Collector of Taxes:

One clerk Class 9; two clerks at one hundred and eighty dollars ($180) per annum each; three hundred and ninety dollars ($390).

Department of Municipal Records: One clerk Class 9; one clerk Class A; one clerk Class C; one clerk Class I; one clerk at seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per annum; for stationery at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month; contingent fund at twenty-five dollars ($25) per month; one thousand and sixty-five dollars ($1,065).

Department of Prison Records: Two clerks at four hundred and fifty dollars ($450) per annum each, two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($225).

Office of Judge Advocate, Provost Guard: One clerk Class 9, three hundred dollars ($300).

In all, twenty-one thousand, five hundred and ninety-six dollars and seventy-nine cents ($21,596.79).

Department of Chief Surgeon, Provost Guard: For subsistence of Metropolitan Police admitted to Military Hospitals from February 15 to June 30, 1901, one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two dollars and sixty-four cents ($1,772.64).

Department of Receipts and Disbursements:

For salaries: Two clerks Class 9; one clerk Class A; eight hundred and twenty-five dollars ($825).

Public Prosecutor:

One clerk at seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750) per annum, one hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($187.50).

In all, for the office of the Provost Marshal General and departments reporting to him, four hundred and eighty-two thousand, seven hundred and nine dollars and twenty-four cents ($482,709.24).

Disbursing Officer at Iloilo, Panay:

For maintenance of vaccine farm, three hundred and seventy-four dollars ($374); for salaries of native help, one hundred dollars ($100); for purchase of medicines, one thousand dollars ($1,000).

In all, one thousand, four hundred and seventy-four dollars ($1,474). Disbursing Officer of the United States Philippine Commission: For salaries and expenses, forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). Total of appropriations for all purposes, in money of the United States, one million, two hundred and sixty-three thousand, seven hundred and eleven dollars and fifty-nine cents ($1,263,711.59).

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SEC. 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this Appropriation Bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with Section 2 of An Act Prescribing the Order of Procedure by the Commission in the Enactment of Laws," passed September 26, 1900.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, March 30, 1901.

[No. 111.]

AN ACT exempting the inhabitants of the Province of Benguet from the payment of internal revenue taxes.

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

SECTION 1. From and after the first day of April, 1901, no internal 10890-01-16

revenue taxes shall be collected from the inhabitants of the Province of Benguet.

SEC. 2. All internal revenue taxes collected from the Province of Benguet from and after the first day of January, 1901, shall be paid to the Governor of that Province out of the Insular Treasury, to be by him deposited in the treasury of the province, and to be held as other funds for provincial purposes.

SEC. 3. The Collector of Internal Revenue shall certify to the Military Governor the amount of taxes collected in the Province of Benguet from the first of January, 1901, until the first day of April, 1901, and warrant shall issue in favor of the Governor of Benguet for the amount so certified, in accordance with law.

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 26, 1900. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, March 30, 1901.

[No. 112.]

AN ACT appropriating one-fourth of the internal revenue collections made in the Provinces of Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Tayabas, Romblon and Masbate after January 1, 1901, down to and including the 31st day of March, 1901, to be paid to the respective treasurers of said provinces in accordance with section nine of the General Provincial Act.

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

SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated from the Insular Treasury, out of funds not otherwise appropriated, to be paid to the Provincial Treasurers of the Provinces of Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Bulacan, Bataan, Tayabas, Romblon and Masbate, respectively, one-fourth of the total amount of internal revenue collections made in each of said provinces from and after the first day of January, 1901, down to and including March 31, 1901, to comply with the requirements of section nine of the General Provincial Act. The amount so to be paid shall be determined by the Collector of Internal Revenue for the Islands, and shall be certified by him to the Military Governor and the Auditor of the Archipelago, and warrants shall be drawn in accordance with the law for the amounts so certified.

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 26, 1900.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, March 30, 1901.

[No. 113.]

AN ACT extending the provisions of "the Provincial Government act" to the Prov

ince of Iloilo.

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

SECTION 1. All the provisions of an act entitled "A General Act for the Organization of Provincial Governments in the Philippine Islands," enacted February 6, 1901, shall apply to and govern the establishment of a provincial government in that territory in the Island of Panay known as the Province of Iloilo, including the Comandancia of Concepcion, with such exceptions, modifications and supplementary provisions as are hereinafter contained.

SEC. 2. The compensation to be paid provincial officers of the Province of Iloilo shall be at the following rate per year, money of the United States.

For the Provincial Governor, three thousand dollars ($3,000);

For the Provincial Secretary, one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800);

For the Provincial Treasurer, three thousand dollars ($3,000); For the Provincial Supervisor, two thousand, two hundred dollars ($2,200);

For the Provincial Fiscal, one thousand, eight hundred dollars ($1,800);

The salary of provincial officers shall be payable monthly so that one-twelfth (12) of the annual salary shall be paid on the last day of each calendar month.

Each provincial officer shall be allowed his necessary and actual traveling expenses, not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per day, while absent from the capital of the province on official business. The allowance shall be made by the Provincial Board upon the certificate of the officer that the travel was necessary for the public business, and shall not be paid until the account, accompanied by the resolution of the Board approving the same, shall be forwarded to the Insular Treasurer and by him approved.

