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Acts in May 1909

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Act No. 1956 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS, THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS, THE PROTECTION OF CREDITORS, AND THE PUNISHMENT OF FRAUDULENT DEBTORS. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1955 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE AMENDING INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TEN, AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERIODS. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1954 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUE OF BONDS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, GOLD COIN OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE PRESENT STANDARD VALUE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO OF ACT OF CONGRESS ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT APPROVED JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TEMPORARILY TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,' AND TO AMEND AN ACT APPROVED MARCH EIGHTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TEMPORARILY TO PROVIDE REVENUE FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,' AND TO AMEND AN ACT APPROVED MARCH SECOND, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STANDARD OF VALUE AND TO PROVIDE FOR A COINAGE SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,' AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE MORE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES." APPROVED FEBRUARY SIXTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIVE; REPEALING A PORTION OF SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT AND A PORTION OF SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY AND A PORTION OF SECTION °NE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, APPROPRIATING FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS OUT OF BOND ISSUE, AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO SUSPEND FOR A TERM NOT TO EXCEED THREE YEARS ALL ACCRETIONS TO SAID BOND SINKING FUND AND THE APPROPRIATIONS MADE THEREFOR, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1952 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF BATANES; TO AMEND PARAGRAPH SEVEN OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE IN CERTAIN PARTICULARS; TO AUTHORIZE THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF THE PROVINCE OF BATANES, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT WITHOUT PENALTY OF TAXES AND LICENSES; TO AMEND SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "THE ELECTION LAW," BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY TO EIGHTY-ONE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1953 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE FREE TRANSPORTATION, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, OF CERTAIN ARTICLES TO THE LEPERS KEPT AT THE CULION LEPER COLONY. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1950 AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE ANNUAL TAX ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE REAL ESTATE OF THE CITY OF MANILA FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE SHALL BE ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENTUM THEREOF. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1951 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE, ENTITLED 'AN ACT PROHIBITING THE TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS WITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF LAND USED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AND AT CERTAIN CAMPS THEREIN NAMED,' " AS AMENDED BY ACTS NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY AND ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, BY AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO EXCEPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT, AS AMENDED, LOCALITIES WHERE GARRISONS ARE COMPOSED OF PHILIPPINES SCOUTS. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1949 AN ACT AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION NINETEEN AND SUBSECTIONS (E) AND (F) OF SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL CODE," BY PROVIDING THAT A COUNCILOR SHALL DISCHARGE THE DUTIES AND RECEIVE THE SALARY OF THE MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT IN CASE OF THE ABSENCE OR TEMPORARY INABILITY OF THE MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1947 AN ACT TO RATIFY, AND CONFIRM CERTAIN MINING CONCESSIONS GRANTED UNDER ROYAL DECREES OF THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, TO AMEND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SAID CONCESSIONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR REGISTRATION. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1948 AN ACT AMENDING, SUPPLEMENTING AND EXPLAINING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "THE ELECTION LAW." May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1946 AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION TWELVE 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," A AMENDED BY PROVIDING FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AS THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE COURTS UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1940 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS TWENTY-FIVE, TWENTY-SEVEN, THIRTY-SIX, SEVENTY-FOUR AND NINETY-ONE OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR," BY IMPOSING INTERNAL-REVENUE TAXES ON WINES AND IMITATIONS OF WINES AND ON CERTAIN ARTICLES IMPORTED INTO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BY PERMITTING THE REMOVAL OF DISTILLED SPIRITS FROM DISTILLERIES OR BONDED WAREHOUSES FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF TAX, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1941 AN ACT CREATING A CODE COMMITTEE TO REVISE AND AMEND THE CIVIL, COMMERCIAL, PENAL, AND PROCEDURE CODES IN FORCE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND TO PREPARE NEW CODES ON SAID SUBJECTS, MAKING NECESSARY APPROPRIATION FOR THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1942 AN ACT PROVIDING THE MEANS WHEREBY POOR DEFENDANTS IN COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE SHALL BE DEFENDED FREE OF COST WITH CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1943 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE PAID OR ARE LIABLE TO PAY THE LAND TAX FOR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX OR SUBSEQUENT YEARS UPON AN EXCESSIVE OR ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENT. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1944 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO SPECIFY BY EXECUTIVE ORDER THE KINDS OF NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE PROHIBITIONS CONTAINED IN SECTIONS NINE AND TWENTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE MANILA LIQUOR LICENSES ACT," ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE, GIFT, OR OTHER DISPOSAL, IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SAILORS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, OF ANY OF THE SO-CALLED NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS," AND ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE, GIFT, OR OTHER DISPOSAL, IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES, TO SOLDIERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND SAILORS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, OF ANY OF THE SO-CALLED NATIVE WINES OR LIQUORS." May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1945 AN ACT PROVIDING THE TIME AT WHICH ALL ACTS OF THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE SHALL TAKE EFFECT. