dollars and fifty cents ($424.50); for expenses in opening new school in Santa Mesa district, four hundred and twenty-four dollars and fifty cents ($424.50); for expenses in opening new school in San Nicolas district, four hundred and twenty-four dollars and fifty cents ($424.50); for new night schools in Ermita and Tondo, twelve hundred and fifteen dollars ($1,215); for additional salary in lieu of rent for certain teachers necessary to be moved with their families from the school buildings, two hundred and seventy dollars ($270); for janitor for municipal schools, one hundred and thirty-six dollars and fifty cents ($136.50); Total for the Department of City Schools in Manila, twenty-five thousand, six hundred and two dollars and twelve cents ($25,602.12). For the Quartermaster of the Department of the Provost Guard: For rent of barracks for civil and military police, including the rentof three buildings in Malabon, seven thousand, eight hundred and thirty-three dollars and fifty cents ($7,833.50); for rent of school houses and for rent of the Manila Central Observatory, three thousand, one hundred and seventy-three dollars ($3,173); for rent of Sampaloc market and of Arranque market, seventy-five dollars ($75); for expenses of the City Morgue, two hundred and seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($217.50); for miscellaneous rents, for operating Manila Central Observatory, for hire of transportation for officers of the city government, for forage and shoeing and for incidental expenses, ten thousand three hundred and forty-nine dollars and nineteen cents ($10,349.19); for alteration and repairs to civil and military police stations and for rice for indigent citizens, five thousand and eight hundred dollars ($5,800); for subsistence of military prisoners, three thousand dollars ($3,000); Total for the Quartermaster of the Department of the Provost Guard, thirty thousand, four hundred and forty-eight dollars and nineteen cents ($30,448.19). For the Department of Municipal Records: For salaries of the Judges of all branches of the Supreme Court, four thousand, five hundred and sixty-two dollars and forty-six cents ($4,562.46); for salaries of the Attorney General's Department, three thousand, nine hundred and nineteen dollars and eighty-six cents ($3,919.86); for the employés in the civil and criminal branches, in the general offices, in the medico-legal department, three thousand, four hundred and three dollars and fifty cents ($3,403.50); for the salaries of the Judges, Justices of the Peace, Bailiffs and other employés of the District Courts of First Instance in Binondo, Tondo, Quiapo, and Intramuros, and of the Courts of the Justices of the Peace of Binondo, Tondo, Quiapo and Intramuros, six thousand, nine hundred and five dollars and ninety-seven cents ($6,905.97); for salaries of the Superior Provost Court, of the Inferior Provost Court, of the Department of the Collector of Taxes, of the Department of Municipal Records and of the Department of Prison Records, two thousand and fifty-five dollars ($2,055); Total for the Department of Municipal Records, twenty thousand, eight hundred and forty-six dollars and seventy-nine cents ($20,846.79). For the Department of Hospitals: For salaries and wages in the First Reserve Hospital, Second Reserve Hospital, Hospital Number Three and Corregidor Convalescent Hospital, twelve hundred and forty-two dollars ($1,242); Total for the Provost Marshal General and departments reporting to him, three hundred and thirty-five thousand, nine hundred and thirtysix dollars and fourteen cents ($335,936. 14). For the General Superintendent of Education: For salaries of the General Superintendent of Education and employés of his department, including the salaries of two teachers in the pueblo of San Pedro Macati, at twenty dollars ($20) a month each, hereby authorized, two thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars ($2,970); for salaries and expenses of English teachers, ten thousand dollars ($10,000); for salaries of District Superintendents, five thousand dollars ($5,000); Total for the General Superintendent of Education, seventeen thousand, nine hundred and seventy dollars ($17,970). For the Collector of Customs of the Islands and of the Chief Port: For regular supplies, eight thousand dollars ($8,000); for incidental expenses, four hundred and sixty three dollars and sixty-two cents ($463.62); for rents and repairs to buildings, eleven hundred and ninety-six dollars and fifty cents ($1,196.50); for transportation, two thousand, eight hundred and ten dollars and fifty cents ($2,810.50); for salaries and wages, including the salary of an additional employé in the Secret Service Department, hereby authorized, at one hundred dollars ($100) per month, forty thousand and forty-six dollars and fifty cents ($40,046.50); for miscellaneous expenses, twenty-one thousand, nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars