Philippine Statutes — 1906

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• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS THE "MUNICIPAL CODE," BY AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL COUNCILS TO FIX AND COLLECT REASONABLE FEES FOR BURIAL AND OTHER SPECIAL PERMITS, AND BY DEFINING MORE CLEARLY THE AREA OF MARINE WATERS WITHIN WHICH FISHING PRIVILEGES MAY BE GRANTED BY MUNICIPALITIES; AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF MONEYS BY ANY MUNICIPALITY OR TOWNSHIP FOR THE USE OF INSULAR AND PROVINCIAL INSTITUTIONS OF A CHARITABLE, BENEVOLENT, OR EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER.Act No. 1530August 26, 1906
• AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT AND ITS AMENDMENTS FOR THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR, BY INCREASING THE SALARY OF THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER TO TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS PER ANNUM, AND CONFIRMING AUTHORITY GRANTED BY OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION OF JANUARY FOURTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX, FOR THE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FROM THE WRIGHT-TAFT ROAD FUND TO THE SAID TREASURER FOR HIS SERVICES AS DISBURSING OFFICER OF THE SAID ROAD.Act No. 1531August 26, 1906
• AN ACT SO AMENDING THE TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT ACT AS TO GIVE TO THE COURT PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (G) OF SECTION EIGHTEEN THEREOF JURISDICTION TO TRY VIOLATIONS OF SECTIONS THIRTY-FOUR AND THIRTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN, KNOWN AS THE "CATTLE REGISTRATION ACT."Act No. 1532August 26, 1906
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ACT, IN SUCH MANNER AS TO PERMIT SALVAGE GEAR TO BE RE-IMPORTED WITHOUT THE PAYMENT OF DUTY.August 21, 1906
• AN ACT FOR THE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF ASIATIC CHOLERA.Act No. 1526August 17, 1906
• AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN, AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERIODS.Act No. 1527August 17, 1906
• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, WITH REGARD TO THE MANNER OF EXECUTING LEASES OF PORTIONS OF THE SAN LAZARO ESTATE, LEASES UNDER ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX, AND LEASES AND DEEDS UNDER ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY.Act No. 1525August 16, 1906
• AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION, SALE, GIVING AWAY, USE, IMPORTATION, SALE, AND POSSESSION OF LOTTERY TICKETS AND LOTTERY ADVERTISING MATTER.Act No. 1523August 8, 1906
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF CONDITIONS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS DISCRETION IN GRANTING CONDITIONAL PARDONS.Act No. 1524August 8, 1906
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THIRTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR NEW ELECTIONS OF MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS WHEN NO QUORUM OF A MUNICIPAL COUNCIL DULY AUTHORIZED TO ACT IS IN EXISTENCE.Act No. 1521August 6, 1906
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXAMINATION AND LICENSING OF APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITIONS OF MASTER, MATE, PATRON, AND ENGINEER OF SEAGOING VESSELS IN THE PHILIPPINE COASTWISE TRADE, AND PRESCRIBING THE NUMBER OF ENGINEERS TO BE EMPLOYED BY SUCH VESSELS."Act No. 1522August 6, 1906
• AN ACT TO REESTABLISH A SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES IN BACOLOR, PAMPANGA, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING- FORMERLY USED FOR SUCH PURPOSE.Act No. 1518August 2, 1906
• AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INSPECTING AND SEALING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND TO REGULATE THEIR USE.Act No. 1519August 2, 1906
• AN ACT SO AMENDING SECTIONS NINETEEN AND TWENTY-FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, THE PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ACT, AS TO CONFER UPON CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS SERVICE THE RIGHT TO MAKE SEIZURES AND ARRESTS IN CERTAIN CASES AND AS TO RELEASE THE COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS FROM PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR THE DELIVERY OF MERCHANDISE TO OTHER THAN THE PROPER CONSIGNEE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.Act No. 1520August 2, 1906
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN, BY PROVIDING A PERMANENT ANNUAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE PAYMENT OF DRAWBACKS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF THE TARIFF REVISION LAW OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIVE, OR OTHER LAWS PROVIDING FOR DRAWBACKS.Act No. 1515August 1, 1906
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN AMENDING 1455, HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING THAT THE PROPERTY DECLARATION REQUIRED THEREIN SHALL BE FILED ON OR BEFORE AUGUST TWENTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX.Act No. 1516August 1, 1906
• AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF PAMPANGA TO MAKE A LOAN OF A SUM NOT EXCEEDING THREE THOUSAND PESOS FROM PROVINCIAL FUNDS TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF APALIT TO BE USED IN THE ERECTION OF A NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING.Act No. 1517August 1, 1906
• AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS FROM FIFTEEN TO SIXTEEN, BY SEPARATING FROM TANAUAN THE FORMER MUNICIPALITY OF TALISAY, RECONSTITUTING THE LATTER AS A MUNICIPALITY, AND GIVING TO EACH THE TERRITORY WHICH IT COMPRISED PRIOR TO THE PASSAGE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT.Act No. 1514July 22, 1906
• AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUE OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS OF CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS UNDER AND BY AUTHORITY OF SECTION SIX OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A STANDARD OF VALUE AND TO PROVIDE FOR A COINAGE SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," APPROVED MARCH SECOND, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, IN ADDITION TO THE THIRTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF CERTIFICATES OF THE SAME CHARACTER ALREADY AUTHORIZED BY ACTS NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO, ONE THOUSAND AND FIFTY, ELEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVE, AND THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, ALL EXCEPT THE LAST OF WHICH ISSUES HAVE BEEN RETIRED, AND APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN GOLD COIN OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM THE GOLD-STANDARD FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING THE PRINCIPAL OF THE FIFTH SERIES OF CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN.Act No. 1513July 20, 1906
• AN ACT EXTENDING UNTIL DECEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX, THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT, WITHOUT PENALTY, OF THE CEDULA TAX FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE BATAN AND BABUYAN ISLANDS, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN.Act No. 1512July 17, 1906
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, WHARVES, AND TRAILS IN THOSE PROVINCES ORGANIZED UNDER THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT WHICH SHALL VOTE TO ADOPT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT IN THE MANNER HEREAFTER PROVIDED, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR MALICIOUS INJURIES TO HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, WHARVES, AND TRAILS.Act No. 1511July 12, 1906
• AN ACT GRANTING TO THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY A CONCESSION FOR RAILWAY LINES IN THE ISLAND OF LUZON, AND PROVIDING IN RESPECT OF PROCEEDINGS FOR CONDEMNATION OF LAND BY PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS.Act No. 1510July 6, 1906
• AN ACT MAKING ALL DISBURSEMENTS BY THE DISBURSING AGENT OF PHILIPPINE REVENUES, AT WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CHARGEABLE TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR GENERAL PURPOSES, TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE BUREAU, OFFICE, OR PROVINCE ON BEHALF OF WHICH THE EXPENSE WAS INCURRED, MAKING CLAIMS ARISING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ACTS NUMBERED ONE THOUSAND AND FORTY AND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN CHARGEABLE TO THE BUREAU, OFFICE, OR PROVINCE TO WHICH THEY PERTAIN, AND PROVIDING FOR TRAVELING EXPENSES OF PERSONS TRANSFERRED ' FROM ONE BUREAU, OFFICE, OR PROVINCE TO ANOTHER.Act No. 1509July 4, 1906
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MORTGAGING OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND FOR THE REGISTRATION OF THE MORTGAGES SO EXECUTED.Act No. 1508July 1, 1906
• AN ACT RENEWING CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS IN ACTS NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN AND FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY" ONE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN SHALL HAVE BEEN MADE.Act No. 1504June 28, 1906
• AN ACT CONFERRING UPON OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE POWERS OF PEACE OFFICERS.Act No. 1505June 28, 1906
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS SIXTY-EIGHT AND SEVENTY OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE. "THE CORPORATION LAW," IN SUCH MANNER AS TO MAKE IT MORE FEASIBLE FOR FOREIGN CORPORATIONS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT.Act No. 1506June 28, 1906
• AN ACT CREATING THE POSITION OF SUPERVISING RAILWAY EXPERT, DEFINING HIS DUTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Act No. 1507June 28, 1906
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FORTY-SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF MANILA," BY PROVIDING THAT THE ANNUAL TAX ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF REAL ESTATE IN THE CITY OF MANILA FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED ANA SIX SHALL BE ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENTUM THEREOF.Act No. 1501June 25, 1906
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT WHERE THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF A MILITARY GARRISON IS A GENERAL OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY A FIELD OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY MAY BE DESIGNATED BY HIM, WHO SHALL HAVE THE POWER OF A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE TO PERFORM THE DUTIES AUTHORIZED BY ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINE.Act No. 1502June 25, 1906
• AN ACT SO AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE AS TO PROVIDE THAT BOTH DEEDS AND LEASES OF REAL ESTATE MADE TO OR BY THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT SHALL BE EXECUTED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL.Act No. 1503June 25, 1906
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS TO MEET A DEFICIENCY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF MANILA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX.Act No. 1500June 5, 1906
• AN ACT REMOVING FROM THE JURISDICTION OF THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN ALL LAND RESERVED FOR A LEPER COLONY AND A GOVERNMENT STOCK FARM BY EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE, DATED THE TWENTY-SECOND OF AUGUST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FOUR; ESTABLISHING A COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR CULION ISLAND, AND DEFINING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT SHALL BE LAWFUL FOR VESSELS OR BOATS TO LAND CARGO OR PASSENGERS ON CULION ISLAND OR TO CLEAR FROM SAID ISLAND.Act No. 1498May 28, 1906
