have been placed on deposit with Smith, Bell & Company, at four per cent. interest, to hold for the benefit of the people of that province, the receipt for which deposited money is now held by Major T. C. Woodbury, of the 19th Infantry, United States Army, commanding the United States troops in the Island of Bohol, and it is desired that the funds should be devoted to provincial uses;

SECTION 1. The Treasurer of the Province of Bohol is hereby authorized to receive from T. C. Woodbury, Major, 19th Infantry, United States Army, commanding United States forces in the Island of Bohol, or his successor, the sum of seventeen thousand, three hundred dollars ($17,300.00), Mexican currency, together with the accrued interest thereon, now on deposit with Smith, Bell & Company, and which was originally collected in the month of January, 1899, by the provincial officers of the Island of Bohol, who were then exercising authority in that island, and to pay the same into the treasury of the present Provincial Government of Bohol. The funds so received and paid into the treasury shall be available for the general purposes of the Government of the Province of Bohol, established under Act No. 117, extending the provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Bohol. The Treasurer of the Province of Bohol is hereby authorized, upon receiving the money aforesaid, to give proper vouchers therefor to Major Woodbury, and to Smith, Bell & Company, if necessary, and the receipt of the Treasurer shall be a sufficient voucher to Major Woodbury, or his successor in command, for the disposition of said money.

SEC. 2. The Provincial Board of the Province of Bohol is hereby empowered to expend of the sum transferred to the Treasurer of the Province in the foregoing section, ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) for general educational purposes in the province, subject to the approval and under the supervision of the General Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Islands.

SEC. 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this act, 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, July 24, 1901.

[No. 179.]

AN ACT providing for the registration and carriage of the official mail of certain public officials, without charge, from one point in the Philippine Islands to another.

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

SECTION 1. The official mail of all Insular and Provincial officials shall be received and carried free of charge by the Postal Department, and such mail shall be registered by the Postal Department upon request of any such official, without charge, and carried from one point in the Philippine Islands to another.

SEC. 2. The mail above referred to shall be received and carried only when plainly marked with the words "Official Mail," under which the

official sending same shall affix his official signature in writing or by stamp.

SEC. 3. Any person franking any mail under Sections 1 and 2 which is not official in its character shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding three hundred dollars.

SEC. 4. 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. 5. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, July 24, 1901.

[No. 180.]

AN ACT amending paragraph (e) of Section 3 of Act No. 74, providing for the division of the Archipelago into school divisions.

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

SECTION 1. Paragraph (e) of Section 3 of Act No. 74 is hereby amended to read as follows: "He shall divide the Archipelago into school divisions, not more than eighteen in number, and shall fix the boundaries thereof, with power to change the same when necessary; but the city of Manila and its barrios shall constitute one of such school divisions."

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, July 24, 1901.

[No. 181.]

AN ACT amending that portion of Act No. 102 which relates to the organization of the postal service, and for other purposes.

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

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS.

SECTION 1. Act No. 102, regulating the salaries of officers and employees in the Philippine Civil Service, is hereby amended by striking out Sections 8, 9, and 10, and substituting therefor the following sections:

"SEC. 8. The Director General of Posts for the Philippine Archipelago shall receive an annual salary of six thousand dollars. There shall be an Assistant Director General of Posts, who shall receive an annual salary of three thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars.

"There may be employed in the office of the Director General of Posts: One inspector of class five; one custodian of stamps and sup

plies, of class five; one clerk of class six; one clerk and one printer of class seven; two clerks of class eight; three clerks of class nine; one clerk of class ten; one assistant printer of class I; one janitor, one messenger, and one driver of an official conveyance at a compensation at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum each.

MANILA POST-OFFICE.

"SEC. 9. The Postmaster of Manila shall receive an annual salary of three thousand, five hundred dollars; the Assistant Postmaster of Manila shall receive an annual salary of two thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars.

"There may be employed in the post-office at Manila: One Superintendent of Mails at an annual salary of two thousand dollars; one Superintendent of the Money-order Division and one Superintendent of the Registry Division at an annual salary of one thousand, eight hundred dollars each; one Superintendent of Free Delivery at an annual salary of one thousand, six hundred dollars; one clerk of class seven; twenty-four clerks of class eight; provided, that this number shall be reduced to fifteen as vacancies occur; fifteen clerks of class nine; fifteen clerks of class ten; ten clerks of class A; two clerks of class B: two clerks of class C; four clerks of class D; three clerks of class E; eight clerks of class F; eight clerks of class G; five clerks of class H; four clerks of class I; and eight porters and four drivers at a compensation at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum each; provided, that the total amount of salaries of officers and employees for the Manila post-office shall not exceed seventy-two thousand dollars per annum.

OTHER POST-OFFICES.

"SEC. 10. The postmasters in charge of the offices named below shall each receive an annual compensation as follows:

"Iloilo, two thousand dollars; Cavite, Cebu, Dagupan, and Vigan, one thousand, six hundred dollars; Aparri, one thousand, four hundred dollars; Bacolod, Jolo, Nueva Caceres, and Zamboanga, one thousand, two hundred dollars; Angeles, Batangas, Cagayan de Misamis, Calamba, Catbalogan, Laoag, Legaspi, Lucena, San Fernando de la Pampanga, San Isidro, Santa Cruz de Laguna, and Tacloban, one thousand dollars.

"The Director General of Posts is authorized to expend a sum not exceeding seven thousand, five hundred dollars per annum for the employment of clerks in post-offices outside of Manila, who shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Service Act.” SEC. 2. The Assistant Director General of Posts, the Postmaster of Manila and the Assistant Postmaster of Manila shall be appointed by the Civil Governor, by and with the consent of the Commission, until the time fixed in Section 20 of the Civil Service Act, as amended for the appointment of other officers therein mentioned, without reference to the restrictions of the Civil Service Act; but after the time fixed in Section 20 vacancies in these three offices shall be filled in accordance with the provisions and restrictions of the Civil Service Act. The Assistant Director General of Posts, the Postmaster of Manila and the Assistant Postmaster of Manila shall form part of the eligible list provided in Section 20 of the Civil Service Act.

SEC. 3. Whenever in the opinion of the Director General of Posts the receipts of any post-office do not justify the payment of the salary fixed for the postmaster at such office, the Director General is authorized to reduce the salary of such postmaster, or to employ a person as postmaster who shall be compensated on a basis of a percentage of the gross postal receipts of the office, exclusive of the money-order business, in accordance with the following schedule: On the first twenty-five dollars or less per month, one hundred per cent.; on the next fifty dollars or less per month, fifty per cent.; on the balance per month, forty per cent. No allowances shall be made to postmasters paid on a percentage basis for rent, light, or furniture. The appointment of postmasters of this class may be made without regard to the restrictions of the Civil Service Act, but the salaries of such postmasters shall in no case exceed seventy-five dollars per month. The Director General of Posts shall notify the Auditor for the Philippine Archipelago of each appointment of a postmaster of this class, giving the name of the person appointed, the date of appointment, and such other facts as may be required by the Auditor for the purpose of auditing the accounts.

SEC. 4. The Director General of Posts is authorized to establish post-offices at any places in the islands where in his judgment the interests of the public will be subserved by the establishment of such offices, and to fix the salaries of the postmasters on the basis, fixed in Section 3, of a percentage of the gross receipts of the post-offices, exclusive of the money-order business. To facilitate the establishment of post-offices at places where it is not practicable to secure suitable persons not in the public service for appointment as postmasters, the Director General of Posts is authorized to appoint persons employed in other branches of the Civil Service, with the approval of the head of the department or departments in which such persons are employed, and subject to the approval of the Civil Governor. A person in the public service who may be thus appointed shall, in addition to his salary in the branch of the service in which he is employed, receive the compensation hereinbefore provided for such postal service. SEC. 5. The Director General of Posts is authorized to discontinue a post-office at any place where the safety and security of the postal service and revenues are endangered from any cause whatever, or where there is no longer a necessity for the continuance of such postoffice.

SEC. 6. The Director General of.Posts is authorized to employ substitutes temporarily, whenever necessary, in the absence of regular employees who may be granted leave of absence under the provisions of act No. 80, entitled, "An Act Regulating the Hours of Labor, Leaves of Absence, and Transportation of Appointees under the Philippine Civil Service." The appointment of such substitutes shall be subject to the limitations of the Civil Service Act.

SEC. 7. Whenever the Commanding General of the Division of the Philippines shall request that a post-office be established at a post where it is not practicable to establish such an office under the provisions of this act, the Director General of Posts may establish a postoffice at such post; provided, that a person in the military service is designated to act as postmaster without compensation and without allowance for rent, light or furniture.

SEC. 8. Postmasters and all other post-office employees shall be

required to execute bonds on postal account, satisfactory to the Director General of Posts, in amounts corresponding to the importance of the positions held. Postmasters at money-order offices shall also be required to execute bonds on money-order account in amounts equal to the probable liability of the postmasters to the government.

SEC. 9. The salaries now paid the postmasters outside of Manila shall continue until October 1, 1901, when they shall be paid the salaries provided in this act.

SEC. 10. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of 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. 11. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, July 25, 1901.

[No. 182.]

AN ACT to amend Act No. 22 and act No. 101 relating to the improvement of the harbor of Manila and the Pasig River.

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 101 entitled "An Act to Amend an Act Entitled 'An Act Appropriating One Million Dollars, in Money of the United States, for Improving the Port of Manila,"" enacted October 15, 1900, is hereby amended so as to authorize and direct the Chief Engineer Officer, Division of the Philippines, to improve the navigation of the Pasig River above the Bridge of Spain and to and into the Laguna de Bay, by dredging or otherwise, so as to secure a six-foot depth for navigation along said river and into said lake.

SEC. 2. The appropriation and provision made by said Act No. 22 and Act No. 101, amendatory thereof, are hereby made available for the purpose set forth in Section 1 hereof as fully as though embraced in said original acts.

SEC. 3. The Chief Engineer officer, Division of the Philippines, in charge of said harbor improvement, is hereby authorized to use, directly or through any authorized contractor, any stone or other material which he may find available and desirable on any of the public lands of the Philippine Islands. The Chief Engineer Officer, Division of the Philippines, is further authorized and empowered by and with the consent and approval of the Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands to warrant any contractor using stone from what is known as the Mariveles Quarries, and now in possession of the Insular Government, against any claim for compensation or damage made by any person or persons claiming to be the owner or owners of such quarries, by reason of the use of the stone therefrom by such contractor or contractors. SEC. 4. 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. 5. This act shall take effect on its passage.

Enacted, July 29, 1901.