No. 1635. An act to amend act No. 1418, providing for a loan of $35,000
to the province of Albay, by increasing the amount of said
loan to $60,000, and extending the time of repayment thereof_
No. 1636. An act to aid commercial interests by providing ways and
means for the transmission of money within the islands
through the sale of demand drafts and telegraphic transfers
by the insular treasurer and provincial treasurers.
No. 1637. An act providing for loans of P60,000, P75,000, and P60,000 to
the provinces of Tayabas, Rizel, and Laguna, respec-
tively, for the construction of provincial government build-
ings.
No. 1638. An act providing for the retirement of officers and enlisted men
of the Philippines constabulary on part pay after twenty or
more years of satisfactory service, and amending act No.
619
No. 1639. An act to prohibit the sale, gift, or other disposal of any intoxicat-
ing liquor, other than the so-called native wines and liquors, to
any member of a non-Christian tribe within the meaning of
act No. 1397, and to prohibit the use of such liquor by any
member of such a tribe__
No. 1640. An act authorizing the Postal Savings Bank Investment Board
to make loans from funds available for investment to
provinces of the Philippine Islands, under guarantee of the
Insular Government_.
No. 1641. An act granting to the city of Manila the right to institute con-
demnation proceedings for the expropriation of land in the
province of Rizal necessary for the main for the new water
system for the city of Manila__
No. 1642. An act providing for the establishment of two subprovinces to
be known as the subprovince of Kalinga and the subprov-
ince of Apayao___
No. 1643. An act extending the time for the payment of the cedula tax
for the year 1907 in the township of Imunan, province of
Nueva Viscaya__
No. 1644. An act repealing act No. 1375, entitled "An act providing that
one fiscal shall perform the duties of fiscal for the provinces
of La Union and Zambales, repealing the provisions of law
authorizing a separate fiscal for each of said provinces, fix-
ing the salary for the fiscal of the two provinces, and making
provisions for traveling expenses of such fiscal," providing
for the performance of the duties of the fiscal for the prov-
ince of La Union and providing that the attorney-general
may designate any assistant attorney or fiscal to perform
the duties of fiscal for the province of Zambales___
No. 1645. An act to legalize municipal elections heretofore held under the
provisions of act No. 82, on and after January 15, 1907----
No. 1646. An act establishing a new boundary line between the subprov-
ince of Amburayan and the provinces of Ilocos Sur and La
Union, making the municipality of Tagudin the capital of the
subprovince of Amburayan, and fixing the powers and duties
of provincial officers and provincial boards in provinces or-
ganized under the special provincial government act relative
to municipalities organized under the municipal code_‒‒‒‒‒
No. 1647. An act amending section 789 of act No. 190 providing for fees
for governors, sheriffs, and other persons serving process___
No. 1648. An act further to amend act No. 496, entitled "An act to pro-
vide for the adjudication and registration of titles to lands
in the Philippine Islands," so as to provide for the taking of
evidence and the making of findings of fact in certain land
registration cases by judges of the courts of first instance, to
empower judges of the court of land registration to grant
injunctions, to establish a fixed table of fees for registration
cases, and for other purposes__
No. 1649. An act declaring all of the territory comprised in the island
of Marinduque a subprovince of Tayabas, and for other pur-
poses---
No. 1650. An act appropriating the sum of #170,000 from the funds
realized from the sale of public-improvement bonds author-
ized by act No. 1444 for the purpose of improving the port
of Iloilo----
No. 1651. An act to authorize graduates of certain schools of medicine
and pharmacy in the Philippine Islands to practice medicine
and surgery and pharmacy without taking the examinations
prescribed by acts Nos. 310 and 597, respectively, and for
other purposes__-.
No. 1652. An act to amend act No. 83 by enabling provincial boards to in-
crease the amount of the cedula tax and apply the increased
revenue to the construction, repair, and maintenance of
roads and bridges, and amending sections 121 and 149 of act
No. 1189 to correspond_.
No. 1653. An act to amend act No. 1511, entitled "The Philippine road
law," by enabling municipalities to avail themselves of its
provisions in the absence of a provincial vote of acceptance
and by enabling provinces and municipalities to avail them-
selves of its provisions for a limited period of time-----
No. 1654. An act to provide for the leasing of reclaimed land for commer-
cial purposes, for the leasing of the foreshore and lands
under water, and to regulate the construction of bridges over
navigable waterways___
No. 1655. An act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation
of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious
foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating
traffic therein, and for other purposes.
