ond class examiner of merchandise of class eight; one third class inspector of class ten; one fourth class inspector of class A; two clerks of class A; one clerk of class D, one clerk of class F; one patron of class G; one engineer of class G; three clerks of class H; two firemen of class J; sixteen guards of class J; three sailors of class K at one hundred and eighty dollars ($180) per annum each; one janitor of class K at one hundred and twenty dollars ($120) per annum; one messenger of class K at one hundred and twenty dollars ($120) per

annum.

SEC. 26. The following employés are authorized for the Joló Custom House, and in the office of the Collector of Customs for the Port of Joló: One collector of customs of class three; one second class examiner of class eight; one chief clerk of class eight; one clerk of class nine; one clerk of class D; one clerk of class I; six guards of class J; two boatmen of class K at ninety dollars ($90) per annum each; one janitor of class K at seventy-two dollars ($72) per annum.

SEC. 27. The following employés are authorized for the Zamboanga Custom House, and in the office of the Collector of Customs for the Port of Zamboanga: One collector of customs of class five; one second class examiner of merchandise of class eight; one clerk of class nine; one clerk of class A; one clerk of class I; five guards of class J; one janitor of class K at ninety dollars ($90) per annum; one boatman of class K at ninety dollars ($90) per annum; four boatmen of class K at seventy-two dollars ($72) per annum each.

SEC. 28. The following employés are authorized for the Siassi Custom House, and in the office of the Deputy Collector of Customs for the Port of Siassi: One deputy collector of customs of class six, who shall act as disbursing clerk without additional compensation; one clerk of class D; one janitor of class K at seventy-two dollars ($72) per annum each; three boatmen of class K at seventy-two dollars ($72) per annum each.

SEC. 29. The Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago is hereby authorized to appoint such number of storekeepers, not to exceed class eight, for public bonded warehouses, and such number of storekeepers, not to exceed class nine, for private bonded warehouses, as may be necessary for the proper conduct of public business at any port of entry in the Philippine Archipelago;

Provided, that no amount shall be paid for such services as bonded warehouse storekeepers in excess of the amount collected from the owners or proprietors of those bonded warehouses.

SEC. 30. The payment of overtime work at such rates as may be fixed by the Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago is hereby authorized; provided, that no amount shall be paid for such services in excess of the amount collected from importers, shippers, or other persons concerned for such services.

SEC. 31. The Collector of Customs for the Philippine Archipelago is hereby authorized to provide for the translation into Spanish and the native dialects of this Archipelago of necessary official documents at a rate not to exceed five dollas ($5) per working day of seven hours. SEC. 32. The unexpended balance of the sum of ninety-seven thousand, five hundred and twenty-six dollars and fifty cents ($97,526.50) of the appropriation for salaries and wages for the Customs Service included in Act. No. 330 is hereby made available for payment of the salaries herein provided for, and such further sum is hereby appropriated as may be necessary to meet any deficiency in said amount. SEC. 33. All existing decrees, laws, regulations or orders, providing

for the personnel of the Philippine Customs Service, or any part thereof, and all decrees, laws, regulations or orders, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed, such repeal to take effect as of the date when this act shall go into force and effect.

SEC. 34. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of the 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. 35. This act shall take effect at the Port of Manila at twelve o'clock, midnight, on March 5, 1902, and at each of the other ports and sub-ports of the Philippine Archipelago at twelve o'clock, midnight, on March 20, 1902.

Enacted, March 3, 1902.

[No. 368.]

AN ACT providing for the furnishing of rooms for the installation of first and second class stations of the Philippine Weather Bureau by provincial and municipal governments.

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

SECTION 1. In each province where a first or second class station of the Philippine Weather Bureau is provided for by law at the provincial capital, the Provincial Board shall assign a room, or rooms, adequate for the installation of the meteorological instruments and office equipment of the station, and to afford sleeping accommodations for the observers. The room, or rooms, shall be in the provincial building, if practicable, but if there is no suitable room available in the provincial building, then the Board shall provide such a room, or rooms, by rental or by construction, and the expense incurred by reason of such rental or construction, shall be a charge upon the funds of the province.

SEC. 2. In each municipality, not a provincial capital, where a first or second class station of the Philippine Weather Bureau is provided for by law, the municipal council shall provide a room, or rooms, ade quate for the installation of the meteorological instruments and office equipment of the station, and to afford sleeping accommodations for the observers. The room, or rooms, shall be in the municipal building, if practicable, and if there is no suitable room available in the municipal building, then the council shall provide such a room, or rooms, by rental or by construction, and the expense incurred by reason of such rental or construction shall be a charge upon the funds of the municipality.

SEC. 3. The question of the adequacy of rooms furnished by provincial or municipal governments under the provisions of sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be determined, in each instance, by the Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau, subject to an appeal to the Civil Governor, whose decision shall be final.

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, March 4, 1902.

[No. 369.]

AN ACT amending Act No. 175 and providing for the appointment and extra compensation of constabulary supply officers.

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

SECTION 1. The Chief of Philippines Constabulary is hereby authorized to designate one inspector in each province or group of provinces, to take charge of the branch supply store, and to requisition for, receipt for, disburse, issue, and be responsible and accountable for all public civil funds and property for the use or under the control of the members of the Philippines Constabulary, in the province or group of provinces in which such inspector is designated. The provincial inspectors so designated shall be known as constabulary supply officers.

SEC. 2. Each constabulary supply officer shall be required to give a bond in an amount to be determined by the Civil Governor of the Islands, with satisfactory surety, and to render the required accounts, returns, reports, statements, inventories, and vouchers to the proper insular officers for all public civil funds and property invoiced or transferred to him or which shall come into his hands. The accountability and responsibility of each constabulary supply officer for such funds and property shall be fixed and regulated by existing laws and the rules and regulations established from time to time by, or with the approval of, the Auditor for the Philippine Islands. Each constabulary supply officer shall receive, in compensation for his services as supply officer, the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per annum in addition to his salary as inspector.

