Preamble
Whereas Camp Lawton of Manila, Army of the Philippines, has inaugurated a movement to erect a monument in the city of Manila in memorial of all deceased United States soldiers, sailors, and marines, including; citizens of the United States, of the Philippine Islands, and friendly aliens, who succumbed to the casualties incident to the military service in the Philippine Islands, and proposes that the expense of the erection of such monument be defrayed from funds raised by public subscription : Now, therefore, " By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Legislature, that: