expedient until such transportation can be secured from the Insular Purchasing Agent not to exceed one hundred and sixty dollars ($160) and for other incidental expenses, three thousand, four hundred and five dollars and seventy-six cents ($3,405.76). Salaries and wages, Department of Police, city of Manila, 1902: Chief of Police at three thousand, five hundred dollars ($3,500) per annum, one inspector and assistant chief of police at two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500) per annum, one assistant inspector at two thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum, one chief of the secret service at three thousand dollars ($3,000) per annum, one surgeon at eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800) per annum, one assistant surgeon at twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) per annum, one clerk class 6, four clerks class 8, four clerks class 9, two clerks class A, seven clerks class D, three employes at one hundred and twenty dollars ($120) per annum each, and for salaries and wages of captains, lieutenants, sergeants, roundsmen, patrolmen, detectives and crew of launch for the river and harbor police, not to exceed an aggregate of one hundred and twenty-six thousand, six hundred and five dollars ($126,605), and including twenty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ($23.33) for the salaries of one clerk class 9, from August 7, to August 10, 1901, and one clerk class 9, from August 7, to August 9, 1901, who were temporarily continued after the organization of the city of Manila: Total for salaries and wages, one hundred and thirty-four thousand, seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars and thirty-three cents ($134,768.33). Equipment, Department of Police, city of Manila, 1902: For equipment of the police force, including shotguns, shields, whistles, belts, holsters, handcuffs, shackles, saddles, bridles, blankets, steam launch and rowboats, fifteen thousand, four hundred and thirty-six dollars ($15,436). Contingent expenses, Department of Police, city of Manila, 1902: For contingent expenses, including contingent fund for detective bureau, stationery, office supplies, forage, repairs, subsistence of prisoners, expenses of night schools for police, hire of vehicles on official business as a temporary expedient until such transportation can be secured from the Insular Purchasing Agent, not to exceed six hundred dollars ($600), and other incidental expenses, five thousand, two hundred and sixty-five dollars ($5,265). Salaries and wages, Department of City Schools, city of Manila, 1902: One clerk class 7, two clerks class 9, one clerk class G, one employé at one hundred and twenty dollars ($120) per annum, and salaries and wages of teachers and employés of the night schools and of native teachers for the city of Manila not to exceed twenty-one thousand, two hundred and eighty-one dollars (21,281): Total, twenty-two thousand, four hundred and sixteen dollars (822,416). Contingent expenses, Department of City Schools, city of Manila, 1902: For contingent expenses, including stationery, books, printing, supplies, hire of vehicles on official business as a temporary expedient until such transportation can be secured from the Insular Purchasing Agent, not to exceed one hundred and sixty-two dollars ($162), and other incidental expenses, nine hundred and twelve dollars ($912). In all, for the city of Manila, four hundred fifty-nine thousand, nine hundred and seventy dollars and fifty-eight cents ($459,970.58). Total appropriation for all purposes two million five hundred and ten thousand, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and seventy-nine cents ($2,510,137.79), in money of the United States, or so much thereof as may be necessary. SEC. 2. The Provincial Government of the Province of Surigao is hereby authorized to pay the salary of one clerk at three hundred dollars ($300) per annum in the office of the Provincial Fiscal, from July 1, 1901, or such time thereafter as he may have been actually employed, until August 27, 1901, or until such time as the notice of the disapproval by the Insular Treasurer of the request for the employment of such clerk was received; and at one hundred and eighty dollars ($180) per annum from October 8, or such time thereafter as the said clerk was actually employed by the Provincial Board until notice of the disapproval of such employment was received from the Insular Treasurer, anything in previous acts to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 3. All funds appropriated by this act shall be disbursed in local currency upon the basis of two dollars and ten cents in local currency for one dollar in money of the United States, except the sum appropriated for the Chief Paymaster, Division of the Philippines, forty thousand dollars ($40,000) of the amount appropriated for contingent expenses for the Bureau of Public Printing, two thousand dollars ($2,000) appropriated for unpaid bills under "Contingent expenses, Board of Health for the Philippines," and two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500) of the amount appropriated under the head of "Transportation, Philippines Constabulary," which shall be disbursed in money of the United States. Act No. 163 is hereby amended so as to allow the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000), appropriated for Chief Quarantine Officer, under the head of "Equipment for Mariveles Quarantine Station," to be disbursed in money of the United States instead of one-half in money of the United States and one-half in local currency as provided in said act. Act 264 is hereby amended so as to allow the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) appropriated under miscellaneous expenses for the office of the Superintendent of Streets, Parks, Bridges, Docks and Wharves, for the purchase of settees for the Luneta to be disbursed in money of the United States. Act 311 is hereby amended so as to allow the sum of eight thousand, six hundred dollars ($8,600) appropriated to the Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, for pay of scouts to be disbursed in money of the United States. SEC. 4. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this appropriation 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. [No. 331.] AN ACT amending Act No. 105, extending the provisions of "The Provincial Government Act" to the province of Masbate. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section 2, of Act No. 105, extending the provisions of "The Provincial Government Act" to the province of Masbate, is hereby amended by increasing the salary of the Provincial Supervisor to one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum, in money of the United States. 