AN ACT DESIGNATING THE INSULAR TREASURY AS OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE PHILIPPINES MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF DECEASED UNITED STATES SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES WHO SUCCUMBED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SAID FUNDS.

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Preamble

Whereas Camp Lawton of Manila, Army of the Philippines, has inaugurated a movement to erect a monument in the city of Manila in memorial of all deceased United States soldiers, sailors, and marines, including; citizens of the United States, of the Philippine Islands, and friendly aliens, who succumbed to the casualties incident to the military service in the Philippine Islands, and proposes that the expense of the erection of such monument be defrayed from funds raised by public subscription : Now, therefore,

" By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Legislature, that:

Section 1

SECTION 1. A committee composed of the Governor-General of the Philippine Islands: the commanding general, United States Army, Philippines Division: the commanding oilicer, Philippine Squadron. United States Navy; the commanding officer, United States Marine Corps, Philippine Islands; the commander of Camp Lawton of Manila, Army of the Philippines, and the executive council of said camp and the assistant adjutant-general, Army of the Philippines, is hereby appointed for the purpose of raising, by subscription, in the Philippine Islands and elsewhere, the necessary funds for the erection of said monument, and expending them in such erection and for such other necessary purpose incident thereto as may be approved by said committee.

Section 2

SEC. 2. Said committee shall elect a chairman and a secretary and shall certify its action in this respect to the Insular Auditor and to the Insular Treasurer.

Section 3

SEC. 3. The Tnsu]ar Treasurer i? hereby authorized to receive and keep all funds collected by said committee fur the purpose of such monument and pay the same upon tiie order of the president and secretary of such committee duly approved by resolution thereof and to report.his transactions to the Insular Auditor from time to time as the Auditor may direct. The said Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to inspect such accounts of the Insular Treasurer and of the paid committee and to make the result of his inspections public through the press as may be expedient.

Section 4

SEC. 4. The city of Manila is hereby authorized to grant a site for said monument, subject to the approval of the Governor-General.

Section 5

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, May 30, 1908.