Philippine Commission

Act No. 1425

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AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO FURNISH TRANSPORTATION TO THE UNITED STATES TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT WHEN IT IS IMPRACTICABLE TO SECURE THE SAME ON UNITED STATES ARMY TRANSPORTS," BY PROVIDING THAT PAYMENTS HERETOFORE MADE FOR TRANSPORTATION TO THE INSULAR DISBURSING OFFICER SHALL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE COMPANIES CONCERNED.

Act No. 1

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING TWO MILLION DOLLARS, MEXICAN, TO BE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
September 11, 1900

Act No. 2

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, MEXICAN, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING A SURVEY TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS ROUTE FOR A RAILROAD INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF BENGUET, ISLAND OF LUZON, AND THE PROBABLE COST THEREOF.
Date of Approval
September 11, 1900
Major Topic

Act No. 3

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN DOLLARS AND NINETY-SIX CENTS, IN THE MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE SALARY AND EXPENSES OF FRED W. ATKINSON FOR THE PERIOD FROM MAY FIFTH TO SEPTEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED.
Date of Approval
September 11, 1900

Act NO. 4

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, IN THE MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE SALARY OF THE PROPERTY CLERK IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE MONTH FROM SEPTEMBER EIGHTH TO OCTOBER EIGHTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED.
Date of Approval
September 11, 1900
Major Topic

Act No. 6

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AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE ORDER OF PROCEDURE BY THE COMMISSION IN THE ENACTMENT OF LAWS.
Date of Approval
September 25, 1900

Act No. 7

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AN ACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BUREAU OF STATISTICS FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
September 25, 1900

Act No. 8

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PAYMENT OF SMALL EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
September 25, 1900

Act No. 9

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ALLOWANCE IN ESTIMATING AND ASSESSING DUTIABLE GOODS IN CASE OF LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF THE SAME.
Date of Approval
October 2, 1900

Act No. 10

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, MEXICAN, TO BE PAID TO THE WIDOW OF SALVADOR DE LOS REYES, VICE-PRESIDENT OF SANTA CRUZ, PROVINCE OF LAGUNA DE BAY.
Date of Approval
October 2, 1900

Act No. 11

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING SUNDRY SUMS TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INCURRED PRIOR TO THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.
Date of Approval
October 2, 1900
Major Topic

Act No. 13

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND AND SIXTY FOUR DOLLARS AND THIRTY-THREE CENTS, MEXICAN, FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUNDRY EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED.
Date of Approval
October 2, 1900

Act No. 14

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES OF THE COURTS OF THE FIRST INSTANCE TO PRESIDE IN THE TRIAL OF ACTIONS PROPERLY TRIABLE IN PROVINCES WHERE NO COURTS OF THE FIRST INSTANCE HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED
Date of Approval
October 9, 1900

Act No. 15

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AN ACT TO INCREASE THE MONTHLY SALARIES OF THE NATIVE FILPINO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS OF MANILA AND VICINITY
Date of Approval
October 9, 1900
Major Topic

Act No. 16

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AN ACT FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE FORESTRY BUREAU OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Date of Approval
October 9, 1900

Act No. 17

Full Title
AN ACT FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE MINING BUREAU OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
October 9, 1900

Act No. 18

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN DOLLARS AND NINETY-FIVE CENTS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO PAY EXPENSES INCURRED AND SALARIES EARNED, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Date of Approval
October 9, 1900

Act No. 19

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AN ACT INCREASING THE FORCE OF EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS FOR THE ISLANDS, AND OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT AT MANILA, AND INCREASING THE SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES IN THE OFFICES OF THE MILITARY SECRETARY AND OF THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF INSURGENT RECORDS.
Date of Approval
October 9, 1900

Act No. 21

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, IN THE MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR CONSTRUCTING AN ADDITIONAL CREMATORY IN THE CITY OF MANILA
Date of Approval
October 9, 1900

Act No. 23

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX DOLLARS AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS, IN MEXICAN MONEY, AND THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO DOLLARS AND TWENTY-FOUR CENTS, IN UNITED STATES MONEY, FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUNDRY EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED.
Date of Approval
October 14, 1900

Act No. 25

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF SUBORDINATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS AND BUREAUS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Date of Approval
October 16, 1900

Act No. 26

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT BY THE PHILIPPINE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND EMPOWERING THE BOARD TO FIX THEIR SALARIES WITHIN AN AGGREGATE LIMIT
Date of Approval
October 16, 1900

Act No. 27

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE OF THE CLERICAL FORCE IN THE OFFICE OF THE DISBURSING QUARTERMASTER, CIVIL BUREAUS.
Date of Approval
October 23, 1900

