Preamble
Whereas, the President, of the United States, upon February twenty-third, nineteen hundred and one. signed the following Executive Order: "Executive Mansion, "Washington, D. C., February 23, 1901. "The Executive Order of May eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, relating to the Philippine Archipelago, as promulgated by the Assistant Secretary of War, May eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, is hereby amended by substituting the following: " 'By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, I hereby order and direct that during the maintenance of the Military Government by the United States in the Islands of the Philippine Archipelago, there is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of Auditor for the Islands, to be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War, whose duties shall be to receive and audit all accounts of the Islands. " 'There is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of Deputy Auditor for the Islands, to be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War, whose duties shall be to sign in the name of the Auditor such official papers as the Auditor may designate, and perform such other duties as the Auditor may prescribe. He shall have charge of the bureau as Acting Auditor 'in case of the death, resignation, sickness, or other absence of the Auditor. " 'There is hereby created and shall be maintained in the office of the Auditor, the office of chief clerk, to be filled by appointment of the Auditor, and the chief clerk shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Auditor. " 'There shall be in the office of the Auditor such chiefs of division, appointed by the Auditor, subject to the provisions of the Philippine Civil Service Act, as in his judgment may be required for a proper dispatch of the business of his office and for which appropriations may be made. " 'There is hereby created and shall be maintained the office of Treasurer of the Islands, which shall be filled by appointment of the Secretary of War. The Treasurer of the Islands shall receive and keep all moneys arising from the revenues of the Islands, and shall disburse the same only upon warrants issued by the Military Governor and countersigned by the Auditor. " 'All rules and instructions necessary to carry into effect the provisions of executive orders relating to said islands shall be issued by the Secretary of War, and such rules and instructions shall be in force until the same are amended or revoked by the Secretary of War.' " Now, therefore, By authority of the President of the United Stales, and with the concurrence and approval of the Secretary of War first had, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: