Section 2
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Board either as a body, or by individual members, or through agents, to secure in the Philippine Islands as comprehensive an exhibit as possible of the products and resources, manufactures, arts, ethnology, education, government of the Philippine Islands, and the habits and customs of the Filipino people; and for this purpose the Board is authorized to visit, either as a body or by individual members, or by agents, every part of the Philippine Islands, as may be necessary, and every member and officer and employee appointed under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippine Islands for the purpose of enabling him to enjoy the same rights as are granted by law to such officers and employees, as regards traveling expenses or per diems, when traveling on official business and while absent from their usual place of residence.