Section 1
SECTION 1. The treasurer of the Province of Bohol is hereby authorized to receive from T. C. Woodbury, Major, Nineteenth Infantry, United States Army, commanding United States forces in the Island of Bohol, or his successor, the sum of seventeen thousand three hundred dollars, Mexican currency, together with the accrued interest thereon, now on deposit with Smith. Bell and Company, and which was originally collected in the month of January, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, by the provincial officers of the Island of Bohol, who were then exercising authority in that island, and to pay the same into the treasury of the present provincial government of Bohol. The funds so received and paid into the treasury shall be available for the general purposes of the government of the Province of Bohol, established under Act Numbered One hundred and seventeen, extending the provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Bohol. The treasurer of the Province of Bohol is hereby authorized, upon receiving the money aforesaid, to give proper vouchers therefor to Major Woodbury, and to Smith, Bell and Company, if necessary, and the receipt of the treasurer shall be a sufficient voucher to Major Woodbury, or his successor in command, for the disposition of said money.