and thirty-two cents ($21, 978.32); for a refund of duties to the Colton Exporting and Importing Company, hereby authorized, eight dollars and nine cents ($8.09); Total for the Collector of Customs of the Islands and of the Chief Port, seventy-four thousand, five hundred and three dollars and fiftythree cents ($74,503.53). For the Collector of Internal Revenue of the Islands: For regular supplies, two thousand, seven hundred and forty-nine dollars and ninety-nine cents ($2,749.99); for salaries and wages, ten thousand, three hundred and twenty-nine dollars and fifty-nine cents ($10,329.59); for rents and repairs, nine hundred and twenty dollars and ninety-five cents ($920.95); for miscellaneous and incidental expenses, one hundred and eighty-three dollars and fifteen cents ($183.15); for tax refunds, three dollars ($3); for transportation, one hundred and seventy-one dollars and ninety-six cents ($171.96); for expenses in the Fourth District of the Visayas, twelve hundred and fifteen dollars ($1,215); ́ Total for the Collector of Internal Revenue of the Islands for the first quarter of the year 1901, fifteen thousand, five hundred and seventy-three dollars and sixty-four cents ($15,573.64); For the payment of salaries and expenses for the months of July, October, November and December, 1900, by way of deficiency, two hundred and ten dollars and fifty cents ($210.50); for transportation, rents and repairs, tax refunds and miscellaneous expenses, for the same months, two hundred and eighty-six dollars and forty-one cents ($286.41); Total for the deficiency appropriation for the Collector of Internal Revenue for the Islands, four hundred and ninety-six dollars and ninety-one cents ($496.91); Grand total for the Collector of Internal Revenue for the Islands, sixteen thousand and seventy dollars and fifty-five cents ($16,070.55). For the Auditor of the Philippine Islands: For salaries, six thousand, eight hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($6,862.50); for printing, three thousand dollars ($3,000): Total for the Auditor of the Philippine Islands, nine thousand, eight hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($9,862.50). For the Treasurer of the Philippine Islands: For salaries and wages, nine hundred and eighty dollars and one cent ($980.01). For the Office of Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks: For salary of one clerk, two hundred and twenty-five dollars ($225). For the Forestry Bureau: For salaries and wages, eight thousand and thirteen dollars ($8,013); for travelling and incidental expenses, fifteen hundred and seventyfive dollars ($1,575); Total for the Forestry Bureau, nine thousand, five hundred and eighty-eight dollars ($9,588). For the Bureau of Mining: For salaries and wages, nine hundred and seven dollars and fifty cents ($907.50); for the expenses of examination and inspection of mines and minerals in five districts, four hundred dollars ($400); for transportation, ninety dollars ($90); for binding, printing and incidental expenses, fifty-four dollars ($54); Total for the Bureau of Mining, fourteen hundred and fifty-one dollars and fifty cents ($1,451.50). For the Provost Marshal at Cavite: For medicines for sick prisoners confined at United States military prison at Cavite, forty-five dollars ($45); for transportation and incidental expenses, twenty-four dollars ($24); for salaries of interpreter, translator, clerk and janitor, two hundred and sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($262.50); for ten privates of the Provost Police, at twelve dollars per month each, three hundred and sixty dollars ($360); for a refund for the family of Teodoro Ramirez y Manalo, for clothing burned during the plague at Cavite, one hundred and fifty dollars ($150); Total for the Provost Marshal at Cavite, eight hundred and fortyone dollars and fifty cents ($841.50). For the Department of Posts: For regular supplies, five hundred and sixty-nine dollars and fifty cents ($569.50); for incidental and miscellaneous expenses, fifteen hundred and five dollars ($1,505); for rents and repairs, two thousand, three hundred and fifty-five dollars ($2,355); for transportation, seven thousand and six hundred dollars ($7,600); for salaries and wages, twenty-eight thousand and seventy dollars and fifty cents ($28,070.50); Total for the Department of Posts, forty thousand and one hundred dollars ($40,100). For the Captain of the Port at Manila: For regular supplies, one hundred and ninety-eight dollars and fifty cents ($198.50); for salaries, fifteen thousand, three hundred and fortytwo dollars and seventy-four cents ($15,342.74). Total for the Captain of the Port at Manila, fifteen thousand, five hundred and forty-one dollars and twenty-four cents ($15,541.24). For the Chief Paymaster, Department of Northern Luzon: For payment of squadron of Philippine Cavalry, thirteen thousand dollars ($13.000). 