Section 2
SEC. 2. Officers and employees of the Insular Government when traveling on official business or when absent from their permanent stations may receive, in the discretion of the chief of Bureau or wad of department, in lieu of traveling expenses other than transportation, per diems or fractional parts thereof as follows: Prodded, however, That chiefs of Bureaus shall make such examination in passmg upon per diems as may be necessary to satisfy their minds Mat the per diems allowed will not more than reimburse employees for necessary traveling expenses and will not constitute an increaseof salary: Officers and employees receiving a salary of less than one thousand two hundred pesos per annum, a per dient of one peso: Those receiving one thousand two hundred pesos or more per annum, but not extending one thousand eight hundred pesos per annum, a per diem of two pesos: Those receiving more than one thousand eight hundred pesos per annum, but not exceeding two thousand four hundred pesos per three pesos: Those receiving more thgan two thousand four hundred pesos per annum, but not exceeding than six thousand pesos per annum, a period. Provided, That members of field parties and other for whom subsistence in kind or other made to cover traveling expenses other dl noi he paid the per diem herein stated: And provided further, That in the discretion of a chief of Bureau, employees whose competitions are stated at rates other than per annum may be given the allowances authorized by this section for employees at per annum compensation: And provided further, That when traveling by water transportation which does not include officers and employees shall receive, in lieu of per diems, reinjoursement of the amounts actually and necessarily expended by for subsistences: And provided further, That all per dierns and Traveling expenses of the judges of tbe Courts of First Instance and: of the Court of Land Registration, beginning July first, nineteen hundred and seven, shall be paid from the appropriaiinn for the judiciary at the rates provided by this section for other officers receiving similar salaries: And provided further, That officers of the United States Army or Navy detailed for duty with the Insular Government shall receive, when traveling on official business of this Government, the per diems corresponding to the any of the position which the officer is filling under detail, and, if no salary he fixed by law for such position, the officer shall be considered as included in the class for which a per diem of five peso is authorized, subject to the provisions applicable to officers of Insular Government.