cents ($7.50) per month each; four servants, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month each.

At the San Lazaro Hospital, Lepers' Department. One superintendent, at one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month; one assistant superintendent, at seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month; one house physician at seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month; one cook at twenty dollars ($20.00) per month; one assistant cook, at ten dollars ($10.00) per month; one driver of vehicle for transportation of patients, at ten dollars ($10.00) per month; four nurses, at ten dollars ($10.00) per month each; two laundresses, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month each; three servants, at five dollars ($5.00) per month each, also one dispensing clerk for both departments, at seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month.

Veterinary Department. One city veterinarian, at one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per month; one assistant veterinarian, at one hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ($133.33) per month; one meat inspector, at seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month; two assistant meat inspectors, at thirty dollars ($30.00) per month each; one keeper of quarantined cattle, at fifteen dollars ($15.00) per month; one driver of disinfecting cart, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month.

Vaccine Institute. One director, at seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month; one assistant director, at thirty dollars ($30.00) per month; one clerk, at ten dollars ($10.00) per month; and one servant, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month.

Public Vaccinators. Twelve vaccinators, at fifteen dollars ($15.00) per month each; and eight additional vaccinators, at fifteen dollars ($15.00) per month each, or so many thereof as may be necessary for six months from the date of this act.

Experimental Station for the Manufacture of Anti-Toxic Serums. One director at seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month; and one assistant director, at forty dollars ($40.00) per month.

Disinfecting Plant. One engineer and fireman, at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month.

Biological Laboratory. One assistant bacteriologist, at one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month; one curator, at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month; one janitor, at twenty dollars ($20.00) per month; one servant, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month.

Chemical Laboratory. One chemist, at one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per month; one assistant chemist, at seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per month; and one servant, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month.

District Municipal Physicians. Seven city physicians, at sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($62.50) per month each.

Municipal Midwives. Eight midwives, at ten dollars ($10.00) per month each.

Municipal Dispensary. One pharmacist, at fifty dollars ($50.00) per month; one assistant pharmacist, at thirty dollars ($30.00) per month; and one servant, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month.

Public Cemeteries. One superintendent at La Loma Cemetery, at thirty dollars ($30.00) per month; one superintendent at Paco Cemetery, at thirty dollars ($30.00) per month; fifteen gravediggers, at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month each.

City Morgue. One janitor at twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month, and one servant at ten dollars ($10.00) per month.

IN THE PROVINCES.

One superintendent of public vaccination and inspector of infectious diseases for the provinces of Bontoc and Lepanto, at one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month.

Vaccine Institutes at Aparri, Iloilo and Nueva Cáceres. Three directors of vaccine institutes, at fifty dollars ($50.00) per month each; three assistant directors of vaccine institutes, at ($25.00) per month each.

SEC. 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this act, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section 2 of "An Act Prescribing the Order of Procedure by the Commission in the Enactment of Laws," passed September 26, 1900.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, August 9, 1901.

[No. 193.]

AN ACT making temporary provision for the performance of the duties of Registrar of Property by the Fiscal in provinces not yet organized under the Provincial Government Act.

By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. In any province not yet organized under the Provincial Government Act, the Fiscal of the province, whether temporarily appointed by the Judge of the Court of First Instance, or temporarily or permanently appointed by the Civil Governor, is hereby authorized to perform the duties of Registrar of Property of the province for which he is Fiscal, pending the appointment of a Registrar of Property for the province under a new system of land registration. It shall be his duty to take possession of all the books and papers relating to the office of Registrar of Property, and to make an orderly arrangement thereof, and to make diligent search for such books and papers belonging to the office as are not found therein.

He shall receive for the performance of such duties the fees prescribed by law for the performance of the same duties by a Registrar of Property, and the fees shall belong to the Fiscal.

SEC. 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section 2 of "An Act Prescribing the Order of Procedure by the Commission in the Enactment of Laws," passed September 26, 1900. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, August 10, 1901.

[No. 194.]

AN ACT conferring jurisdiction on Justices of the Peace and Presidentes to make preliminary investigations of criminal offenses, and amending General Order No. 58 of the Military Governor of the year 1900.

By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. Every Justice of the Peace in the Philippine Islands is hereby invested with authority to make preliminary investigation of

any crime alleged to have been committed within his municipality, jurisdiction to hear and determine which is by law now vested in the Judges of Courts of First Instance. It shall be the duty of every Justice of the Peace, when written complaint under oath has been made to him that a crime has been committed within his municipality and there is reason to believe that any person has committed the same, which complaint the Justice believes to be well founded, or when he has knowledge of facts tending to show the commission of a crime within his municipality by any person, to issue an order for the arrest of the accused and have him brought before the Justice of the Peace for such preliminary examination.

The order of arrest shall be directed and delivered to any officer authorized by law to make arrests, signed by the Justice of the Peace, shall contain the name of the accused, if known, and the offense with which he is charged. The form of the written complaint may be substantially as follows:

A. B. is accused by the undersigned of the crime of (giving its legal appellation, such as murder, arson, robbery or the like) committed as follows:

That the said A. B. on the..

.of..

--"

day of.. Province of.

19....

·,

at the (here set forth the acts or commissions charged as an offense) contrary to statute in such cases made and provided.

(Signed).

The form of the order of arrest may be substantially as follows:

To any lawful officer, greeting:

You are hereby commanded to arrest (giving the name of the accused) who stands charged before me with the crime of (stating the nature of the offense charged) and to bring him before me as soon as possible, to be dealt with as the law directs. This..

19....

