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Acts in Aug 1903

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Acts

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Act No. 862 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CENSUS BUREAU FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF THE CENSUS REPORT CONTEMPLATED BY ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN. August 29, 1903

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Act No. 860 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS AND SIXTY-SIX CENTS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO PAY THE SALARY OF A THIRD DEPUTY CLERK OF THE SUPREME COURT FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER FIRST TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE. August 28, 1903

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Act No. 861 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER OF THE PROVINCE OF ILOILO TO PAY THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE HIRE OF A STEAM LAUNCH FOR THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR OF SAID PROVINCE WHILE ON A VISIT TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF NUEVA VALENCIA (GUIMARAS) DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS. August 28, 1903

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Act No. 856 AN ACT AUTHORIZING ANY OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY DESIGNATED BY THE COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE DIVISION OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR SUCH PURPOSE TO APPEAR AS ATTORNEY BEFORE ANY COURT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN OFFICIAL MATTERS IN WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS AN INTEREST. August 27, 1903

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Act No. 855 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR THE NON-CHRISTIAN TRIBES IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE. August 27, 1903

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Act No. 857 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF SALARIES, WAGES, AND SUBSISTENCE OF SO-CALLED VOLUNTEERS IN THE SUPPRESSION OF BRIGANDAGE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. August 27, 1903

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Act No. 858 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND AND TWENTY-ONE DOLLARS AND TWENTY-THREE CENTS, LOCAL CURRENCY, FROM THE FUND NOW IN THE INSULAR TREASURY KNOWN AS "SPECIAL DEPOSIT NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE," FOR DEPOSIT IN THE PROVINCIAL TREASURY OF SORSOGON, TO BE EXPENDED BY SAID PROVINCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH SCHOOL OR SECONDARY SCHOOL BUILDING. August 27, 1903

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Act No. 859 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR, BY PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES FOR RECORDING DECLARATIONS OF LOCATION OF MINING CLAIMS AND AFFIDAVITS ACCOMPANYING THE SAME DIRECT TO THE PROVINCIAL TREASURERS INSTEAD OF TO THE MINING RECORDERS IN PROVINCES ORGANIZED UNDER THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT. August 27, 1903

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Act No. 854 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EDUCATION OF FILIPINO STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND APPROPRIATING FOR SUCH PURPOSE THE SUM OF SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES. August 26, 1903

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Act No. 851 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "A GENERAL ACT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR. August 26, 1903

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Act No. 852 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR REPAIRS TO THE WHARVES AT ZAMBOANGA, ILIGAN, PARANG, AND JOLO. August 26, 1903

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Act No. 853 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CIVIL GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND A HYDRAULIC ENGINEER FOR THE PURPOSE OF 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 PROVIDING FOR THE ADDITIONAL SURVEY OF THE FALLS OF THE RIVERS CALIRAYA AND LOMOT AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY. August 26, 1903

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Act No. 840 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WEATHER BUREAU FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND APPROPRIATING EIGHT THOUSAND AND SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS AND THE INSTALLATION OF THE SAME." August 24, 1903

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Act No. 845 AN ACT APPROPRIATING SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, UNITED STATES CURRENCY, FOR IMPROVING THE GROUNDS OF MALACAÑAN PALACE. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 841 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE, CREATING THE BUREAU OF NON-CHRISTIAN TRIBES FOR THE PHILIPPINES, AND CHANGING THE NAME OF THIS BUREAU TO THE ETHNOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 838 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO MAKE CERTAIN PURCHASES TO ASSIST IN CARRYING INTO OPERATION THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 836 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT CONSOLIDATING THE OFFICES OF PROVINCIAL TREASURER AND PROVINCIAL SUPERVISOR OF THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA." August 24, 1903

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Act No. 837 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT CONSOLIDATING THE OFFICES OF PROVINCIAL TREASURER AND PROVINCIAL SUPERVISOR OF THE PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE," BY PROVIDING THAT THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN THAT PROVINCE MAY APPOINT A DEPUTY TO ACT IN HIS STEAD ON THE PROVINCIAL BOARD. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 839 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EXAMINATIONS OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR REPORTS BY THEIR OFFICERS." August 24, 1903

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Act No. 842 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT TO THE PROVINCE OF TAYABAS." August 24, 1903

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Act No. 843 AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS MAY ADMINISTER OATHS REQUIRED BY LAW. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 844 AN ACT AMENDING ALL ACTS HERETOFORE ENACTED BY THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION IN WHICH THE WORDS "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO" OCCUR, BY STRIKING OUT SAID WORDS AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE WORDS "THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," AND CHANGING THE TITLES OF ALL INSULAR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO CONFORM WITH THIS AMENDMENT. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 846 AN ACT APPROPRIATING FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS, UNITED STATES CURRENCY, FOR REPAIRING THE SCHOOL BUILDING AT CERVANTES, PROVINCE OF LEPANTO-BONTOC. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 847 AN ACT AUTHORIZING A REFUND OF TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ON ACCOUNT OF REAL-ESTATE TAX COLLECTED IN THE CITY OF MANILA FROM MARIA ARGUELLES THROUGH A CLERICAL ERROR OF THE COLLECTING AUTHORITIES. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 848 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT FIXING THE SALARIES AND WAGES OF OFFICERS AND CREWS OF THE COAST GUARD FLEET." August 24, 1903

