[ Act No. 201, August 13, 1901 ]
AN ACT APPROPRIATING TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND AND FORTY-THREE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-TWO CENTS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO PAY VARIOUS EXPENSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERIODS NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that:
SECTION 1. The sum of twenty-seven thousand and forty-three dollars and thirty-two cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in money of the United States, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the following expenses of the Insular Government for the third quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one and other designated periods:
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
For ten thousand Visayan-English primers, three thousand dollars; forty-nine thousand eight hundred and fifty-five Spanish-English histories, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four dollars and sixty-four cents; ten Webster's International Dictionaries, eighty-one dollars; ten Webster's Collegiate Dictionaries, thirty dollars; ten magic lanterns, four hundred dollars; office supplies, printing, and stationery, ten thousand dollars.
In all, for the General Superintendent of Public Instruction, fifteen thousand three hundred and fifty-five dollars and sixty-four cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
QUARTERMASTER UNITED STATES MILITARY PRISON, BACOLOR.
For the salary of one ex-volunteer captain, retained after the expiration of his service by resolution of the Commission, from July first to July eleventh, sixty dollars and fifty cents; one ex-volunteer lieutenant, retained after expiration of his service by resolution of the Commission, from July first to July thirty-first, one hundred and twenty-eight dollars and thirty-three cents; purchase of mineral oil for August and September, thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
In all, for the quartermaster United States Military Prison, Bacolor, two hundred and twenty-six dollars and thirty-three cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS.
For salaries of one warden at two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and one assistant warden at one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum, from August ninth to September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, six hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty-three cents. For cleaning cesspools and dry-earth closets, one thousand seven hundred dollars.
In all, for the Department of Prisons, two thousand three hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty-three cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF CEBU.
For maintenance of a leper colony in the Province of Cebu for July, August, and September, one thousand one hundred and fifty-nine dollars and twenty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
For subsistence of patients in the smallpox hospital, plague hospital, and San Lazaro Hospital, eight hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
For cleaning closets at civil police stations for the month of June, in the Department of Streets, Parks, Fire, and Sanitation, under the Provost-Marshal-General, eight hundred and eighty-nine dollars and sixty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For salaries from July first to August seventh, nineteen hundred and one, in Medico-Legal Department, as follows: Two physicians at fifty dollars per month each; two practicantes at fifteen dollars per month each; one concierge at fifteen dollars per month; and one servant at five dollars per month; total of salaries, one hundred and eighty-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For salaries for the month of July, hereby authorized, of four assistant prosecutors of the Courts of First Instance of Manila, who performed actual services without formal authorization of law, four hundred and fifty dollars.
For F. M. Kiggins, for allowance in lien of salary for earned leave of absence, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For the following expenses incurred in the office of the quartermaster, Provost-Marshal-General, prior to July first, nineteen hundred and one: Rent of civil police barracks, number four Calle Gunao, Quiapo, March first to March thirty-first, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents; rent of quarters for two officers performing services under the Provost-Marshal-General prior to March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and one, ninety-three dollars and sixty cents; rent of market site on Calle Real, Paco, from October, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, twenty-seven dollars: for repairs to and hire of transportation for officers of the city government for June, three hundred and ninety-five dollars and ninety-five cents; forage for native ponies for the city government for month of June, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and ten cents.
For expenses incurred in the office of the quartermaster, Provost-Marshal-General, from July first to August seventh, as follows: Cleaning cesspools and dry-earth closets in schools, police and fire stations, one thousand dollars; forage and shoeing for native ponies of the city government, five hundred dollars; hire of transportation for the following offices from July first to August seventh: Board of Health, Department of Receipts and .Disbursements, Department of Inspection, Adjutant-General's Department, Sanitary Department, Chief Surgeon, Separate Brigade, Public Prosecutor, Department of Licenses, Quartermaster's Department, Separate Brigade, Engineer's Department, Assistant Surgeon, Separate Brigade, Inspector-General, Separate Brigade, and Department of Police, one thousand five hundred and ninety-eight dollars and twenty-five cents; rent of market site on Calle Real, Paco, two dollars; total appropriation for expenses incurred in the office of the quartermaster, Provost-Marshal-General, three thousand eight hundred and ninety-one dollars and forty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For salary of C. W. Mead, Engineer Officer of the United States Philippine Commission, engaged in the construction of the Benguet road and the location of the railroad survey, continued by authority of resolution, from July first to August seventh, two hundred and sixty-one dollars and nineteen cents.