SEC. 3. The bond of the Provincial Treasurer shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), until the first day of March, 1902, when, in view of the collection of the land tax, the Commission may require a new bond or an additional bond to cover the probable increase of the funds of which the Provincial Treasurer shall have custody at any one time. The bond to be given shall be conditioned to secure on the part of the Provincial Treasurer that he shall account for the internal revenue collections coming into his hands as Internal Revenue Collector; the taxes collected by him for each municipality, for the province and for the Central Government. The form of the bond shall be prescribed by the Insular Treasurer. If, upon the request of the Commission, the Military Governor shall detail any military officer to fill a provincial office, no bond shall be required of him and no salary shall be paid him until after July 1, 1901.

SEC. 4. The presidentes or alcaldes of the municipalities of the province shall meet on the third Monday in January, April, July and October to consider improvements needed in the province and for the Provincial Government, and to make recommendations to the Provin

cial Board. The convention shall be called together by the Provincial Secretary and shall elect a chairman for each quarter's session. The Provincial Secretary shall act as secretary of the convention, and shall certify its recommendations to the Provincial Board.

SEC. 5. The capital of the province shall be, as formerly, at the town of Iloilo.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, April 11, 1901.

[No. 114.]

AN ACT extending the provisions of "the Provincial Government Act" to the Province of Antique.

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

SECTION 1. All the provisions of an act entitled "A General Act for the Organization of provincial Governments in the Philippine Islands," enacted February 6, 1901, shall apply to and govern the establishment of a provincial government in that territory in the Island of Panay known as the Province of Antique, with such exceptions, modifications and supplementary provisions as are hereinafter contained.

SEC. 2. The compensation to be paid provincial officers of the Province of Antique shall be at the following rate per year, money of the United States.

For the Provincial Governor, one thousand, six hundred dollars. ($1,600);

For the Provincial Secretary, one thousand, two hundred dollars ($1,200);

For the Provincial Treasurer, one thousand, eight hundred dollars ($1,800);

For the Provincial Supervisor, one thousand, six hundred dollars ($1,600);

For the Provincial Fiscal, one thousand, two hundred dollars ($1,200);

The salary of provincial officers shall be payable monthly so that one twelfth () of the annual salary shall be paid on the last day of each calendar month.

Each provincial officer shall be allowed his necessary and actual traveling expenses, not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per day, while absent from the capital of the province on official business. The allowance shall be made by the Províncial Board upon the certificate of the officer that the travel was necessary for the public business, and shall not be paid until the account, accompanied by the resolution of the Board approving the same, shall be forwarded to the Insular Treasurer and by him approved.

SEC. 3. The bond of the Provincial Treasurer shall be ten thousand dollars ($10,000), until the first day of March, 1902, when, in view of the collection of the land tax, the Commission may require a new bond or an additional bond to cover the probable increase of the funds of which the Provincial Treasurer shall have custody at any one time. The bond to be given shall be conditioned to secure on the part of the Provincial Treasurer that he shall account for the internal revenue col

lections coming into his hands as Internal Revenue Collector; the taxes collected by him for each municipality; for the province; and for the Central Government. The form of the bond shall be prescribed by the Insular Treasurer. If, upon the request of the Commission, the Military Governor shall detail any military officer to fill a provincial office, no bond shall be required of him and no salary shall be paid him until after July 1, 1901.

SEC. 4. The presidentes or alcaldes of the municipalities of the province shall meet on the third Monday in January and June to consider improvements needed in the province and for the provincial government, and to make recommendations to the Provincial Board. The convention shall be called together by the Provincial Secretary, and shall elect a chairman for each six months' session. The Provincial Secretary shall act as secretary of the convention, and shall certify its recommendations to the Provincial Board.

SEC. 5. The capital of the province shall be, as formerly, at the town of San Jose.

SEC. 6. The oath of office of provincial officers may be administered by a member of the Commission, by any judicial officer or by the governor of the province.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, April 13, 1901.

[No. 115.]

AN ACT Extending the provisions of "the Provincial Government act" to the Province of Capiz.

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

SECTION 1. All the provisions of an act entitled "A General Act for the Organization of Provincial Governments in the Philippine Islands," enacted February 6, 1901, shall apply to and govern the establishment of a provincial government in that territory in the Island of Panay known as the Province of Capiz, with such exceptions, modifications and supplementary provisions as are hereinafter contained.

SEC. 2. The compensation to be paid provincial officers of the Province of Capiz shall be at the following rate per year, money of the United States:

For the Provincial Governor, one thousand, seven hundred dollars ($1,700);

For the Provincial Secretary, one thousand, two hundred dollars ($1,200);

For the Provincial Treasurer, two thousand dollars ($2,000);

For the Provincial Supervisor, one thousand, eight hundred dollars ($1,800);

For the Provincial Fiscal, one thousand, two hundred dollars ($1,200). The salary of provincial officers shall be payable monthly so that one-twelfth (1) of the annual salary shall be paid on the last day of each calendar month.

Each provincial officer shall be allowed his necessary and actual traveling expenses, not exceeding two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per day, while absent from the capital of the province on official busi