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Act No. 1703 Section 10

Section 10

SEC. 10. The Governor-General shall have the power and is hereby authorized to designate and establish Insular penal Institutions or settlements. He may direct the transfer of Insular prisoners between Insular penal institutions, and the reasonable and actual expenses incurred in the transportation, guarding and subsistence of such prisoners shall be paid out of the appropriation for the Bureau of Prisons: Provided, however, That when such prisoners are guarded by Constabulary escorts all expenses of such escorts shall be borne by the Bureau of constabulary.

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CitationAct No. 1703 Section 10 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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