For repairs to Santa Mesa Hospital, five hundred and seventy-five dollars. To complete work on Government building at Sual, two hundred and fifty dollars. For hire of buildings in Manila for quarters, hospitals, storehouses and offices, thirteen thousand and five hundred dollars. For repairs of Government buildings and similar miscellaneous items, ten thousand dollars. For hire of cascoes used as ferries, and water transportation at outlying points, and for hire of authorized vehicles in Manila, five thousand dollars. For payment of Macabebe scouts, three thousand dollars. For repair of road from Calamba to dock, five thousand dollars. For repair of road from Bonang to Cabagao and Santa Rosa, one thousand dollars. For expenditure of the department of the Visayas, heretofore authorized under general order number thirty-seven as amended, sixty-three thousand, one hundred and sixty-five dollars. For expenditure of the department of southern Luzon, heretofore authorized under general order number thirty-seven as amended, thirty-five thousand dollars. For expenditures of the department of northern Luzon, heretofore authorized under general order number thirty-seven as amended, seventy-five thousand dollars. For repairs to military prison at San Isidro, two thousand, nine hundred and sevent-five dollars. For expenses at depot quartermaster's, in Manila, for gunboats, pony corral, stable, cold-storage plant, first reserve hospital, printing establishment, purchase of coal and mineral oil, and miscellaneous supplies, fifty-six thousand dollars. Total appropriation for the use of the chief quartermaster, three hundred and fifteen thousand, four hundred and sixty-five dollars. SEC. 2. The insular treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the warrants of the military governor for the sums so appropriated. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted October 3, 1900. [No. 14.] AN ACT providing for the temporary assignment of judges of the courts of the first instance to preside in the trial of actions properly triable in provinces where no courts of the first instance have been established. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Whenever applications in writing shall be made to the supreme court, representing that the petitioner desires to bring an action in a court of the first instance within one of the provinces of the Philippine Islands in which there is then no court of the first instance, and which action would be properly triable in such court, if existing, and praying that provision may be made for the hearing and determination of the action, the president of the supreme court may, in his discretion, if he is satisfied that no injustice will thereby be done, temporarily assign any judge of a court of first instance to preside in the trial of the proposed action. SEC. 2. Upon the assignment of a judge in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section, the judge so assigned shall have full authority to hear and determine the action, and all questions arising therein, to the same extent and with the same effect as if there had been established by law a court of first instance of the province in which the action would properly have been triable and he were the permanent judge thereof: and the same rights of appeal shall apper tain to the action. SEC. 3. The action shall be brought and the record thereof made in the regular court of the assigned judge, and process shall issue therefrom to the province in which the case would be properly triable were there a court of first instance established in such province, and the trial may take place either in such province or at the place where the assigned judge regularly under the law holds court as the president of the supreme court, having regard to the convenience of the trial judge and justice to the parties shall order. SEC. 4. The assignment and order made by the chief justice under the preceding section shall be in writing and spread upon the minutes of the supreme court and upon the records of the court of first instance, the judge of which is so assigned. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted October 10, 1900. [No. 15.] AN ACT to increase the monthly salaries of the native Filipino public school teachers of Manila and vicinity. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Until the salaries of all school teachers can be properly adjusted by general law establishing a proper school system in the islands, the monthly salaries of the native Filipino school teachers now teaching in the public schools of the city of Manila and in the suburbs of Pandacan, Pasay, Singalon, and Santa Ana shall be increased thirtythree and one-third (33) per cent over and above their present salaries. SEC. 2. The increase provided for in the first section of this act shall apply to the salaries to be paid for the month of October, 1900. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted October 10, 1900. [No. 16.] AN ACT for the reorganization of the forestry bureau of the Philippine Islands. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Until otherwise provided by law, the employees of the forestry bureau shall be: (a). An officer in charge, detailed by the Military Governor from the Army of the United States and drawing no salary. (3) An inspector, at one hundred and fifty ($150) per month. (e) A botanist, at one hundred dollars ($100) per month. (d) A chief clerk and stenographer, at one hundred dollars ($100) per month. (e) A translator, at one hundred dollars ($100) per month. SEC. 2. In addition to the above there may be employed in the bureau ten assistant foresters at fifty dollars ($50) per month, and thirty rangers at twenty-five dollars ($25) per month, or any less number of each class as the officer in charge of the bureau may in his discretion deem necessary. SEC. 3. In this act whenever a sum of money is mentioned it shall be understood to refer to the money of the United States. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted October 10, 1900. [No. 17.] AN ACT for the reorganization of the mining bureau of the Philippine Islands. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Until otherwise provided by law, the employees of the mining bureau shall be: (a) An officer in charge, detailed by the Military Governor from the Army of the United States and drawing no salary. (b) A chief clerk, interpreter and stenographer, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) per month. (c) A mining engineer and assayer, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125) per month. (d) A record clerk, at twenty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($27.50) per month. (e) An engineer's helper and assistant record clerk, at twelve dollars. and fifty cents ($12.50) per month. (f) A janitor, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month. (g) A laborer, at five dollars ($5) per month. SEC. 2. In this act whenever a sum of money is mentioned it shall be understood to refer to the money of the United States. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted October 10, 1900. [No. 18.] AN ACT appropriating sixteen hundred and seventeen dollars and ninety-five cents ($1,617.95), in money of the United States, to pay expenses incurred and salaries earned, not provided for in the general appropriation bill. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission that: SECTION 1. The sum of one thousand six hundred and seventeen dollars and ninety-five cents ($1,617.95) in money of the United States is hereby appropriated out of any money in the insular treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to be paid as follows: To E. W. Vaille, director-general of posts, the sum of nine hundred seventy-two dollars and fifteen cents ($8972.15), expenses incurred by him in the purchase and maintenance of two horses, harness, and a carriage used from the 12th day of June, 1899, to the 30th day of September, 1900, for official transportation. This appropriation is made on condition that the horses, harness and carriage now used by him in the business of his office belong to the island government and are subject to the control of the proper authorities thereof, and that said Vaille execute an instrument properly evidencing the same. To Fred W. Atkinson, general superintendent of public instruction, four hundred eighty-nine dollars and twenty cents (8489.20), salary for the month of September, 1900. To L. H. Willis, stenographer in the office of the general superintendent of public instruction, eighty-one dollars and sixty cents ($81.60), salary for the month of September, 1900. To Charles Rocha, interpreter in the office of the general superintendent of public instruction, the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75), salary for the month of September, 1900. SEC. 2. The military governor is authorized and directed to draw his warrants for the foregoing sums of money in favor of the respective persons named, and the insular treasurer is directed to pay the same. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 19.] AN ACT increasing the force of employees in the office of the collector of customs for the islands, and of the captain of the port at Manila, and increasing the salaries of employees in the offices of the military secretary and of the officer in charge of insurgent records. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission that: SECTION 1. Twenty additional fourth-class inspectors may be employed in the office of the collector of customs of the islands at Manila at a salary of sixty (60) dollars per month each. SEC. 2. Two building inspectors, in addition to the present force, may be employed in the office of the city engineer of Manila under the provost-marshal-general at salaries of one hundred (100) dollars a month each. Sec. 3. One additional property clerk may be employed in the office of the captain of the port at Manila at a salary of one hundred (100) dollars per month. SEC. 4. The salary of the chief clerk and translator in the office of the officer having charge of the insurgent records shall be increased from one thousand (1,000) dollars to fourteen hundred (1,400) a year, and in the same office the salary of the Tagalog translator shall be increased from thirty (30) dollars to fifty (50) dollars per month. SEC. 5. The salary of the chief clerk of the military secretary's office shall be increased from sixteen hundred (1,600) dollars to eighteen hundred (1.800) dollars a year, and the salary of the assistant chief clerk in the same office shall be increased from one thousand (1,000) dollars to twelve hundred (1,200) dollars a year. SEC. 6. In this act whenever a sum of money is mentioned it shall be understood to mean money of the United States. SEC. 7. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted October 10, 1900. [No. 20.] AN ACT to reorganize the office of the auditor of the islands. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Until further provision shall be made by law, the office of the auditor of the islands shall be conducted by the following officers and employees at the following salaries stated in money of the United States: 1. The auditor for the islands at an annual salary of four thousand ($4,000.00) dollars. 2. One first assistant auditor at an annual salary of three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars. 3. One second assistant auditor at an annual salary of two thousand seven hundred and fifty ($2,750.00) dollars. 4. One first-class clerk and statistician at an annual salary of eighteen. hundred ($1,800.00) dollars. 5. One chief bookkeeper at an annual salary of fifteen hundred ($1,500.00) dollars. 6. Three examiners at annual salaries of fourteen hundred ($1,400.00) dollars each. 7. One assistant bookkeeper at an annual salary of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars. 8. Three stenographers at annual salaries of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars each. 9. Three clerks at annual salaries of twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars each. 10. Three clerks at annual salaries of six hundred ($600.00) dollars each. SEC. 2. In addition to other duties required by law the auditor shall for statistical and other purposes provide and keep books and records, showing in detail and by tabular analysis the sources of the revenues of the military government of the islands and the objects to which the same have been appropriated and disbursed as taken from the vouchers on file in his office and shall make monthly, quarterly and annual reports of the same to the commission for its guidance in making future appropriations. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted October 10, 1900. |