Section 1
SECTION 1. There is hereby created a Board which shall be designated and known as the Manila Harbor Board, which shall be vested with powers and duties hereinafter specified. Said Board shall consist of five persons, citizens of the Philippine Islands, or of the United States, residents of the city of Manila, Philippine Islands, each of whom shall be at least thirty years of age, and who shall be appointed by the Governor-General by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: Provided, That the Insular Collector of Customs shall be appointed one of the members of the Harbor Board, and shall be permanent chairman of the same.