No. 1656. An act appropriating the sum of 400,000, in addition to
the sum appropriated by act No. 1547, for the construction
of the sewer and water-supply systems in the city of Manila_
No. 1657. An act to amend section 5 of act No. 1360 so as to authorize the
city of Manila to lease or sell for hotel purposes the tract of
land on the Luneta extension described in said section, and
providing the terms and conditions upon which bidding for
the lease or purchase of said land may be made, the terms
and conditions upon which it may be leased or sold, and for
other purposes----
No. 1658. An act to provide for the granting of a franchise to construct,
maintain, and operate telephone and telegraph systems, and
to carry on other electrical transmission business in and be-
tween the provinces, cities, and municipalities of the island
of Luzon
No. 1659. An act amending act No. 1459, entitled "The corporation law,"
as amended, by exempting certain corporations operating
under special franchises granted by the Philippine Commis-
sion from compliance with the provisions of certain sections
of said law__
No. 1660. An act making additional apropriations for sundry expenses of
the insular government for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1907, and other periods__.
No. 1661. An act making additional appropriations for sundry expenses of
the government of the city of Manila for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1907, and for other related purposes___
No. 1662. An act making appropriations for certain public works, perma-
nent improvements, and other purposes of the insular gov-
ernment----
No. 1668. An act appropriating the sum of #220,274 from the funds
realized from the sale of public-improvement bonds author-
ized by act No. 1444, for certain public works and permanent
improvements of the insular government....
No. 1669. An act to annex the municipalities of the late province of
Romblon to the third assembly district of Capiz for the pur-
poses of the election to be held July 30, 1907, and amend-
ing the election law by reducing the number of delegates to
the Philippine assembly to 80, and redistricting the province
of Capiz for the assembly election to be held in 1909 and
thereafter
No. 1670. An act authorizing the trustees or directors of asylums and in-
stitutions where poor children are maintained at public ex-
pense to place such children in charge of suitable persons,
and providing for the adoption of such children_
No. 1671. An act to amend act No. 345, entitled "An act designating the
days which shall be observed as public holidays in the
Philippine Islands," as amended, so as to make election
days public holidays__
No. 1672. An act to amend act No. 83 by providing for the establishment
and maintenance under certain conditions of provincial toll
ferries
No. 1673. An act amending sections 4 and 12 of act No. 787, as amended
by sections 1 and 5 of act No. 1283, by providing for the or-
ganization of the legislative council of the Moro province
and for the subordinate positions of engineer and superin-
tendent of schools of the Moro province__.
No. 1674. An act authorizing the Governor-General to consolidate any two
or more appointive positions and later to restore them to
their previous status whenever in his judgment such action
will promote the public interest...
No. 1675. An act amending act No. 136, as amended, by creating the office
of reporter of the supreme court, and for other purposes___
No. 1676. An act to amend section 3 of act No. 1649 entitled "An act de-
claring all of the territory comprised in the island of Marin-
duque a subprovince of Tayabas, and for other purposes," by
providing for the return of a portion of the internal-revenue
collections to the treasury of the subprovince of Marinduque
for the sole use and benefit of the inhabitants thereof___
No. 1677. An act to provide anatomical material for the advancement of
medical science_.
No. 1678. An act providing for the publication in the Official Gazette of
certain notices of the court of land registration and amend-
ing act No. 496, as amended__.
No. 1679. An act making appropriations for sundry expenses of the insular
government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, and
other designated periods___
No. 1680. An act providing for the appointment by provincial governors
of bailiffs in courts of first instance and in the court of land
registration, and amending acts Nos. 136 and 190 and 496,
as amended..
No. 1681. An act to amend section 18 of the Municipal Code, as amended,
by authorizing the governor-general to remove municipal
treasurers from office for cause..
No. 1682. An act to amend section 2 of act No. 1126, entitled "An act for
the purpose of empowering provincial boards to subpoena
witnesses and to require testimony under oath in conducting
certain investigations, and for other purposes," by extending
the authority of the governor-general to disqualify from
holding office all officials removed for cause_
No. 1683. An act to amend section 5 of act No. 781 by making it the duty
of municipal officers to furnish notice of ladrones immedi-
ately, both to the provincial governor and the nearest con-
stabulary officer_
No. 1684. An act prohibiting the importation by private persons of silk-
worms, their eggs or cocoons_.
No. 1685. An act to amend act No. 1499, entitled "An act to prevent the
use of explosives and poisons for taking fish in the waters
of the Philippines," by providing that the Secretary of the
Interior may authorize the use of explosives and poisons for
taking fish in limited numbers for scientific purposes----
No. 1686. An act to provide for the reimbursement to the provinces and
municipalities of 50 per centum of the sums which they will
lose by reason of the suspension of the land tax for the last
half of the calendar year 1907, to appropriate for such re-
imbursement such sums as may be necessary from any
funds in the insular treasury not otherwise appropriated,
and to repeal section. 2 of act No. 1579__.
