ness.

The allowance shall be made by the Provincial Board upon the certificate of the officer that the travel was necessary for the public business, and shall not be paid until the account, accompanied by the resolution of the Board approving the same, shall be forwarded to the Insular Treasurer and by him approved.

SEC. 3. The bond of the Provincial Treasurer shall be fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), until the first day of March, 1902, when, in view of the collection of the land tax, the Commission may require a new bond or an additional bond to cover the probable increase of the funds of which the Provincial Treasurer shall have custody at any one time. The bond to be given shall be conditioned to secure on the part of the Provincial Treasurer that he shall account for the internal revenue collections coming into his hands as Internal Revenue Collector; the taxes collected by him for each municipality; for the province; and for the Central Government. The form of the bond shall be prescribed by the Insular Treasurer. If, upon the request of the Commission, the Military Governor shall detail any military officer to fill a provincial office, no bond shall be required of him and no salary shall be paid him until after July 1, 1901.

SEC. 4. The presidentes or alcaldes of the municipalities of the province shall meet on the third Monday in January, April and July to consider improvements needed in the province and for the provincial government, and to make recommendations to the Provincial Board. The convention shall be called together by the Provincial Secretary and shall elect a chairman for each session. The Provincial Secretary shall act as secretary of the convention and shall certify its recommendations to the Provincial Board.

SEC. 5. The capital of the province shall be, as formerly, at the town of Capiz.

SEC. 6. The oath of office of provincial officers may be administered by a member of the Commission, by any judicial officer, or by the Governor of the province.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, April 15, 1901.

[No. 116.]

AN ACT Extending the provisions of "the Provincial Government act" to the Province of Cebu, and incorporating the Pueblo of San Nicolas in the municipality of Cebu.

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

SECTION 1. All the provisions of an act entitled "A General Act for the Organization of Provincial Governments in the Philippine Islands,” enacted February 6, 1901, shall apply to and govern the establishment of a provincial government in that territory in the island of Cebu and neighboring Islands, known as the Province of Cebu, with such exceptions, modifications and supplementary provisions as are hereinafter contained.

SEC. 2. The compensation to be paid provincial officers of the Province of Cebu shall be at the following rate per year, money of the United States:

For the Provincial Governor, three thousand dollars ($3,000);

For the Provincial Secretary, one thousand, eight hundred dollars ($1,800);

For the Provincial Treasurer, three thousand dollars ($3,000); For the Provincial Supervisor, two thousand, five hundred dollars ($2,500);

For the Provincial Fiscal, one thousand, eight hundred dollars ($1,800);

The salary of provincial officers shall be payable monthly so that one-twelfth (1) of the annual salary shall be paid on the last day of each calendar month.

Each provincial officer shall be allowed his necessary and actual traveling expenses, not exceeding two and one-half dollars ($2.50) per day, while absent from the capital on official business. The allowance shall be made by the Provincial Board upon the certificate of the officer that the travel was necessary for the public business, and shall not be paid until the account, accompanied by the resolution of the Board approving the same, shall be forwarded to the Insular Treasurer and by him approved.

SEC. 3. The bond of the Provincial Treasurer shall be twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) until the first day of March, 1902, when, in view of the collection of the land tax, the Commission may require a new bond or an additional bond to cover the probable increase of the funds of which the Provincial Treasurer shall have custody at any one time. The bond to be given shall be conditioned to secure on the part of the Provincial Treasurer that he shall account for the internal revenue collections coming into his hands as Internal Revenue Collector; the taxes collected by him for each municipality; for the province; and for the Central Government. The form of the bond shall be prescribed by the Insular Treasurer. If, upon the request of the Commission, the Military Governor shall detail any military officer to fill a provincial office, no bond shall be required of him and no salary shall be paid him until after July 1, 1901.

SEC. 4. The presidentes or alcaldes of the municipalities of the province shall meet on the third Monday in January, April, July and October to consider improvements needed in the province and for the Provincial Government, and to make recommendations to the Provincial Board. The convention shall be called together by the Provincial Secretary, and shall elect a chairman for each quarter's session. The Provincial Secretary shall act as secretary of the convention, and shall certify its recommendations to the Provincial Board. SEC. 5. The capital of the province shall be, as formerly, at the town of Cebu, and the pueblo of San Nicolas is hereby incorporated in the municipality of Cebu, and made subject to the government thereof. Should the Provincial Governor determine that the incorporation of San Nicolas, in Cebu, shall change the class of the municipality under the Municipal Code, and require the number of Councilors to be increased, it shall be the duty of the present municipal council of Cebu, upon the certificate of the Provincial Governor, to elect the necessary additional Councillors from among the residents of the added district of San Nicolas. At the next regular election in December," 1901, under the Municipal Code, the whole municipal council of Cebu shall be elected as if the town were being newly organized under the Municipal Code, and the Councillors elected shall be divided by lot, as prescribed in the Code, into those who shall hold their offices for

one year, and those who shall hold their offices for two years. The municipal government which exists de facto in San Nicolas is hereby abolished. The existing police force of the pueblo of San Nicolas shall be part of the police of Cebu, and subject to the orders of the Presidente of Cebu until the municipal council shall make further provisions.

SEC. 6. The provincial building or casa Gobierno in the town of Cebu shall be occupied for the provincial offices, and as the official residence of the Governor.

SEC. 7. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, April 18, 1901.

[No. 117.]

AN ACT extending the provisions of "the provincial government act" to the province of Bohol.

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

SECTION 1. All the provisions of an act entitled "A General Act for the Organization of Provincial Governments in the Philippine Islands," enacted February 6, 1901, shall apply to and govern the establishment of a provincial government in that territory in the Island of Bohol and neighboring islands known as the Province of Bohol, with such exceptions, modifications and supplementary provisions as are hereinafter contained.

SEC. 2. The compensation to be paid provincial officers of the Province of Bohol shall be at the following rate per year, money of the United States:

For the Provincial Governor, one thousand, five hundred dollars ($1,500);

For the Provincial Secretary, one thousand dollars ($1,000);

For the Provincial Treasurer, one thousand, eight hundred dollars ($1,800);

For the Provincial Supervisor, one thousand, six hundred dollars ($1,600);

For the Provincial Fiscal, one thousand, one hundred dollars ($1,100). The salary of provincial officers shall be payable monthly so that one-twelfth (1) of the annual salary shall be paid on the last day of each calendar month.

Each provincial officer shall be allowed his necessary and actual traveling expenses, not exceeding two dollars ($2.00) per day, while absent from the capital of the province on official business. The allowance shall be made by the Provincial Board upon the certificate of the officer that the travel was necessary for the public business, and shall not be paid until the account, accompanied by the resolution of the Board approving the same, shall be forwarded to the Insular Treasurer and by him approved.

SEC. 3. The bond of the Provincial Treasurer shall be twelve thousand dollars ($12,000), until the first day of March, 1902, when, in view of the collection of the land tax, the Commission may require a new bond or an additional bond to cover the probable increase of the funds of which the Provincial Treasurer shall have custody at any one

time. The bond to be given shall be conditioned to secure on the part of the Provincial Treasurer that he shall account for the internal revenue collections coming into his hands as Internal Revenue Collector; the taxes collected by him for each municipality; for the province; and for the Central Government. The form of the bond shall be prescribed by the Insular Treasurer. If, upon the request of the Commission, the Military Governor shall detail any military officer to fill a provincial office, no bond shall be required of him and no salary shall be paid him until after July 1, 1901.

SEC. 4. The presidentes or alcaldes of the municipalities of the province shall meet on the third Monday in January, April, July and October to consider improvements needed in the province and for the provincial government, and to make recommendations to the Provincial Board. The convention shall be called together by the Provincial Secretary, and shall elect a chairman for each quarter's session. The Provincial Secretary shall act as secretary of the convention, and shall certify its recommendations to the Provincial Board.

SEC. 5. The capital of the province shall be, as formerly, at the town of Tagbilaran.

SEC. 6. This act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted, April 20, 1901.

