Philippine Statutes — 1908

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• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE, ENTITLED "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERIODS," BY MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE CARRYING INTO EFFECT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED MAY ELEVENTH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT.May 20, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR POPULAR CIVICO-EDUCATIONAL LECTURES IN THE MUNICIPALITIES AND PRINCIPALLY IN THE BARRIOS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.May 20, 1908
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS, PHILIPPINE CURRENCY, TO BE EXPENDED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMBATING AND EXTERMINATING CATTLE DISEASES IN THE ISLANDS.May 20, 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 OF ALBAY AND AMBOS CAMARINES AND IN AND BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITIES THEREOF.May 19, 1908
• AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION ELEVEN OF ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND NINETEEN, IN ORDER TO AVOID THE LONG DELAYS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY ATTENDANT UPON SUMMARY COURT TRIALS IN THE CONSTABULARY.May 17, 1908
• AN ACT TO FIX THE TIME FOR MAKING ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE DIRECTORS OF BUREAUS AND HEADS OF OFFICES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT, PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS, AND THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF MANILA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.May 17, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND THE SPECIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT, BY INCREASING THE POWERS OF THE PROVINCES OF BENGUET, LEPANTO-BONTOC, NUEVA VIZCAYA, AND AGUSAN IN THE MATTER OF APPROPRIATION OF PROVINCIAL FUNDS.May 14, 1908
• AN ACT CREATING THE ENTRY PORT OF DAVAO.May 14, 1908
• AN ACT TO EMPOWER THE PROVINCIAL BOARDS OF THE PROVINCES THAT HAVE ADOPTED THE DOUBLE CEDULA TAX TO POSTPONE THE PERIOD FOR THE PAYMENT WITHOUT PENALTY OF THE CEDULA TAX FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT TO JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, AND EMPOWERING THE PROVINCIAL BOARDS OF ALL PROVINCES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAGAYAN AND ISABELA, TO POSTPONE THE PAYMENT WITHOUT PENALTY OF THE LAND TAX FOR THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT TO SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH OF SAID YEAR.May 12, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS UNITED STATES CURRENCY, FOR SALARY AND TRAVELING EXPENSES OF A DELEGATE FROM THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND SUBORDINATE PERSONNEL TO ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD FROM THE TWENTY-EIGHTH OF MAY, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, IN SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.May 10, 1908
• AN ACT EXTENDING TO DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, THE TIME WITHIN WHICH REAL PROPERTY WHICH HAS BEEN FORFEITED TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR NONPAYMENT OF TAXES MAY BE REDEEMED.April 29, 1908
• AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIVE ENTITLED "AN ACT DESIGNATING THE DAYS WHICH SHALL BE OBSERVED AS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS," AS AMENDED, AMONG OTHERS BY ACT NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE, SO AS TO MAKE THE FIRST DAY OF MAY AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY AND TO EMPOWER THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO MAKE ANY WORKING DAY AN OFFICIAL HOLIDAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.April 29, 1908
• AN ACT TO RELIEVE SHERIFFS IN PROVINCES INHABITED BY MOROS AND OTHER NON-CHRISTIAN TRIBES FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX, AND PROVIDING FOR THE GIVING OF BONDS BY THE SHERIFFS OF SUCH PROVINCES.April 2, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX, ENTITLED "THE SPECIAL PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ACT," SO AS TO . AUTHORIZE COURTS OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN THE PROVINCES OF BENGUET, LEPANTO-BONTOC, NUEVA VIZCAYA, AND AGUSAN TO TRY VIOLATIONS OF TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE FEES OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN SUCH CASES SHALL BE PAYABLE FROM TOWNSHIP FUNDS.March 30, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CANCELLATION, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OF THE UNPAID BALANCES REMAINING ON LOANS MADE TO CERTAIN PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS PRIOR TO THE FIFTEENTH OF OCTOBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN, OUT OF THE GENERAL FUNDS OF THE INSULAR TREASURY AND OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND.March 27, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX OF ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE ACT, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THIRTEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE, AND AUTHORIZING THE INSULAR COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND JUSTICE, TO REGULATE THE MANIFESTING OF COASTWISE CARGOES IN CERTAIN PARTICULARS.March 23, 1908
• AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO CONVEY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, INSULAR PROPERTY TO PROVINCES. . AND MUNICIPALITIES OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC-SCHOOL PURPOSES.March 23, 1908
• AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE FILING WITH THE DIVISION OF ARCHIVES, PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, AND TRADE-MARKS OF THE EXECUTIVE BUREAU OF THE CONTRACTS OF MORTGAGE EXECUTED BY THE MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY AS SECURITY FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, CREATING AND FIXING UPON THE PROPERTY COVERED BY SAID INSTRUMENTS A LIEN AT AND FROM THE TIME OF FILING THE SAME, AND EXEMPTING SAID INSTRUMENTS FROM THE PAYMENT OF STAMP TAXES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.March 17, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED FOURTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE, ENTITLED "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,'' BY MAKING PROVISION FOR DEPOSITS MADE UNDER ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY.February 23, 1908
• AN ACT ADDING TO THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO CERTAIN PROVISIONS FOR CASES OF VOID ELECTIONS OF PROVINCIAL OFFICERS AND OF THE DEATH OF THE SAME.Act No. 1810February 17, 1908
• AN ACT TO EMPOWER THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO SUSPEND WITHIN THE MORO PROVINCE ACT NUMBERED SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE IMPORTATION, ACQUISITION, POSSESSION, USE, AND TRANSFER OF FIREARMS, AND TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF SAME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT."Act No. 1808February 10, 1908
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FROM INSULAR FUNDS FOR THE RELIEF OF SUFFERERS FROM PUBLIC CALAMITIES.Act No. 1809February 10, 1908
• AN ACT PROHIBITING THE HOLDING OF HORSE RACES IN THE CITY OF MANILA ON FEBRUARY SECOND, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT, DESIGNATING ANOTHER DATE THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.Act No. 1807January 31, 1908
• AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND PESOS FROM INSULAR FUNDS, AND FIVE THOUSAND PESOS FROM THE FUNDS OF THE CITY OF MANILA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING THE CARNIVAL WHICH IS TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF MANILA IN THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT.January 29, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND 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," AS AMENDED, BY PROVIDING THAT MERCHANDISE IN BOND MAY BE WITHDRAWN FOR DELIVERY ON BOARD VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN VESSELS.January 29, 1908
• AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN OF THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION, AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE OF THE SAID COMMISSION, BY PROVIDING THAT NO HORSE RACING SHALL BE HELD ON THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MAY. KNOWN AS MEMORIAL DAY, OR THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER,. KNOWN AS RIZAL DAY, AND APPOINTING OTHER DAYS IN THEIR STEAD.January 10, 1908