Amendment to Section 2 of Provisional Customs Tariff and Regulations
Act No. 79, enacted on January 26, 1901, amends Section 22 of the Provisional Customs Tariff and Regulations in the Philippine Islands. It establishes that supplies and materials intended for the use of the U.S. Army and Navy, or the Insular Government, are to be admitted duty-free, subject to appropriate restrictions set by the Military Governor. The act aims to facilitate military operations and government functions by exempting certain imports from customs duties. This amendment took effect immediately upon its passage.
January 26, 1901
ACT NO. 79
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-TWO OF THE PROVISIONAL CUSTOMS TARIFF AND REGULATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
SECTION 1. The provisions of the customs tariff and regulations promulgated by the United States Military Governor by General Order Number Forty-nine, October twenty-third, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, be amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 22. All supplies and materials for the use of the Army and Navy of the United States, or for the use of the Insular Government, shall, under suitable restrictions, to be prescribed by the Military Governor, be admitted without payment of duty."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage. cdtec
Enacted: January 26, 1901