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Act No. 849 AN ACT FOR THE PROTECTION OF BUOYS AND BEACONS. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 850 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARITAO, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, AS A BARRIO OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF DUPAX, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA. August 24, 1903

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Act No. 835 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BENGUET ROAD. August 20, 1903

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Act No. 834 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTEEN, PROVIDING FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE LOCUST PEST, BY EXCEPTING FROM ITS OPERATIONS CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES OF COMMON CARRIERS. August 17, 1903

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Act No. 833 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE MORO PROVINCE." August 12, 1903

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Act No. 831 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS, PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER PURPOSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT. August 12, 1903

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Act No. 832 AN ACT ALLOWING TO E. B. BRYAN FIFTY-FOUR DAYS' LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE THOUSAND AND FIFTY DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BE PAID TO SAID E. B. BRYAN IN LIEU OF THE LEAVE SO ALLOWED IN ORDER THAT HIS SUCCESSOR AS GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION MAY BE APPOINTED WITHOUT UNNECESSARY DELAY. August 12, 1903

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Act No. 830 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF MANILA. August 08, 1903

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Act No. 828 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE INSULAR PURCHASING AGENT AND PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO SELL CARABAO AND OTHER DRAFT ANIMALS PURCHASED OUT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND BY THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTOCKING THE ISLANDS WITH DRAFT ANIMALS AND REPLACING DRAFT ANIMALS DESTROYED BY DISEASE OR OTHER CAUSES. August 07, 1903

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Act No. 829 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PROVINCIAL BOARDS OF PROVINCES WHICH ARE OPERATING LAUNCHES FOR THE USE OF THEIR PROVINCIAL OFFICERS TO CHARGE REASONABLE RATES OF FARE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF NONOFFICIAL PASSENGERS. August 07, 1903

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Act No. 825 AN ACT TO REPEAL ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES BY BANKING INSTITUTIONS." August 05, 1903

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Act No. 826 AN ACT TO RELIEVE THE CONGESTION IN THE NECESSARY TRANSLATION OF RECORDS IN CRIMINAL CASES APPEALED FROM THE VARIOUS COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE TO THE SUPREME COURT, AND APPROPRIATING TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THAT PURPOSE. August 05, 1903

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Act No. 827 AN ACT FURTHER TO AMEND SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE, BY PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN OF THE EXHIBITS AT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION OWNED BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE RETURNED TO MANILA. August 05, 1903

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Act No. 819 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, ENTITLED "A GENERAL ACT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," AS AMENDED. August 04, 1903

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Act No. 820 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX, AS AMENDED. August 04, 1903

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Act No. 821 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF MINDORO FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR, AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERIODS, AND AUTHORIZING THE PROVINCIAL SUPERVISOR-TREASURER OF MINDORO TO EMPLOY MUNICIPAL TREASURERS AS DEPUTIES UNDER HIM FOR THE COLLECTION OF TAXES. August 04, 1903

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Act No. 822 AN ACT MAKING FURTHER APPROPRIATION OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF BULLION WITH WHICH TO COIN SILVER PHILIPPINE PESOS. August 04, 1903

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Act No. 823 AN ACT CONSOLIDATING THE OFFICES OF PROVINCIAL TREASURER AND PROVINCIAL SUPERVISOR OF THE PROVINCE OF BATAAN. August 04, 1903

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Act No. 824 AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BE EXPENDED BY ORDER OF THE EXPOSITION BOARD IN CONTINUING AND COMPLETING THE PREPARATION OF THE EXHIBIT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION. August 04, 1903

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Act No. 817 AN ACT DECLARING THAT THE PRESENCE OF LOCUSTS IN VARIOUS PROVINCES OF THE ISLANDS SO THREATENS THE FOOD SUPPLY FOR THE COMING YEAR AS TO PRESENT A PUBLIC EMERGENCY REQUIRING RADICAL ACTION, AND AUTHORIZING AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A BOARD IN EACH PROVINCE WITH FULL POWERS TO CALL UPON ALL ABLE-BODIED INHABITANTS THEREOF TO TAKE UNITED ACTION TO SUPPRESS THE PEST, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. August 03, 1903

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Act No. 818 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF TAYABAS TO MAKE A LOAN FROM PROVINCIAL FUNDS TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF LUCENA IN THAT PROVINCE. August 03, 1903