• AN ACT TO PREVENT THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND POISONS FOR TAKING FISH IN THE WATERS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.Act No. 1499May 28, 1906
• AN ACT EXTENDING THE SEVERAL PERIODS FIXED BY LAW FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF ASSESSORS AND PROVINCIAL BOARDS OF TAX APPEALS AND THE CENTRAL EQUALIZING BOARD FOR THE ASSESSMENTS OF LAND VALUES FOR THE PURPOSES OF TAXATION, IMPOSING PENALTIES UPON OWNERS OF REAL ESTATE WHO FAIL TO DECLARE THEIR PROPERTY, AND EXTENDING THE TIME WITHIN WHICH LAND TAXES MAY BE PAID WITHOUT PENALTY.Act No. 1496May 27, 1906
• AN ACT GRANTING TO THE PHILIPPINE RAILWAY COMPANY A CONCESSION TO CONSTRUCT RAILWAYS IN THE ISLANDS OF PANAY, NEGROS, AND CEBU, AND GUARANTEEING INTEREST ON THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS THEREOF, UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED FEBRUARY SIXTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIVE.Act No. 1497May 27, 1906
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SIX OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN BY PROVIDING THAT THE DEPUTY OF THE PROVINCIAL TREASURER IN CHARGE OF THE PROVINCIAL SUBTREASURY OF SORSOGON AT MASBATE SHALL PERFORM THE DUTIES OF MINING RECORDER.Act No. 1489May 26, 1906
• AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF CONSULTING ARCHITECT AND DEFINING HIS DUTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Act No. 1495May 25, 1906
• AN ACT EXTENDING THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE CEDULA PERSONAL TAX IN THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN FOR THE YEAR, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX UNTIL AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX, AND FOR FUTURE YEARS, UNTIL JUNE THIRTIETH OF EACH YEAR.Act No. 1494May 24, 1906
• AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMY AND SAVING AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND TO THAT END TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS AND THEIR ADMINISTRATION THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION OF A POSTAL SAVINGS BANK DIVISION IN THE BUREAU OF POSTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Act No. 1493May 23, 1906
• AN ACT AUTHORIZING PROVINCIAL BOARDS TO CONVEY LAND TO THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT WHEN THE SAME IS DESIRED FOR INSULAR PURPOSES, AND AUTHORIZING MUNICIPAL AND TOWNSHIP COUNCILS TO CONVEY LAND TO A PROVINCE WHEN THE SAME IS DESIRED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT THEREON OF PROVINCIAL SCHOOLS.Act No. 1492May 22, 1906
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EDUCATION OF FILIPINO STUDENTS AS SURVEYORS.Act No. 1491May 21, 1906
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FROM THE FUNDS REALIZED FROM THE SALE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BONDS AUTHORIZED BY ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOUR FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD ACROSS THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR, CONNECTING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF WRIGHT AND TAFT WITH A BRANCH TRAIL OF FIVE MILES TO MAGTAON, IN SAID PROVINCE.Act No. 1490May 20, 1906
• AN ACT MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF MANILA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX.Act No. 1488May 16, 1906
• AN ACT ABOLISHING PROVINCIAL BOARDS OF HEALTH, SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICERS AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES, AND REPEALING ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PROVINCIAL BOARDS OF HEALTH AND FIXING THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES."Act No. 1487May 15, 1906
• AN ACT EXTENDING UNTIL AUGUST THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX, THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT, WITHOUT PENALTY, OF THE CEDULA TAX FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIX BY THE NON-CHRISTIAN INHABITANTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR AND THE SUBPROVINCE OF ABRA, EXCEPT THOSE IN THE SETTLEMENTS OF TINEG, DANAC, AND MAYABO IN THE SUBPROVINCE OF ABRA.Act No. 1485May 10, 1906
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FROM THE FUNDS REALIZED FROM THE SALE OF BONDS AUTHORIZED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING SEWERS IN THE CITY OF MANILA AND TO FURNISH IT WITH AN ADEQUATE SEWER AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM AND SUPPLY OF WATER.Act No. 1486May 10, 1906
• AN ACT AMENDING THE LAND REGISTRATION ACT, AS AMENDED BY SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, SO AS TO FIX THE TIME WITHIN WHICH APPEALS AND BILLS OF EXCEPTIONS MUST BE PERFECTED IN THE COURT OF LAND REGISTRATION.Act No. 1484May 8, 1906
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RELIEF OF TAXPAYERS FROM WHOM PENALTIES FOR DELINQUENT LAND TAXES FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIVE WERE COLLECTED IN PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN WHICH THE TIME FOR THE PAYMENT WITHOUT PENALTY OF THE LAND TAX FOR THE SAID YEAR WAS LATER EXTENDED BY LAW.Act No. 1483May 7, 1906
• AN ACT EXTENDING THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACCOUNTING ACT TO THE AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS OF MUNICIPAL AND TOWNSHIP TREASURERS BY DISTRICT AUDITORS AND AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, THE SPECIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, THE TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT ACT, AND THE ACTS RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE MORO PROVINCE, AND OTHER ACTS, WITH RELATION TO THE AUDIT OF PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Act No. 1482April 30, 1906