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 as of January 1, 1902. [No 332] AN ACT declaring the barrios of Mapandan, Apaya, Luyan, Balolin, Amanwawak and Nilimbot, now a part of the municipality of Magaldan, province of Pangasinan, to be a new municipality under the name of Mapandan. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The barrios of Mapandan, Apaya, Luyan, Balolin, Amanwawak and Nilimbot now forming a part of the municipality of Magaldan, Province of Pangasinan, are hereby separated from said municipality to form a new municipality under the name of Mapandan. The Provincial Supervisor of Pangasinan 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 to 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, a municipal election shall be held in such municipality in accordance with the provisions of Articles 91, 92, 93 and 94 of the Municipal Code. 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, January 21, 1902. [No. 333.] AN ACT appropriating the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000) United States currency, for the purpose of making surveys of the harbor of Iloilo, and of the Cagayan River, and of submitting plans and estimates for the improvement of the same. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Whereas, The harbor of Iloilo is now in need of immediate improvement by reason of the filling up of the channel, and the sinking of several barges therein, the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) United States currency, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Chief Engineer, Division of the Philippines, for the purpose of making surveys of the harbor and of submitting plans and estimates for the improvement thereof. SEC. 2. The sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) United States currency, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Chief Engineer, Division of the Philippines, for the pur pose of making a survey of the Cagayan River in the Island of Luzon, and of submitting an estimate and project for the improvement of the same from Camalaniugan to deep water at its mouth. 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, January 24, 1902. [No. 334.] AN ACT amending sections 3 and 9 of "The Municipal Code" and section 4 of the "Provincial Government Act," so far as concerns the Province of Oriental Negros. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Sections 3 and 9 of "The Municipal Code" are hereby amended as follows: (a) By adding at the close of section 3 of said act, the following words: "In the Province of Oriental Negros, the seats of the councillors of the first class, as divided by lot, shall for the year 1902, be vacated on the 1st day of April, 1902, or when their successors are duly chosen and qualified." (b) By adding at the close of paragraph (a) section 9 of said act, the following words: "In the Province of Oriental Negros, the general municipal elections for 1902 shall be held on Saturday the 1st of March, 1902, and the councillors so elected shall enter upon their duties on the first of April following and hold office until the first Monday of January, 1904, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified." SEC. 2. Section 4 of "The Provincial Government Act" is hereby amended by adding at the close thereof the following words: "In the Province of Oriental Negros, the elections for Provincial Governor for 1902, shall be held on Tuesday the 3d of April, 1902." 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, January 25, 1902. [No. 335.] AN ACT amending paragraph (b) of section 13 of "The Provincial Government Act" so far as concerns the province of Tayabas. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section 13 of "The Provincial Government Act" is hereby amended by adding at the close of paragraph (b) of said section the following words: "The provincial jail in the province of Tayabas, shall remain at the town of Tayabas until a public jail is erected at the town of Lucena." 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, January 25, 1902. [No. 336.] AN ACT amending Act No. 83, entitled “A general act for the organization of provincial governments in the Philippine Islands," and Act No. 320 amendatory thereof. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section 4 of Act No. 83, being the Provincial Government Act, and sub-section (b) of section 1 of Act No. 320, amendatory thereof, are hereby amended by striking out all of said section 4 of Act No. 83 and all of sub-section (b) of section 1 of Act No. 320, and substituting in lieu thereof as a part of said Act No. 83, the following: "SEC. 4. The Provincial Governor shall be selected in the following manner: On the first Monday in February of the year 1902 and of each second year thereafter, at 8 a. m. of said day, the Vice-President and Councillors of every duly organized municipality in the province shall meet in joint convention at the capital of the province. The convention shall be called to order by the Secretary of the Province, and thereupon such convention shall proceed by secret ballot to the selection of four tellers, whose duty it shall be at all stages of the subsequent proceedings to receive and count the ballots as cast. The Presiding Officer of the convention shall announce the result of such ballots as stated to him by said tellers. After the selection of said tellers, the next order of business shall be the selection by the convention by secret ballot, of a presiding officer and secretary. The next order of business shall be the selection of a provincial governor, who shall also be chosen by the convention by secret ballot. A majority of the members of the convention present and entitled to vote shall be necessary to elect. The action of the Convention shall be forwarded to the Civil Governor by the Secretary of the Convention, after being duly certified by the Presiding Officer of the Convention and by the Secretary. The Civil Governor shall then confirm the selection of the person named unless it shall be found that he was unfairly elected, that he is ineligible, or that there is reasonable ground to suspect his loyalty to the constituted authorities. If the Civil Governor shall decline to confirm the person named the convention shall be reconvened at a time fixed by him and a second election had. If the person selected at the second election as Governor is not confirmed, then the Civil Governor shall appoint a provincial governor, by and with the consent of the Commission. The term of the Governor thus elected or appointed shall begin on the first Monday in March, and continue for two years thereafter, or until his successor shall have been duly selected and qualified. The actual and necessary expenses of transportation of the vice-presidents and councillors in going to the capital and returning therefrom, for the purpose of selecting a provincial governor as above provided shall be |