SECTION 1. Chinaman who left the Philippine Islands before the thirteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and has remained outside of the Islands until the present time, and who would he excluded but for the orders heretofore issued by the Military Governor of the Philippine Islands extending the time within which Chinamen might be permitted to return, shall be permitted to enter the Islands.
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CitationAct No. 317 Section 1 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
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