Philippine Statutes — 1908

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• AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE MORO PROVINCE," AS AMENDED, AND PROVIDING THAT THE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE POWER TO PURCHASE MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES FOR USE OF THE PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT GOVERNMENTS, COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE, AND SO FORTH, HERETOFORE BY LAW DEVOLVING UPON THE ENGINEER OF THE MORO PROVINCE SHALL BE ASSUMED AND EXERCISED BY THE TREASURER OF THE MORO PROVINCE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.October 9, 1908
• AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AGGREGATING THIRTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED PESOS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE AND THE TOWN SITE OF BAGUIO, PROVINCE OF BENGUET.August 21, 1908
• AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE, PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS OF AGUSAN, BENGUET, LEPANTO-BONTOE, NUEVA VIZCAYA, AND THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE.August 20, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROVINCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PRISON AT BONTOC FOR NON-CHRISTIAN CRIMINALS, CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, AMENDING ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED, BY CHANGING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL DISTRICT AND THE TIMES AND PLACES OF HOLDING COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE IN THE SAID DISTRICT, PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION BY THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNAL-REVENUE COLLECTIONS, AND REPEALING ALL ACTS OR PARTS OF ACTS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT.August 17, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED FOUR 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.June 18, 1908
• AN ACT MAKING AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINE AND THEREAFTER, THE BALANCE REMAINING FROM FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO, FOR EXAMINATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL SCHOOL.June 18, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN, ENTITLED "THE REORGANIZATION ACT," BY PROVIDING FOR THE FREE CUTTING AND USE OF CERTAIN FIRST-GROUP TIMBERS IN BUILDINGS OF STRONG MATERIALS.June 18, 1908
• AN ACT TO EXTEND AND REGULATE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EMPLOYERS FOR PERSONAL INJURIES AND DEATHS SUFFERED BY THEIR EMPLOYEES WHILE AT WORK.June 18, 1908
• AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE AMENDING INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINE- TEEN HUNDRED AND NINE, AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERIODS.June 18, 1908
• AN ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOUNDING A UNIVERSITY FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, GIVING IT CORPORATE EXISTENCE, PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF REGENTS, DEFINING THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES, PROVIDING HIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.June 17, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF MANILA, ABOLISHING THE ADVISORY BOARD AND INCREASING THE MUNICIPAL BOARD BY ADDING THERETO TWO ELECTIVE MEMBERS.June 17, 1908
• AN ACT CREATING A GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND APPROPRIATING FOR FUNDS THEREOF THE SUM OF ONE MILLION PESOS.June 17, 1908
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FOR SALARIES OF TEACHERS IN BARRIO SCHOOLS WHEN ESTABLISHED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.June 17, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER ONE OF ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX BY PROVIDING THAT PAYMENT .OF HOMESTEAD ENTRY FEES MAY BE MADE IN INSTALLMENTS, AND BY LIMITING THE RESIDENCE REQUIRED BY SAID CHAPTER TO THE LAST TWO YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF FINAL PROOF.June 17, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN REFORMS IN THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINES CONSTABULARY.June 17, 1908
• AN ACT CREATING THE BUREAU OF LABOR, UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND POLICE.June 17, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS SEVENTY-FOUR AND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, AS AMENDED.June 15, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FOURTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN.June 15, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE PROVINCES OF PALAWAN AND MINDORO SHALL HAVE THEIR PRO RATA SHARE OF THE SPECIAL FUND OF TEN PER CENTUM OF INTERNAL-REVENUE COLLECTIONS, CREATED BY ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVE, AND PAYABLE TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND OF CERTAIN PROVINCES.June 15, 1908
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SEVENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FROM THE INSULAR TREASURY FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE AMERICAN FLEET ON THE OCCASION OF ITS PROPOSED VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MANILA TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE SAME PURPOSE.June 14, 1908
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE PURCHASE AND PREPARATION OF LAND FOR CATTLE QUARANTINE STATIONS IN THE CITIES OF MANILA, CEBU, AND ILOILO, AND MAKING PROVISION FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE INSULAR TREASURY FOR THE SAID AMOUNT WITH THE PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THE SINGALONG EXPERIMENTAL STATION, MALATE. MANILA.June 12, 1908
• AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PANTHEON OF ILLUSTRIOUS FILIPINOS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE MATTER.June 12, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FORTY OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL CODE.June 12, 1908
• AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT BY EMPOWERING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO TRANSFER BUREAUS FROM THE JURISDICTION OF ONE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER.June 12, 1908
• AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF SPECIAL CLASSES OF SUPERIOR INSTRUCTION FOR MUNICIPAL TEACHERS AND APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR SUCH PURPOSE.June 12, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE PROVINCES OF BENGUET, LEPANTO-BONTOC, NUEVA VIZCAYA, AND AGUSAN SHALL HAVE THEIR PRO RATA SHARE OF THE SPECIAL FUND OF TEN PER CENTUM OF INTERNAL-REVENUE COLLECTIONS CREATED BY ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-FIVE AND PAYABLE TO THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND OF CERTAIN PROVINCES.June 12, 1908
• AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION, OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS ANNUALLY FOR THE PROMOTION, ESTABLISHMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.June 12, 1908
• AN ACT REVALIDATING CERTAIN DECLARATIONS OF REAL PROPERTY FOR ASSESSMENT PURPOSES HERETOFORE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, AS AMENDED.June 10, 1908
• AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF PROPERTY IN TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES, AND TO PREVENT THE FORGING OR IMPROPER DISCLOSURE OF TELEGRAMS.June 8, 1908
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SIXTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS AND MAKING AVAILABLE THE UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF FUNDS HERETOFORE APPROPRIATED FOR THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY, TO PROVIDE OR THE EXPENSE OF A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY.June 3, 1908
• AN ACT MAKING CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS .WITHOUT APPROPRIATION FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, AND FOR OTHER STATED PURPOSES.June 2, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS NINE AND ELEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY, ENTITLED "THE FRIAR LANDS ACT," PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF SALE OF UNOCCUPIED LANDS AND THE TIME WITHIN WHICH DEFERRED PAYMENTS BY PURCHASERS OF FRIAR LANDS MAY BE MADE.June 2, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC LIBRARY TO BE KNOWN AS "THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC LIBRARY," MAKING SUITABLE APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.June 2, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN,, PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBSECTION OF ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-TWO, KNOWN AS THE "MUNICIPAL CODE, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE.June 1, 1908
• AN ACT TO INCREASE THE POWER OF THE PROVINCES OF PALAWAN AND MINDORO IN THE MATTER OF APPROPRIATION OF PROVINCIAL FUNDS.May 31, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE HUNDRED AND ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION, KNOWN AS "AN ACT TO CONSTITUTE THE CUSTOMS SERVICE OF THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF," AS AMENDED, IN SUCH MANNER AS TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION OF MERCHANDISE INTO ANY PORT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, OTHER THAN AN ENTRY PORT, OR IN VESSELS OF LESS THAN THIRTY TONS BURDEN.May 31, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR INSPECTING AND SEALING WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND TO REGULATE THEIR USE," SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUED USE OF THE ENGLISH SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES IN THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF MANUFACTURED LUMBER.May 31, 1908
• 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 29, 1908
• AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAPITOL OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND TO CREATE A COMMITTEE TO PREPARE PLANS THEREFOR.May 29, 1908
• 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.May 29, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THREE OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, NUMBERED EIGHTY-THREE, BY REORGANIZING THE PROVINCIAL BOARDS, AND BY ABOLISHING THE POSITION OF PROVINCIAL SECRETARY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," BY MAKING CERTAIN PROVISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION WHICH SHALL BE RECEIVED BY THE THIRD MEMBER WHEN ACTING- AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR.May 28, 1908
• AN ACT GRANTING A PRIZE OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND PESOS TO THE INVENTOR OF AN INCOMBUSTIBLE ROOF TO SUBSTITUTE NIPA, AND CREATING A TECHNICAL BOARD TO PASS UPON THE CONDITIONS OF THE INVENTION.May 28, 1908
• AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS AND PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.May 28, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE' OF FOUR THOUSAND PESOS FOR TRAVELING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE OF TWO DELEGATES FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON TUBERCULOSIS TO BE HELD AT WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FROM SEPTEMBER TWENTY-NINTH TO OCTOBER TWELFTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT.May 26, 1908
• AN ACT TO GRANT TO THE INSULAR COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A RAILWAY LINE FROM THE SHORE LINE AT THE PORT OF DANAO TO THE COAL DISTRICT OF CAMANSI, PROVINCE OF CEBU.May 20, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS SEVEN, NINE, AND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY OF ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE, KNOWN AS "THE CORPORATION LAW."May 20, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE, AMENDING 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."May 20, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO, ENTITLED "THE ELECTION LAW," IN CERTAIN PARTICULARS.May 20, 1908
• AN ACT DECLARING THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR CURRENT EXPENSES OF THE ASSEMBLY AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE ASSEMBLY THAT ARE NOT SPECIFIED IN THE CURRENT APPROPRIATION BILL.May 20, 1908
• AN ACT ABOLISHING THE SPECIAL TAX OF ONE PER CENTUM ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF UNDECLARED PROPERTY.May 20, 1908