No. 1687. An act to increase the number of municipalities in the province
of Nueva Ecija from 14 to 15, by separating from Cabana-
tuan, the former municipality of Santa Rosa, reconstituting
the latter as a municipality, and giving to each the territory
which it comprised prior to the passage of act No. 933_____
No. 1688. An act making appropriations for certain public works, per-
manent improvements, and other purposes of the insular
government....
No. 1689. An act amending act No. 1397, entitled "The township govern-
ment act," so as to authorize the collection of certain license
fees, to provide a method of enforcing the payment of prop-
erty tax by delinquents who are absent from the province
or are nonresidents thereof, and to provide that the popular
representative shall continue to be a resident of the province
during his term of office__
No. 1690. An act to increase the number of municipalities in the province
of La Laguna from 21 to 22 by separating from the munici-
pality of San Pablo the former municipality of Alaminos,
reconstituting the latter as a municipality, and giving to it
the territory of which it was comprised prior to the passage
of act No. 939_.
No. 1691. An act to amend section 4 of act No. 82, entitled "The Muni-
cipal Code," as amended, by prescribing the maximum per-
centage of general funds of municipalities which may be
expended for salaries and wages of municipal officers and
employees not employed upon public works, and for other
purposes
No. 1692. An act to amend section 8 of act No. 292, so as to prevent the
utterance of speeches or the use of language violative of
good order or tending to disturb the public peace__.
No. 1693. An act creating the province of Agusan and the subprovinces of
Butuan, Bukidnon, and Batanes, empowering the provincial
board of Cagayan to apply the provisions of "The township
government act to the municipalities and settlements of
the Babuyanes Islands, and providing that the salaries of
the lieutenant-governor of the subprovince of Apayao and of
any duly authorized employees of said subprovince shall be
payable from insular funds...
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No. 1697. An act authorizing the appointment of commissioners to make
official investigations and fixing their powers, for the pay-
ment of witness fees, and for the punishment of perjury in
official investigations__
No. 1698. An act for the regulation of the Philippine civil service_.
No. 1699. An act providing that the provincial fiscals and the attorney
for the Moro province shall perform the duties of the register
of deeds in their respective provinces, abolishing the position
of examiner of titles, and amending acts Nos. 83, 496, 787, and
926, as amended___
No. 1700. An act to grant to the Lepanto Mining Company, Incorporated,
a franchise to construct a highway from a point near Comil-
las, province of Lepanto-Bontoc, in a general westerly direc-
tion to the China Sea at a point near the town of Bangar,
province of La Union; and thereon to take toil, to operate
as a common carrier, and, at its option, to construct a rail-
road
No. 1701. An act to equalize and secure uniformity in salaries of provin-
cial fiscals, to empower the governor-general to consolidate
the offices of fiscals of two or more provinces, to declare
vacant the position of fiscal of any province and assign the
duties thereof to the office of the attorney-general, and to re-
store the status existing prior to such consolidation or abo-
lition, and for other purposes_
No. 1702. An act to amend sections 14, 36, and 71 of act No. 190, providing
a code of civil procedure in civil actions and special pro-
ceedings in the Philippine Islands-----
No. 1703. An act to define and fix the status of prisoners and the respon-
sibility for their maintenance, and for other purposes. -
No. 1704. An act to amend act No. 1415, entitled “An act establishing a
medical school and defining the manner in which it shall be
controlled and conducted," by providing that the Philippine
medical school shall be a body corporate___
No. 1705. An act amending act No. 279, as amended, by providing for the
signing of contracts and leases for cold-storage space in the
division of cold storage of the bureau of supply__
No. 1707. An act making appropriations from the funds realized from the
sale of bonds authorized by act No. 1323 for the purpose of
constructing sewers in the city of Manila and to furnish it
with an adequate sewer and drainage system and supply of
water
No. 1708. An act to amend sections 5, 7, and 27 of act No. 867, as amended,
by separating the province of Sorsogon from the eighth judi-
cial district and annexing it to the fifteenth judicial dis-
trict, by separating the province of La Union from the third
judicial district and annexing it to the mountain judicial
district, and changing the times at which courts of first in-
stance shall be held in the provinces of said districts, re-
pealing part of act No. 1437, and for other purposes..
No. 1709. An act amending act No. 1582, known as "The election law
No. 1710. An act providing for the filing, with the division of archives,
patents, copyrights, and trade-marks of the executive bureau,
of the first mortgage and contract of guaranty, dated May 1,
1907, executed by the Philippine Railway Company with
the government of the Philippine Islands and the Bankers'
Trust Company, trustee, creating and fixing upon the prop-
erty covered by said instrument a lien at and from the time
of filing the same, and exempting said instrument from the
payment of stamp taxes_
No. 1711. An act providing for the apprehension, detention, segregation,
and treatment of lepers in the Philippine Islands.
No. 1712. An act to increase the number of municipalities in the province
of La Laguna from 22 to 23, by separating from Luisiana
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