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1938 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AS GOVERNMENT PUPILS WHILE PURSUING A COURSE OF TRAINING FOR TEACHING, AND AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE FOR SUCH PUPILS FROM FUNDS DESIGNATED BY SECTION TWENTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE, AS AMENDED. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1939 AN ACT ADDING A PROVISO TO SUBSECTION (B) OF SECTION TWELVE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND IN CERTAIN RESPECTS ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS THE 'MUNICIPAL CODE' " BY PROVIDING TLIAT THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL MAY, IN ITS DISCRETION, EXTEND THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT, WITHOUT PENALTY, OF CERTAIN LICENSE TAXES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1937 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, ENTITLED 'THE LAND REGISTRATION ACT,' AND OTHER ACTS RELATING- THERETO, TO GIVE GREATER FACILITIES FOR OBTAINING TITLES AND THE REGISTRATION OF PROPERTY IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE JUDICIARY AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE BUREAU OF LANDS TO MEET THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INVOLVED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," BY PROVIDING THAT THOSE WHO HAVE PRACTICED THEIR PROFESSION OF SURVEYOR IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PRIOR TO JUNE FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, SHALL BE AUTHORIZED BY THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS TO MAKE SURVEYS FOR THE COURT OF LAND REGISTRATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION, AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUSPENSION OF FEES THE PAYMENT WHEREOF IS PRESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, AS AMENDED BY SECTION SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT, EXCEPT THE FEES OF THE SHERIFF AND THE REGISTRAR OF PROPERTY, ON ALL PROPERTY NOT EXCEEDING FIVE HUNDRED PESOS IN VALUE, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1936 AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION FIVE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR," AS AMENDED, BY FIXING THE LICENSE TAX FOR PROPRIETORS OF THEATERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF MANILA. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1934 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION SIX HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN 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," BY FIXING EIGHTEEN YEARS AS THE MINIMUM AGE AT WHICH A PERSON MAY MAKE A WILL. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1935 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL LIBRARIES BELONGING TO ANY BRANCH OF THE PHILIPPINE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE CREATION OF "THE PHILIPPINES LIBRARY," AND FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REGULATION OF THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1933 AN ACT ADDING NEW MATTER TO SECTION SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY AND AMENDING SECTIONS NINE AND ELEVEN OF SAID ACT, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND' FORTY-SEVEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1927 AN ACT MAKING AN ADDITION TO SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINE, PROVIDING THAT THE THIRD MEMBERS OF PROVINCIAL BOARDS, CREATED BY ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE, SHALL BE REIMBURSED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY TRAVELING EXPENSES WHEN ATTENDING THE SESSIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL BOARD, IF SUCH MEMBERS RESIDE AT A PLACE OTHER THAN THE SEAT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1928 AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO EXTEND THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE LAND TAX IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PROVINCES, WITHOUT PENALTY, FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE UNTIL AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1929 AN ACT TO CHANGE THE DATE FOR COMMENCING FUTURE ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1930 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FORTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "THE MUNICIPAL CODE," BY PROVIDING THAT BOARDS OF TAX ASSESSORS SHALL INCLUDE ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE PROVINCIAL BOARD INSTEAD OF A SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED DEPUTY OF THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1931 AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CLASSES FOR TRAINING IN NURSING IN THE PHILIPPINE NORMAL SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING THE SUM'OF TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR SUCH PURPOSE. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1932 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY WHERE COLLECTED OF AT LEAST THIRTY PER CENTUM OF THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF THE CEDULA TAX IN PROVINCES WHOSE PROVINCIAL BOARDS SHALL HAVE PROVIDED BY THAT THE CEDULA TAX BE INCREASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1926 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILOILO TO INCUR AN INDEBTEDNESS OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, AND TO ISSUE BONDS COVERING THE AMOUNT OF SAID INDEBTEDNESS, PAYABLE IN GOLD COIN OF THE "UNITED STATES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT NECESSARY SEWER AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES, TO SECURE A SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF WATER AND NECESSARY BUILDINGS FOR PRIMARY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SAID MUNICIPALITY, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS SIXTY-SIX, SIXTY-SEVEN, SIXTY-EIGHT, AND SIXTY-NINE OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT TEMPORARILY TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES." May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1925 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ATTENDANCE ON CIVIL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES AT ISOLATED POINTS WHEN LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY," BY PROVIDING THAT THE TRAVELING EXPENSES OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR NURSE SHALL IN EACH CASE BE PAID BY THE BUREAU OR OFFICE WITH WHICH THE PATIENT IS CONNECTED. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1922 AN ACT EMPOWERING THE SPEAKER OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY TO GRANT IN HIS DISCRETION AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS TO EMPLOYEES OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY PRIVILEGES SIMILAR TO THOSE GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES OF THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY THE REVISED CIVIL SERVICE ACT. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1923 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, BY FURTHER EXTENDING THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH MUNICIPAL PRISONERS MAY BE CONFINED IN PROVINCIAL JAILS. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1924 AN ACT EXTENDING THE BENEFITS OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN , HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN TO MALE AND FEMALE TEACHERS OF MUNICIPALITIES AND OF TOWNSHIPS INHABITED BY CHRISTIAN TRIBES IN MINDORO AND PALAWAN, AND IN THE SUBPROVINCE OF ABRA. May 20, 1909