For salary of Chief of the Detective Bureau, from July first to August sixth, both inclusive, at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum, hereby authorized, three hundred dollars.
For allowance to Caspar Zurbito while engaged in the organization of the municipalities of Masbate, under authority of resolution of the Commission of March eighteenth, nineteen hundred and one, two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For expenses of J. L. Mudge from March nineteenth to June tenth, including advance pay for engineer and fireman of twenty dollars, hereby authorized, forty-three dollars and eighty-eight cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For expenses incurred by the municipality of San Fernando de la Union for maintaining light-house on San Fernando Point from December fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, to July fifteenth, nineteen hundred, one hundred and thirty-four dollars and sixty-five cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For Thomas Hardeman, treasurer of Pangasinan, for freight and traveling expenses from Manila to Dagupan to assume the duties of his office, thirty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For Ezra E. Green, clerk class nine, Department of Inspection under the Provost-Marshal-General, for allowance for salary in lieu of earned leave of absence, ninety-nine dollars and sixty-six cents.
For Lutgardo Lopez, for allowance for salary while working in the Department of Public Works from August thirteenth to November thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, hereby authorized, one hundred and seventy-nine dollars and three cents.
For salary of one clerk, class ten, in the Office of Moro Affairs in the Jolo Archipelago, for the months of August and September, hereby authorized, one hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
The appropriation in Act Numbered One hundred and sixty-three, under the Office of the Adjutant-General, Provost-Marshal-General, of one thousand dollars "for payment of services rendered by stenographic reporters recording proceedings of military commissions convened by the Provost-Marshal-General" is hereby made available for the third quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one.
SEC. 2. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be disbursed in insular currency, upon the basis of two dollars of insular currency for one dollar money of the United States.
SEC. 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this appropriation 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, August 13, 1901.
SECTION 1. The sum of twenty-seven thousand and forty-three dollars and thirty-two cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in money of the United States, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the following expenses of the Insular Government for the third quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one and other designated periods:
For ten thousand Visayan-English primers, three thousand dollars; forty-nine thousand eight hundred and fifty-five Spanish-English histories, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four dollars and sixty-four cents; ten Webster's International Dictionaries, eighty-one dollars; ten Webster's Collegiate Dictionaries, thirty dollars; ten magic lanterns, four hundred dollars; office supplies, printing, and stationery, ten thousand dollars.
In all, for the General Superintendent of Public Instruction, fifteen thousand three hundred and fifty-five dollars and sixty-four cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For the salary of one ex-volunteer captain, retained after the expiration of his service by resolution of the Commission, from July first to July eleventh, sixty dollars and fifty cents; one ex-volunteer lieutenant, retained after expiration of his service by resolution of the Commission, from July first to July thirty-first, one hundred and twenty-eight dollars and thirty-three cents; purchase of mineral oil for August and September, thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents.
In all, for the quartermaster United States Military Prison, Bacolor, two hundred and twenty-six dollars and thirty-three cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For salaries of one warden at two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and one assistant warden at one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum, from August ninth to September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, six hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty-three cents. For cleaning cesspools and dry-earth closets, one thousand seven hundred dollars.
In all, for the Department of Prisons, two thousand three hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty-three cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For maintenance of a leper colony in the Province of Cebu for July, August, and September, one thousand one hundred and fifty-nine dollars and twenty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For subsistence of patients in the smallpox hospital, plague hospital, and San Lazaro Hospital, eight hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For cleaning closets at civil police stations for the month of June, in the Department of Streets, Parks, Fire, and Sanitation, under the Provost-Marshal-General, eight hundred and eighty-nine dollars and sixty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For salaries from July first to August seventh, nineteen hundred and one, in Medico-Legal Department, as follows: Two physicians at fifty dollars per month each; two practicantes at fifteen dollars per month each; one concierge at fifteen dollars per month; and one servant at five dollars per month; total of salaries, one hundred and eighty-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For salaries for the month of July, hereby authorized, of four assistant prosecutors of the Courts of First Instance of Manila, who performed actual services without formal authorization of law, four hundred and fifty dollars.
