Commonwealth Act No. 31 (CA 31) — An Act to Authorize Philippines to Present Decoration to Juan Calvo for Their Extraordinary and Manila to Madrid, Appropriating Funds Thereof.
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SECTION 1. The President of the Philippines is hereby authorized to present a decoration of appropriate design to Antonio Arnaiz and to Juan Calvo, who have distinguished themselves and won honor and glory for their country and people by their extraordinary and historical flight from Manila to Madrid, the first of its kind to have been undertaken in the history of the Philippines.
SEC. 2. The President shall determine the size, form, and design of the decoration as well as the material of which it is to be made, and he is hereby authorized to spend such sum as may be necessary to defray the cost of the said decoration out of any unexpended balance of any appropriation made under Act Numbered Forty-two hundred and thirty-one, any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, September 14, 1936.
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