An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila
Act No. 199, enacted on August 13, 1901, amends previous legislation regarding the improvement of the Port of Manila. It empowers the Chief Engineer of the Division of the Philippines to enhance the stability of timber bulkheads through riprap reinforcement. The Chief Engineer can either directly manage the procurement of materials and labor or contract the work to others, with the requirement to advertise for bids in both English and Spanish newspapers in Manila. The act emphasizes the need for prompt action for public benefit and takes effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila about?
- Act No. 199, enacted on August 13, 1901, amends previous legislation regarding the improvement of the Port of Manila. It empowers the Chief Engineer of the Division of the Philippines to enhance the stability of timber bulkheads through riprap reinforcement. The Chief Engineer can either directly manage the procurement of materials and labor or contract the work to others, with the requirement to advertise for bids in both English and Spanish newspapers in Manila. The act emphasizes the need for prompt action for public benefit and takes effect immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 199?
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila (Act No. 199) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila enacted?
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila (Act No. 199) was enacted on Aug 13, 1901.
- What is the citation for An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila?
- An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila, Act No. 199, Aug 13, 1901 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 199
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
August 13, 1901
ACT NO. 199
AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-TWO AND ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND ONE, PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PORT OF MANILA
SECTION 1. Act Numbered Twenty-two and Act Numbered One hundred and one, amendatory thereof, for improving the port of Manila, are hereby amended so as to authorize and empower the Chief Engineer, Division of the Philippines, to strengthen and protect the timber bulkheads provided for in section two of said Act Numbered One hundred and one by riprap reenforcement and filling so far as may be necessary to make safe and stable the said bulkhead.
SECTION 2. The Chief Engineer is hereby authorized and empowered either to do said work by the purchase of materials and the hire of labor under his own direction and supervision, or to make a contract with another person to furnish said materials and do such work, as in the judgment of the Chief Engineer may best subserve the public interests. In the event the Chief Engineer should deem it best to have said materials purchased and work done by contract, he is hereby authorized and empowered to advertise for bids in two newspapers, one published in the English and one in the Spanish language, in the city of Manila, for a period of ten days, and shall not be required to advertise in any newspaper in the United States or elsewhere. Bids shall be opened and the contract let as is provided in said Acts Numbered Twenty-two and One hundred and one, and before any bid is finally accepted the same shall be approved by the Civil Governor.
SECTION 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the passage of the same is hereby expedited in accordance with section two of "An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, August 13, 1901.
Cite This Law
An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila, Act No. 199, Aug 13, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Amending Act Numbered Twenty-Two and Act Numbered One Hundred and One, Providing for the Improvement of the Port of Manila, Act No. 199 (Phil. 1901)
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