Section 1
SECTION 1. In order to secure in the most economical and expeditious manner supplies for the various civil Departments and Offices, and to enable an accurate account of the expenditures in behalf of each Department or Office to be kept, there is hereby created and shall be maintained in the Government of the Philippine Archipelago the office of Insular Purchasing Agent. The duties of such officer shall he to buy such furniture, stationery, and supplies of every kind and description as may be required by the various Departments and Offices of the Insular Government, by the provincial governments, and by the government of the city of Manila in the transaction of official business, and for the purchase of which appropriations may be made by the Commission or provincial boards as the case may be.