engaging in such game shall be jointly and severally liable to the loser in such game for the amount lost. SEC. 12. Any peace officer charged with the duty of suppressing gambling who knowingly permits gambling to be conducted within his jurisdiction and who wilfully fails to perform his duty shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty pesos nor more than one thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. SEC. 13. Article eighteen hundred and one of the Civil Code and Articles three hundred and forty-three and five hundred and seventynine of the Penal Code, and all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent or in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 14. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twentysixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 15. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1758.] AN ACT To amend section one (j) of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten by providing that whenever required by the public interests the Insular Government may transport mails, passengers, and freight between points covered by vessels under contract, and may reimburse the contracting parties therefor, except in the case of special trips for inspection and other purely governmental purposes. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section one (j) of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten, entitled "An Act to encourage and aid the Philippine coastwise trade, to secure the carriage of mails, Government freight and passengers by commercial vessels under contract, to effect uniform reasonable rates for the Government and public, to increase the safety standards and service of contracting vessels, and for other purposes," is hereby amended to read as follows: "(j) Whenever required by the public interest, vessels belonging to the Insular Government shall be allowed to transport mails, passengers, and freight between points covered by vessels under contract, but provision may be made in the contract that in any or all such cases an equitable portion of the net proceeds arising there from shall be turned over to the contracting parties affected by such carriage: Provided, That no payments shall be made to reimburse the contracting parties on account of any loss of business arising from the carriage of Government passengers and freight on Government vessel; on any special trips in the customs or the light-house service or for any of the following purposes: Inspection; transporting lepers to Culion, or prisoners to Manila for execution; or transporting soldiers or material of war in cases of urgency. SEC. 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twentysixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1759.] AN ACT Providing for a lieutenant-governor of the Province of Samar, prescribing his powers and duties, repealing Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. There shall be a lieutenant-governor of the Province of Samar who shall be appointed by the Governor-General by and with the consent of the Philippine Commission. He shall receive compensation at the rate of not to exceed four thousand pesos per annum. Subject to the approval of the Governor-General, he shall exercise the powers and perform the duties with reference to the hill people of Samar which are fixed for the governor by Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-six, entitled "The Special Provincial Government Act." He shall be a justice of the peace with jurisdiction throughout the Province of Samar. He shall have his office at the capital of the province, but, so far as may be practicable and consistent with the public interest, shall spend his time in visiting the hill people of Samar, in protecting them from abuses, in aiding them to market their products at reasonable prices by the establishment of exchanges and other means, and in promoting friendly relations between them and the people of the lowland and coast regions. He shall ascertain, as soon as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of section two hereof, the approximate number of hill people in the Province of Samar, and certify such number to the Insular Auditor, and upon such certification the Insular Auditor shall redistribute the internal-revenue funds payable to the province in such manner that thereafter the amount proportionate to the number of hill people shall be deducted from the funds of the Province of Samar and shall constitute a township and settlement fund for the benefit of the hill people and shall be expended as provided by Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and twenty-six. SEC. 2. The lieutenant-governor and the provincial board of Samar shall agree as to the municipalities, townships, settlements, places, or other divisions of territory the inhabitants of which shall be considered hill people within the meaning of this Act. In the event of failure to agree in any case appeal shall be had to the GovernorGeneral, whose decision shall be final. SEC. 3. Subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the provincial board shall exercise the powers and perform the duties with reference to the hill people of Samar which are prescribed for the provincial board by Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-six. SEC. 4. Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled "An Act to authorize the application to the Province of Samar, un der certain conditions, of the provisions of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-six, known as the 'Special Provincial Government Act,' and Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ninety-seven, known as the Township Government Act,'" is hereby repealed. SEC. 5. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1760.] AN ACT To prevent the introduction into the Philippine Islands of dangerous communicable animal diseases, to prevent the spread of such diseases within the Islands, and for other purposes. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. For the purposes of this Act, domestic animals are hereby defined as horses, mules, asses, cattle, carabaos, hogs, sheep, goats, dogs, deer, and circus animals or those intended to be used for show purposes. SEC. 2. For the purposes of this Act, a dangerous communicable animal disease is hereby defined as glanders or farcy, surra, rinderpest, hemorrhagic septicemia, hog cholera, foot-and-mouth disease, or any other acute communicable disease which may cause a mortality of over five per centum in the period of one month. SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation knowingly to ship or otherwise bring into the Philippine Islands any animal suffering from, infected with, or dead of any dangerous communicable disease, or any effects pertaining to such animal which are liable to introduce such disease into the Philippine Islands: Provided, That any such animal or effects may be permitted by the Director of Agriculture to enter the Islands under such conditions as to quarantine, cremation, or other disposal as he may direct, or which shall be deemed by him sufficient to prevent the spread of any such disease. SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation knowingly to ship, drive or otherwise take, or transport from one island, province, municipality, township or settlement to another any domestic animal suffering from any dangerous communicable disease or to expose such animal, either alive or dead, on any public road, street or highway where it may come in contact with other domestic animals. SEC. 5. Whenever the Secretary of the Interior shall declare that a dangerous communicable animal disease prevails in any island, province, municipality, township or settlement, and that there is danger of spreading such disease by shipping, driving or otherwise transporting or taking out of such island, province, municipality, township or settlement any class of domestic animals, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to ship, drive or other wise remove the kind of animals so specified from such locality except when accompanied by a certificate issued by authority of the Director of Agriculture stating the number and kind of animals authorized to be shipped, driven, taken or transported, their destination, the manner in which they are authorized to be shipped, driven, taken or transported, and their brands and distinguishing marks. Such certificate shall also state that the animals in question have been inspected by a duly authorized agent of the Director of Agriculture and found free from dangerous communicable animal diseases and shall give the date of such inspection. SEC. 6. The Director of Agriculture is hereby authorized: (a) To maintain inoculation, quarantine and detention stations for domestic animals in such places as may be approved from time to time by the Secretary of the Interior, and to place all animals arriving from foreign and domestic ports or interior places in quarantine for such time as he may deem necessary to prevent the introduction and spread of dangerous communicable animal diseases. (b) To inspect all domestic animals arriving by boat, rail or otherwise in the cities, ports or places where quarantine stations are maintained and in such other places as he may deem necessary for the purpose of preventing the introduction and spread of dangerous communicable animal diseases within the Philippine Islands. (c) To require that animals which are suffering from dangerous communicable diseases or have been exposed thereto be placed in quarantine at such place and for such time as may be deemed by him necessary to prevent the spread of such disease. (d) To require the cleaning and disinfecting of any utensil, place, corral, yard, or building deemed by him to be infected with dangerous communicable animal disease, and to prohibit the keeping of any domestic animals in such place, corral, yard, or building until it has been placed in a sanitary condition. (e) To require the cleaning and disinfecting of any boat, car, vehicle, or other conveyance deemed by him to be infected with dangerous communicable animal disease, and to prohibit its further use for transporting domestic animals until it has been placed in a sanitary condition. (f) To cooperate with provincial and municipal boards in the suppression of dangerous communicable animal diseases and in the establishment and maintenance of municipal slaughter house and milk inspection systems, the object of which shall be to prevent the slaughter and sale of animals having diseases or injuries of such a nature as to render the meats and other food products derived from them dangerous or unwholesome for human food. SEC. 7. Whenever the Director of Agriculture shall order any animal placed in quarantine in accordance with the provisions of this Act, the owner of such animal, or his agent, shall deliver it at the place designated for the quarantine and shall provide it with proper food, water, and attendance. Should the owner or his agent fail to comply with this requirement the Director of Agriculture may furnish supplies and attendance needed and the reasonable cost of such supplies and attendance shall be collectible from the owner or his agent. SEC. 8. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, for each offence. SEC. 9. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. [No. 1761.] AN ACT Gradually to restrict and regulate the sale and use of opium pending the ultimate prohibition of the importation of opium into the Philippine Islands in whatever form except for medicinal purposes as provided by the Act of Congress approved March third, nineteen hundred and five, and prohibiting any person from having the possession of opium, cocaine, or alpha or beta eucaine in any of their several forms, or any derivative or preparation of any of such drugs or substances, except for medicinal purposes, and to repeal act Numbered Fourteen hundred and sixty-one, and for other purposes. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Opium within the meaning of this Act shall embrace every kind, class, and character of opium, whether crude, prepared, or refuse, and all narcotic preparations thereof or therefrom, and all morphine or alkaloids of opium and all preparations in which opium, morphine, or any alkaloid of opium enters as an ingredient, together with all opium leaves and wrappings of opium leaves, whether such leaves or wrappings are prepared for use or not. SEC. 2. Upon the presentation by any Chinese person of a written application, duly verified by his oath before an officer entitled to administer oaths, and reciting that he habitually smokes, chews, swallows, or injects opium, or is otherwise addicted to the use of opium, stating the quantity of opium consumed daily, it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the municipality or the treasurer of the township or settlement in which said application is presented, or if presented in the city of Manila then of the Collector of Internal Revenue, upon the payment to such official by the applicant of the fee herein prescribed, to register such Chinese person as a confirmed user of opium and to issue to him a certificate stating that he is addicted to the use of opium, the manner and form of its use, and the quantity of the drug which he shall be permitted to consume per day. The certificates so issued shall be printed in quadruplicate and shall be consecutively numbered. One of the quadruplicates shall be retained by the officer issuing the same, one shall be forwarded forthwith to the treasurer of the province in which said municipality, township, or settlement is located, one shall be forwarded to the Collector of Internal Revenue, and one shall be delivered to the person registered. Beginning with the certificates for the month of November, nineteen hundred and seven, the Collector of Internal Revenue shall reduce each month the quantity which shall be permitted to be consumed |