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Act No. 1918 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-FOUR, BY MAKING WOMEN ELIGIBLE AS MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD AND PROVIDING THAT TWO POSITIONS AT LEAST SHALL BE HELD BY WOMEN. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1919 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTY-FOUR 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," BY REQUIRING CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN ORDER THAT PERSONS NOT DULY AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE LAW MAY APPEAR FOR AND DEFEND OTHER PERSONS IN JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1920 AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING THE PURCHASE FROM THE GOVERNMENT BY ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY SOLD BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE NONPAYMENT OF ANY PUBLIC TAX. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1921 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS." May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1917 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY- SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT MAKING PERMANENT CONTINUING ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS TO ENCOURAGE THE PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO AND TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF THE TOBACCO-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY PROVIDING BOUNTIES FOR THE GROWERS OF LEAF TOBACCO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," BY PROVIDING THAT A LARGER NUMBER OF BOUNTIES OF SMALLER AMOUNTS MAY BE GIVEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1913 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE WIDENING OF THE STREETS AND THE ADJUSTMENT OF OWNERSHIP OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN CERTAIN SPECIFIED LIMITS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CEBU, PROVINCE OF CEBU," BY GRANTING LARGER POWERS TO THE COMMITTEE THEREBY CREATED. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1914 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND ONE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATION OF ONE MILLION PESOS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SCHOOLS IN THE BARRIOS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS" BY REDUCING THE REQUIRED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, AND PROVIDING THAT BUILDINGS SHALL BE ERECTED UNDER RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE SECRETARY OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1915 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL CODE." May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1916 AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLES SIX AND ELEVEN OF THE FRANCHISE CONTAINED IN SECTION TWO OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE GRANTING OF A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEMS, AND TO CARRY ON OTHER ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION BUSINESS IN AND BETWEEN THE PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE ISLAND OF PANAY." May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1906 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING A GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND APPROPRIATING FOR FUNDS THEREOF THE SUM OF ONE MILLION PESOS,'' BY AUTHORIZING THE BANK TO MAKE LOANS FOR ADDITIONAL PURPOSES AND BY ENUMERATING ADDITIONAL PERSONS AND OFFICIALS WHO ARE PROHIBITED FROM EXACTING, DEMANDING OR RECEIVING ANY FEE FOR SERVICE IN OBTAINING LOANS. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1907 AN ACT PROVIDING- FOR THE APPROPRATION OF THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND PESOS, OUT OF INSULAR FUNDS, TO ASSIST THE MUNICIPALITY OF IMUS, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BUILDING FOR AN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1908 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIFTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX, ENTITLED "THE PUBLIC LAND ACT," BY MORE DEFINITELY FIXING THE PERIOD OF OCCUPATION OF LAND ACQUIRED AS A BASIS FOR PERFECTING TITLE THERETO. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1909 AN ACT AMENDING PARAGRAPH (J) OF SECTION FORTY OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL CODE." May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1910 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-SIX, THIRTY-ONE AND THIRTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE, REFERRED TO AS "THE OPIUM ACT," BY PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION OF ALL TAXES, FINES, AND ALL OTHER MONEYS COLLECTED UNDER THIS ACT, INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF SECTIONS THIRTY-ONE AND THIRTY-TWO, REPEALING SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1912 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO CONSTITUTE THE CUSTOMS SERVICE OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF," BY PROVIDING A LONGER PERIOD DURING WHICH MERCHANDISE MAY REMAIN IN BONDED WAREHOUSES. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1911 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE, ENTITLED "THE PHILIPPINE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK ACT," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1905 AN ACT GRANTING THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONCESSIONS FOR RAILROAD LINES IN THE ISLAND OF LUZON AND GUARANTEEING' INTEREST ON THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS OF SAID LINES AND OF CERTAIN LINES ALREADY AUTHORIZED BY ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND TEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1904 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE, AS AMENDED, BY AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO EXTEND SAID ACT OF ANY PART THEREOF BY PROCLAMATION TO ANY MILITARY OR NAVAL RESERVATION OR TO ANY PLACE OR PREMISES WITHIN A DISTANCE NOT EXCEEDING TWO MILES OF ANY SUCH RESERVATION. May 19, 1909

