, BY ADDING SUBSECTION (F) AT THE END THEREOF.
Date of Approval
February 23, 1919

Act No. 2798

Full Title
AN ACT EXTENDING TO THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE AND THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA THE LAWS AND OTHER LEGAL PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE PROVINCES AND MINOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO AND SULU.
Date of Approval
February 23, 1919

Act No. 2799

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, ENTITLED THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2800

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING SENOR VICENTE SOTELO Y MATTI, A NATIVE AND RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND HIS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, A FRA NCHISE TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, EQUIP, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A RAILROAD IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND OF NEGROS, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS."
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919
Major Topic

Act No. 2801

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO EXTEND THE BENEFITS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL TO OTHER PARTS OF THE ARCHIPELAGO.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2802

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE HEIRS OR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LATE AGUSTIN DE LA PENA TO BRING SUIT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND DIRECTING THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO APPEAR IN SAID SUIT ON BEHALF OF THE SAID GOVERNMENT.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2803

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, REGULATING CERTAIN DETAILS OF THE FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITY OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2804

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY, AS AMENDED BY SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND NINE, AUTHORIZING THE CESSION, IN CERTAIN CASES, OF CERTAIN LIMITED TRACTS OF THE SO-CALLED FRIAR L ANDS, AND THE BUILDINGS THEREON, TO A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2805

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AUTHORIZING THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO GRANT LOANS TO MUNICIPALITIES AND PROVINCES.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2806

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO ORGANIZE AND MANAGE AGRICULTURAL COLONIES ON PUBLIC LAND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2807

Full Title
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF TWENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND PESOS OUT OF ANY FUNDS IN THE INSULAR TREASURY NOT OTHERWISE APPROPRIATED, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROVINCIAL JAIL IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO.
Date of Approval
February 27, 1919

Act No. 2809

Full Title
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SEGREGATION OF CAMARINES NORTE FROM THE PROVINCE OF AMBOS CAMARINES AND THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FORMER PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
March 2, 1919

Act No. 2810

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF A COMMISSION TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE PRELIMINARY WORK FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH CENTENNIAL OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY FERNANDO MAGELLAN, AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE SAME.
Date of Approval
March 2, 1919

Act No. 2811

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, TO DEFINE AUDITING DISTRICTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
March 2, 1919

Act No. 2812

Full Title
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE CUTTING OR UTILIZATION OF FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES IN THE PUBLIC OR COMMUNAL FORESTS WITHOUT A SPECIAL PERMIT BY THE BUREAU OF FORESTRY.
Date of Approval
March 2, 1919

Act No. 2813

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS EIGHT HUNDRED AND NINE, EIGHT HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN, AND EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AUTHORIZING THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR OPTICIANS, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Date of Approval
March 3, 1919