SEC. 3. This act shall be retroactive and all appointments of supply officers since February 15, 1902, are hereby validated.

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, March 6, 1902.

[No. 370.]

AN ACT reducing the thirty-three existing municipalities in the province of Bohol to fifteen.

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

SECTION 1. The thirty-three municipalities now existing in the province of Bohol are hereby reduced to fifteen, as follows:

1. The municipality of Daoiz, of the island of Panglaw, is hereby consolidated with the municipality of Panglaw, in said island, under the name of Panglaw.

2. The municipality of Corella and the barrio of Waye of the municipality of Cortés, are hereby consolidated with the municipality of Tagbilaran, under the name of Tagbilaran.

3. The municipality of Cortés is hereby consolidated with that of Maribohok, under the name of Maribohok.

4. The municipality of Loón is hereby consolidated with that of Kalape, under the name of Kalape.

5. The municipality of Katigbiyan is hereby consolidated with that of Tubigon, under the name of Tubigon.

6. The municipality of Getafe is hereby consolidated with that of Inabanga, under the name of Inabanga.

7. The municipality of Ipil is hereby consolidated with that of Talibon, under the name of Talibon.

8. The municipality of Batuanán is hereby consolidated with that of Ubay, under the name of Ubay.

9. The municipalities of Kandihay and Anda are hereby consolidated with that of Guindulman, under the name of Guindulman.

10. The municipalities of Duero and García Hernandez are hereby consolidated with that of Hagna, under the name of Hagna.

11. The municipality of Duminaw is hereby consolidated with that of Valencia, under the name of Valencia.

12. The municipality of Lila is hereby consolidated with that of Laoay, under the name of Laoay.

13. The municipality of Alburquerque is hereby consolidated with that of Baklayon, under the name of Baklayon.

14. The municipality of Antequera is hereby consolidated with that of Balilihan, under the name of Balilihan.

15. The municipalities of Bilar and Sierra-Bullones are hereby consolidated with that of Carmen, under the name of Carmen.

SEC. 2. The Provincial Supervisor of Bohol shall survey at once the new municipalities, in order to establish in a definite and precise manner the boundary lines which separate them from adjacent munici palities, and shall report to the Provincial Board the result of such surveys.

SEC. 3. The Provincial Governor of Bohol shall direct the holding of a municipal election in each of the new municipalities under the provisions of sections 91, 92, 93 and 94 of the Municipal Code. When the new municipal officials have been elected, and have qualified, the present organization of each of the municipalities mentioned in section 1 of this act shall be thereby abolished, and all offices held by virtue of said organization shall be vacant and abolished, so that all the present municipal officials shall cease to hold office so soon as the new officials shall have taken the oath of office.

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, March 6, 1902.

[No. 371.]

AN ACT declaring the barrios of San Modesto, San Narciso, San Eugenio, San Atanasio, and part of the barrio of San José, now a part of the municipality of San Nicolas, the barrios of San Roque, San Hipolito, and a part of San José. now a part of the municipality of Tayug, and the sitio of Antolin, now a part of the municipality of San Quintin, all of the province of Pangasinan, to be a new municipality under the name of Natividad.

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

SECTION 1. The barrios of San Modesto, San Narciso, San Eugenio, San Atanasio, and that part of the barrio of San José de Nicolas lying

on the left or eastward bank of the Estero Lacab, now forming a part of the municipality of San Nicolas, the barrios of San Roque, San Hipolito, and the easterly half of the barrio of San José de Tayug, as determined by the survey hereinafter ordered, now forming a part of the municipality of Tayug, and the sitio of Antolin, now forming a part of the municipality of San Quintin, with the lands adjacent thereto, all in and of the province of Pangasinan, Island of Luzon, are hereby separated, each from its corresponding municipality, and shall be organized as a new municipality under the name of Natividad, as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 2. The Provincial Supervisor shall survey at once the new municipality, in order to establish in a definite and precise manner the boundary lines which separate it from the adjacent municipalities, and shall report to the Provincial Board the results of such survey. After the Provincial Supervisor has established the boundary lines of the municipality and has reported to the Provincial Board, the Provincial Governor shall direct the holding of a municipal election in said municipality in accordance with the provisions of Sections 91, 92, 93 and 94 of the Municipal Code.

SEC. 3. 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. 4. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, March 7, 1902.

[No. 372.]

AN ACT amending Act No. 83, entitled, "A General Act for the Organization of Provincial Governments in the Philippine Islands."

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

SECTION 1. Act No. 83, entitled, "A General Act for the Organization of Provincial Governments in the Philippine Islands," is hereby amended as follows:

(a) By inserting in the twenty-fifth line of section 10, after the word "constituted" and before the words "It shall," the following words: "In preparing plans and specifications for the construction and repair of buildings for secondary schools to be undertaken by the provinces as hereinafter provided, the Provincial Supervisor shall consult with the Insular Architect and with the superintendent of the school division in which the province is located, and such plans and specifications shall be subject to the approval of the latter, or of the General Superintendent of Public Instruction, in accordance with the provisions of Act No. 74, before the work may be undertaken."

(b) By adding at the end of section 13, the following paragraph, designated (n):

"(n) To provide, if deemed expedient by the Provincial Board, by construction or purchase, or renting, such school building or buildings in the province as in the opinion of the Board may be necessary, to be used for the free secondary instruction of pupils resident in the province, such secondary instruction being understood to include, in addition to academic and commercial subjects, manual training, instruction in agriculture, and normal school instruction, and to pro