Act No. 28

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE FOR THE PROVINCES OF LA UNION AND BENGUET
Date of Approval
October 23, 1900

Act No. 29

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-EIGHT CENTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF SALARY AND EXPENSES OF FRANK M. KIGGINS, FROM JULY TENTH TO SEPTEMBER TWENTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED, INCLUSIVE, AND THE SUM OF SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS AND SEVENTY CENTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF SALARY AND EXPENSES OF CARL C. PLEHN, FROM THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TO THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED, INCLUSIVE, BOTH IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Date of Approval
October 23, 1900

Act No. 30

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE OF THE SALARY OF THE INTERPRETER AND TRANSLATOR IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE FOR THE CITY OF MANILA
Date of Approval
October 23, 1900

Act No. 32

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AN ACT MAKING PERMANENT THE TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO APPOINT A PROPERTY CLERK IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTAINED IN AN ACT PASSED SEPTEMBER TWELFTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED
Date of Approval
October 23, 1900
Major Topic

Act No. 33

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AN ACT ABOLISHING THE OFFICE OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT AT EVERY PORT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, EXCEPT MANILA, AND TRANSFERRING THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICE TO THE PROPER COLLECTOR OR INSPECTOR OF CUSTOMS
Date of Approval
October 23, 1900

Act No. 34

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AN ACT FIXING ALL SALARIES PAID TO OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES
Date of Approval
October 23, 1900

Act No. 35

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AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL CLERK AND CONSTABLE IN THE OFFICE OF THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AT CEBU
Date of Approval
October 26, 1900

Act No. 36

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AN ACT REGULATING THE SYSTEM OF KEEPING ACCOUNTS OF PUBLIC REVENUES AND THE RETURNS THEREOF, AND REPEALING CERTAIN ORDERS AND CIRCULARS RELATING TO THOSE SUBJECTS.
Date of Approval
October 28, 1900

Act No. 37

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AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYMENT OF VACCINATORS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN LUZON, AND FOR THE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE "AVERAGE" AND "RESERVE" FUNDS OF THE PILOTS' ASSOCIATION OF MANILA, AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION, AND FOR THE REPAYMENT OF SURTAXES ERRONEOUSLY COLLECTED IN THE SECOND DISTRICT, DEPARTMENT OF NORTHERN LUZON
Date of Approval
October 28, 1900

Act No. 38

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING THIRTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-THREE CENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SUITABLE VAULT FOR THE USE OF THE TREASURER OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND TWELVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A SITE FOR A NEW MARKET IN THE CITY OF MANILA, BOTH IN THE MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Date of Approval
October 28, 1900

Act No. 39

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WAREHOUSE ON THE CUSTOM-HOUSE GROUNDS, MANILA, AND THE GRADING AND PAVING OF A CERTAIN PART OF THOSE GROUNDS
Date of Approval
October 30, 1900

Act No. 40

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AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE METHOD TO BE ADOPTED IN MAKING REQUISITIONS FOR FUNDS FROM THE INSULAR TREASURY, AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER OF MAY EIGHT, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE
Date of Approval
October 30, 1900

Act No. 41

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AN ACT PROVIDING FO THE EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL TO DEFEND CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE BOARD OF OFFICERS ON CLAIMS
Date of Approval
October 30, 1900

Act No. 42

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AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THIRTY CENTS, IN MEXICAN MONEY, AND THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS, IN UNITED STATES MONEY, FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUNDRY EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED, AND OTHER DESIGNATED MONTHS
Date of Approval
November 4, 1900

Act No. 43

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY DOLLARS, IN MEXICAN MONEY, AND TWELVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF MINDANAO AND JOLO
Date of Approval
November 5, 1900

Act No. 44

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN PROVINCES WHERE CIVIL COURTS HAVE NOT BEEN ORGANIZED
Date of Approval
November 11, 1900

Act No. 46

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DESIGNATION BY COMMANDING GENERALS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS OF CIVILIANS TO PERFORM AD INTERIM THE DUTIES OF INSPECTORS OF CUSTOMS AND TO FIX TEMPORARY COMPENSATION.
Date of Approval
November 11, 1900

Act No. 47

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE ACT BY EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF SECTION 22 OF SAID ACT TO CERTAIN PERSONS DISCHARGING THE DUTIES OF CIVIL POSITIONS IN THE MILITARY GOVERNMENT BY DETAIL FROM THE MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES
Date of Approval
November 11, 1900

Act No. 48

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL CIVIL GOVERNMENTS IN THE TOWNSHIPS OF THE PROVINCE OF BENGUET
Date of Approval
November 21, 1900

Act No. 49

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROVINCE OF BENGUET
Date of Approval
November 22, 1900