10890-01- -8 For Captain C. W. Mead, 36th Infantry, U. S. V.: To defray expenses of the location survey for the proposed railroad from Dagupan to Baguio, five thousand dollars ($5,000); to defray expenses of the office work on the survey of the same railroad during the month of December, 1900, six hundred dollars ($600): Total for Captain C. W. Mead, 36th Infantry, U. S. V., five thousand and six hundred dollars ($5,600). For the Disbursing Officer, United States Philippine Commission: For salaries and wages and incidental expenses, forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000). Total of appropriations for all purposes in money of the United States, one million, one hundred and ninety-two thousand, three hundred and fifty-two dollars and sixty-six cents ($1,192,352.66). SEC. 3. 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. 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [No. 66.] AN ACT amending the second paragraph of Order No. 38 of General Orders of the Military Governor, issued March 24, 1900, providing for licensing small boats which have a less capacity than fifteen gross tons burden. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The second paragraph of Order No. 38 of General Orders of the Military Governor, issued March 24, 1900, is hereby amended to read as follows: Hereafter any owner of a small boat which has a less capacity than fifteen (15) gross tons burden, who may wish to carry on a local trade in any of the equipped ports and near coast ports, upon application at the nearest equipped port, and on taking the oath of allegiance to the United States Government, shall be granted a license to run for one year permitting his vessel to engage in legitimate sea-coast traffic between the port where application is made and the near or adjacent sea-coast towns and villages-the owner paying for the same one peso per ton for each ton of the vessel's gross tonnage, the payment to be made in cash; the minimum payment shall be one peso. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, January 2, 1901. [No. 67.] AN ACT making effective the certificates of registration, issued under General Order No. 58 of the Military Governor, dated November 16, 1899, during the year 1901, or until further legislation on this subject. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. All certificates of registration issued for the year 1900, under authority of General Order No. 58 of the Military Governor, dated November 16, 1899, shall continue effective for the year 1901 or until such time as further legislation on the subject is enacted. SEC. 2. Persons who have not taken out certificates of registration under the above order by January 1st, 1901, shall take out the same, but such shall have the same effect and legality only as that given by Section 1 to certificates lawfully issued during the year 1900. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, January 2, 1901. [No. 68.] AN ACT supplementary to act number sixty-one authorizing the construction of a highway from Pozorubio to Baguio. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION. 1. The army officer detailed by the Military Governor to supervise the construction of the highway from Pozorubio in the Province of Pangasinan to Baguio in the Province of Benguet, is hereby given authority to act as disbursing officer of the funds to be expended by authority of act number sixty-one, and is required to submit his accounts as such to the Auditor for the Islands. 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 2, 1901. [No. 69.] AN ACT Providing a board of trustees to conduct the college of San Jose as a school of medicine and pharmacy, to bring an action against the persons now in possession of the property of the college, vesting the supreme court with jurisdiction to determine the controversy, and appropriating five thousand dollars to pay the expenses of the litigation. By authority of the President of the United States, be it enacted by the United States Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. T. H. Pardo de Tavera, M. D., Charles R. Greenleaf, M. D., Colonel and Chief Surgeon of the Division of the Philippines in the United States Army, Leon M. Guerrero, Manuel Gomez Martinez, M. D., and Frank S. Bourns, M. D., are hereby constituted a Board of Trustees to take possession of and manage the property and estates of the College of San José of the city of Manila, to maintain and conduct in the buildings of said college a School of Medicine and Pharmacy for the benefit of the qualified members of the public of the Philip-. pine Islands, with power to determine the number of professorial chairs to be established, the number of instructors and demonstrators needed, to appoint professors constituting the faculty, to appoint the necessary instructors and demonstrators and other necessary officers and employés, to fix the curriculum, to fix reasonable tuition and other fees to be |