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Act No. 1899 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR," BY PROVIDING THAT UPON REINSURANCE BY A COMPANY WHICH HAS ALREADY EFFECTED THE INSURANCE AND PAID THE TAX, NO FURTHER TAX SHALL BECOME DUE. May 18, 1909

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Act No. 1900 AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING: REGISTERS OF DEEDS TO PERFORM CERTAIN DUTIES OF COMMERCIAL REGISTERS AS DEFINED IN TITLE TWO OF THE CODE OF COMMERCE, AND PROVIDING THAT THE DOCUMENTING, REGISTRY, ENROLLMENT, AND LICENSING OF VESSELS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ACT AND THE CUSTOMS RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A REGISTRY OF VESSELS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SAID TITLE," BY PROVIDING THAT THE INSULAR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF COMMERCIAL REGISTER CONCERNING THE REGISTERING: OF VESSELS, AS DEFINED IN TITLE TWO OF THE CODE OF COMMERCE. May 18, 1909

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Act No. 1901 AN ACT AMENDING- SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE BONDS OF THE SHERIFFS OF PROVINCES SHALL BE FIXED BY THE INSULAR AUDITOR. May 18, 1909

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Act No. 1902 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO DIRECT THAT ANY UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS BE RETURNED TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE INSULAR TREASURY AND TO TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND MONEYS WHICH HAVE BEEN RETURNED THERETO. May 18, 1909

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Act No. 1903 AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SUBSECTION (A) OF SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "THE MUNICIPAL CODE," AS AMENDED BY ACTS NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND THREE, FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE, AND SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, BY AIDING TO THE SECOND PARAGRAPH OF SAID SECTION AN EXCEPTION COVERING THE EQUIPMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICE FORCE. May 18, 1909

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Act No. 1895 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, ENTITLED "THE CORPORATION LAW," AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR, SO THAT INCREASE IN CAPITAL STOCK OF CORPORATIONS MAY BE PAID IN CASH OR PROPERTY. May 17, 1909

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Act No. 1896 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUGAR-TESTING LABORATORY IN THE CITY OF ILOILO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AND FIXING THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE SUGAR CHEMIST IN CHARGE THEREOF. May 17, 1909

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Act No. 1897 AN ACT AMENDING SUBSECTION FOUR OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, KNOWN AS "THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR," INCREASING THE LICENSE TAX ON PAWNBROKERS. May 17, 1909

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Act No. 1898 AN ACT PROVIDING THAT MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS SHALL MAKE SPECIAL QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THE CONDITION OF AGRICULTURE, LIVE STOCK, AND ON OTHER MATTERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE MUNICIPALITIES. May 17, 1909

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Act No. 1894 AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND NINE, ENTITLED ''AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE COMPULSORY VACCINATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE INOCULATION OF ANY HUMAN BEING WITH SMALLPOX VIRUS SHALL BE UNLAWFUL. May 15, 1909

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Act No. 1892 AN ACT EXTENDING TO JUNE FIFTEENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE, THE PERIOD FOR THE PAYMENT, WITHOUT PENALTY, OF THE CEDULA TAX FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE IN THE CITY OF MANILA AND IN THE PROVINCES ORGANIZED UNDER THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT. May 14, 1909

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Act No. 1893 AN ACT DEFINING FRAUDULENT ENLISTMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES CONSTABULARY, AND PROVIDING THE PUNISHMENT THEREFOR. May 14, 1909

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Act No. 1890 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO CONVEY OR LEASE TO THE PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT. May 10, 1909

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Act No. 1891 AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY OF THE CIVIL CODE IN FORCE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, BY FIXING THE AGE OF MAJORITY OF TWENTY-ONE YEARS. May 10, 1909

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Act No. 1887 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE FREDERICK GARFIELD WAITE AND OTHERS TO MAINTAIN AND ACTION AT LAW AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND AUTHORIZING THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO APPEAR THEREIN. May 08, 1909

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Act No. 1888 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVENTY-THREE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY, AS AMENDED BY SECTION EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN, SO AS TO MAKE IT APPLICABLE BOTH TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES, AND REPEALING SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-FOUR. May 08, 1909

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Act No. 1889 AN ACT AMENDING SUBSECTION ONE OF PARAGRAPH THREE OF SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN, CHANGING THE TERMINI OF THE LINE OF THE PHILIPPINE RAILWAY COMPANY IN THE ISLAND OF NEGROS. May 08, 1909