For F. M. Kiggins, for allowance in lien of salary for earned leave of absence, three hundred and fifty dollars.
For the following expenses incurred in the office of the quartermaster, Provost-Marshal-General, prior to July first, nineteen hundred and one: Rent of civil police barracks, number four Calle Gunao, Quiapo, March first to March thirty-first, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents; rent of quarters for two officers performing services under the Provost-Marshal-General prior to March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and one, ninety-three dollars and sixty cents; rent of market site on Calle Real, Paco, from October, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, to June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, twenty-seven dollars: for repairs to and hire of transportation for officers of the city government for June, three hundred and ninety-five dollars and ninety-five cents; forage for native ponies for the city government for month of June, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and ten cents.
For expenses incurred in the office of the quartermaster, Provost-Marshal-General, from July first to August seventh, as follows: Cleaning cesspools and dry-earth closets in schools, police and fire stations, one thousand dollars; forage and shoeing for native ponies of the city government, five hundred dollars; hire of transportation for the following offices from July first to August seventh: Board of Health, Department of Receipts and .Disbursements, Department of Inspection, Adjutant-General's Department, Sanitary Department, Chief Surgeon, Separate Brigade, Public Prosecutor, Department of Licenses, Quartermaster's Department, Separate Brigade, Engineer's Department, Assistant Surgeon, Separate Brigade, Inspector-General, Separate Brigade, and Department of Police, one thousand five hundred and ninety-eight dollars and twenty-five cents; rent of market site on Calle Real, Paco, two dollars; total appropriation for expenses incurred in the office of the quartermaster, Provost-Marshal-General, three thousand eight hundred and ninety-one dollars and forty cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For salary of C. W. Mead, Engineer Officer of the United States Philippine Commission, engaged in the construction of the Benguet road and the location of the railroad survey, continued by authority of resolution, from July first to August seventh, two hundred and sixty-one dollars and nineteen cents.
For salary of Chief of the Detective Bureau, from July first to August sixth, both inclusive, at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum, hereby authorized, three hundred dollars.
For allowance to Caspar Zurbito while engaged in the organization of the municipalities of Masbate, under authority of resolution of the Commission of March eighteenth, nineteen hundred and one, two hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For expenses of J. L. Mudge from March nineteenth to June tenth, including advance pay for engineer and fireman of twenty dollars, hereby authorized, forty-three dollars and eighty-eight cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For expenses incurred by the municipality of San Fernando de la Union for maintaining light-house on San Fernando Point from December fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, to July fifteenth, nineteen hundred, one hundred and thirty-four dollars and sixty-five cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For Thomas Hardeman, treasurer of Pangasinan, for freight and traveling expenses from Manila to Dagupan to assume the duties of his office, thirty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
For Ezra E. Green, clerk class nine, Department of Inspection under the Provost-Marshal-General, for allowance for salary in lieu of earned leave of absence, ninety-nine dollars and sixty-six cents.
For Lutgardo Lopez, for allowance for salary while working in the Department of Public Works from August thirteenth to November thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, hereby authorized, one hundred and seventy-nine dollars and three cents.
For salary of one clerk, class ten, in the Office of Moro Affairs in the Jolo Archipelago, for the months of August and September, hereby authorized, one hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.
The appropriation in Act Numbered One hundred and sixty-three, under the Office of the Adjutant-General, Provost-Marshal-General, of one thousand dollars "for payment of services rendered by stenographic reporters recording proceedings of military commissions convened by the Provost-Marshal-General" is hereby made available for the third quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one.
SEC. 2. Funds appropriated by this Act shall be disbursed in insular currency, upon the basis of two dollars of insular currency for one dollar money of the United States.
SEC. 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this appropriation 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, August 13, 1901.