[No. 118.]

AN ACT appropriating one hundred and seventeen thousand, five hundred and fifty-nine dollars and ninety-six cents ($117,559.96), in money of the United States, for expenses incurred and salaries earned, not provided for in the general appropriation act for the second quarter of the year 1901.

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

SECTION 1. It appearing by the statement of the Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, that his office has on hand an amount upwards of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000), money of the United States, unexpended from appropriations heretofore made, authority is hereby given to the Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, to expend from such unexpended sum the following amounts, viz:

Repairs to engineer quarters, thirteen thousand, four hundred and ninety-three dollars ($13,493); awnings for the Intendencia Building, sixteen hundred and forty-two dollars and fifty cents ($1,642.50); construction of prison at Olongapo, five thousand, nine hundred and five dollars ($5,905); purchase of launch 701, used for telegraph and cable work, thirteen thousand dollars ($13,000).

Funds for the Department of Northern Luzon, fifty-five thousand, eight hundred dollars ($55,800), as follows:

Linemen, twenty-four hundred dollars ($2,400); witnesses before. civil commissions, forty-five hundred dollars ($4,500); physicians and practicantes, fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500); repairs to telegraph lines, twenty-four hundred dollars ($2,400); native scouts and interpreters, forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000).

Funds for the Department of Southern Luzon, nineteen thousand,

one hundred and fifty-one dollars and twenty cents ($19,151.20), as follows:

Repairs to buildings at Santa Ana, seven hundred dollars ($700); hire of interpreters, three thousand, five hundred and sixty-five dollars ($3,565); hire of native scouts, twelve thousand, eight hundred and eighty-six dollars and twenty cents ($12,886.20); witnesses before civil commissions, two thousand dollars ($2,000).

Funds for the Department of Mindanao and Jolo, five thousand, nine hundred and fifty dollars ($5,950), as follows:

Hire of interpreters, one thousand dollars ($1,000); payment of subsidies to the Sultan of Jolo and Dattos, in accordance with the Bates Treaty, four thousand, five hundred and sixty dollars ($4,560); salary of the United States representative at Cagayan de Jolo, three hundred and ninety dollars ($390).

Funds for the Department of the Visayas, ninety-nine thousand, four hundred and ninety dollars ($99,490), as follows:

Purchase of oil, four hundred dollars ($400); support of lepers. fifteen hundred and ninety dollars ($1,590); salaries of native scouts, sixty-four thousand dollars ($64,000), deficency pay for scouts for February and March, ten thousand dollars ($10,000); maintenance of vessels operated by civil bureaus, twelve thousand, five hundred dollars ($12,500); hire of interpreters, one thousand dollars ($1,000); purchase of sanitary supplies for use around schools, native reserve quarters and other public buildings, twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500); rent of buildings for civil bureaus, thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500); pay of civil prison guards, thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500); purchase of furniture for civil bureaus, five hundred dollars ($500).

In all, two hundred and fourteen thousand, four hundred and thirtyone dollars and seventy cents ($214,431.70).

SEC. 2. The following sums in money of the United States are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay expenses incurred and salaries earned, not provided for in the general appropriation act for the second quarter of the year 1901:

DISBURSING QUARTERMASTER OF CIVIL BUREAUS.

Board of Officers on Claims:

One clerk class C, hereby authorized, from March 14 to June 30, 1901, two hundred and fourteen dollars ($214).

Assistant to Chief Quartermaster:

Salaries for the second quarter of the year 1901: One draughtsman at forty dollars (840) per month; two clerks at sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ($62.50) per month each; one clerk class 9; one clerk at thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($37.50) per month; one clerk class H; three laborers at ten dollars ($10) per month each; thirteen laborers at seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per month each; three laborers at seven dollars ($7) per month each; six laborers at eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50) per month each; fifteen hundred and ninety-six dollars ($1,596).

Judge Advocate:

Salary of one clerk class 9 for the second quarter of the year 1901, three hundred dollars ($300).

Military Governor's Office:

For increase in salaries authorized by Act 102, over the amount appro