-day of

(Signed by the name of the Justice of the Peace.) Neither the complaint nor order of arrest, however, shall be void because of any mere informality or failure to follow the above forms. It shall be the duty of the officer to whom the order of arrest is delivered to arrest the accused forthwith and bring him before the Justice of the Peace as directed in the order.

SEC. 2. When the accused is brought before the Justice of the Peace, it shall be his duty to inform the accused of the charge, give him an opportunity to examine the complaint and the affidavits, if any, of all other witnesses in support thereof. The Justice of the Peace shall thereupon demand of the accused whether he pleads guilty or not guilty to the charge. If he should plead guilty then it shall be the duty of the Justice of the Peace to order that the accused be remanded to jail for safe keeping, to await the action of the Judge or Court of First Instance, or give bail in an amount to be fixed by the Justice of the Peace, with sufficient sureties, for his appearance before the Judge or Court of First Instance, if the case be a

bailable one as provided in General Order No. 58 of the Military Governor, series of 1900. If the accused shall deny his guilt then it shall be the duty of the Justice of the Peace to make preliminary investigation of the charge as speedily as may be consistent with right and justice, but in any event he must begin such investigation within three days of the time the accused was brought before him, unless the accused or complainant shall ask for delay in order that witnesses may be obtained, or for other good and sufficient reason, in which event a continuance for a reasonable time may be allowed. All witnesses, including the complainant, shall be examined under oath and the evidence of each shall be taken down in writing and signed by the witnesses so testifying. The witnesses offered on behalf of the Government or complainant shall be first examined and then those offered on behalf of the accused, who shall be present at every stage of the proceeding. The investigation shall be public and the witnesses shall be examined in the presence of the accused, who shall have a right, either in person or by counsel, to cross examine them if he so desires. The witnesses shall be examined separate and apart from each other if either party demands it. Upon conclusion of the evidence of the other witnesses, the accused may testify under oath, if he so desires, in which case he may be cross examined as any other witness. His evidence shall be reduced to writing and signed by him. If he refuses to sign the same, that fact shall be certified by the Justice of the Peace with the reason for such refusal given by the accused. But the accused shall not be compelled to testify against his wishes and the Justice of the Peace shall so inform the accused before he begins his evidence. In the event the accused declines to testify as a witness, that fact shall not be considered as evidence against him. Upon the conclusion of the preliminary investigation, if the Justice of the Peace is of the opinion that there is reasonable cause to believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused is guilty thereof, he shall so declare and shall adjudge that the accused be remanded to jail for safe keeping to await the action of the Judge or Court of First Instance, unless he give bail for his appearance if the case be bailable, as provided in General Order No. 58. On the other hand, if the Justice of the Peace be of the opinion that no crime has been committed or that there is no reasonable ground to believe the accused guilty thereof, the Justice of the Peace shall order the discharge of the accused. Such discharge, however, shall not operate as a final acquittal of the accused, but he may be again arrested and prosecuted for the same offense.

SEC. 3. In case there shall have been no Justice or Auxiliary Jus-. tice of the Peace appointed for any municipality, or in the event of the absence or inability to act of both the Justice and Auxiliary Justice of the Peace, the Presidente of such municipality is hereby vested with all the powers and jurisdiction conferred on Justices of the Peace by this act, to make preliminary investigation of criminal offenses charged against persons within the municipality of such Presidente, and shall make such preliminary investigations as Justices of the Peace are herein required to do, and with like effect, and shall be entitled to the same fees for his services.

SEC. 4. So much of section 50 of said General Order No. 58 as requires Courts of First Instance, or clerks thereof, to forward to the Supreme Court or the Ministerio Fiscal the record of all criminal cases for revision or consideration, except where the death penalty is

imposed as the judgment or part of the judgment of such Court of First Instance, is hereby repealed, and it shall not be necessary to forward to the Supreme Court or the Ministerio Fiscal the record, or any part thereof, of any case in which there shall have been an acquittal, or in which the penalty imposed is not death, unless such case shall have been duly appealed, as provided in such order. The records of all cases in which the death penalty shall have been imposed by any Court of First Instance, whether the defendant shall have appealed or not, shall be forwarded to the Supreme Court for investigation and judgment, as law and justice shall dictate.

SEC. 5. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section. 2 of "An Act Prescribing the Order of Procedure by the Commission in the Enactment of Laws," passed September 26, 1900. SEC. 6. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, August 10, 1901.

[No. 195.]

AN ACT to amend Act No. 90.

By authority of the President of the United States, and with the concurrence and approval of the Secretary of War first had, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that:

SECTION 1. Act No. 90 is hereby amended by striking out the words Military Governor" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Civil Governor" whenever the words occur in the act.

SEC. 2. Rule 33 of Act No. 90 is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows:

"Transfers of funds from one disbursing officer to another shall be made only upon the authority of the Civil Governor, the head of the proper civil department, or the officer commanding a Military Department or District, notice of which authorization shall be given forthwith. to the Auditor by the Civil Governor or officer giving the authority. When there is a change in disbursing officers, the outgoing officer shall render an account in full, showing the disposition of his unexpended balance, whether transferred to his successor in accordance with the provisions herein contained or deposited with the Treasurer of the Islands."

SEC. 3. This act is passed in conformity with Executive Order of June 21, 1901, transferring certain executive powers from the Military Governor and from the Commission to the Civil Governor, and shall, in its operation relate to July 4, 1901, the date of the actual transfer of such powers, and nothing herein is to be construed as indicating that the said order of June 21st did not impliedly effect the result herein expressly provided by this act.

SEC. 4. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section 2 of "An Act Prescribing the Order of Procedure by the Commission in the Enactment of Laws," passed September 26, 1900. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, August 12, 1901.