An Act Amending Act Numbered Two Thousand and Sixty-Seven, Entitled: "An Act Providing for the Investment of a Portion of the Accretions to the Gold-Standard Fund in Loans to the Provinces and Municipalities in the Territory Inhabited by Moros or Other Non-Christian Tribes, for Certain Purposes, in Securities Authorized for the Investment of Funds of the Postal Savings Bank, and in Interest-Bearing Bonds to Assist in the Construction of Sugar Centrals, and for Other Purposes," so as to Fix the Amount of the Gold Standard Fund Created under Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Thirty-Eight, Authorize the Deposit of the Amount of the Excess so Fixed to the Credit of the General Fund of the Treasury, and Authorize the Investment of a Portion of the Said Gold-Standard Fund

December 21, 1911

ACT NO. 2088

AN ACT AMENDING ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND AND SIXTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE INVESTMENT OF A PORTION OF THE ACCRETIONS TO THE GOLD-STANDARD FUND IN LOANS TO THE PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE TERRITORY INHABITED BY MOROS OR OTHER NON-CHRISTIAN TRIBES, FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES, IN SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR THE INVESTMENT OF FUNDS OF THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK, AND IN INTEREST-BEARING BONDS TO ASSIST IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUGAR CENTRALS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," SO AS TO FIX THE AMOUNT OF THE GOLD STANDARD FUND CREATED UNDER ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT, AUTHORIZE THE DEPOSIT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE EXCESS SO FIXED TO THE CREDIT OF THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY, AND AUTHORIZE THE INVESTMENT OF A PORTION OF THE SAID GOLD-STANDARD FUND

SECTION 1. Act Numbered Two thousand and sixty-seven is hereby amended by striking out sections one and two and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"SECTION 1. The gold-standard fund created by Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-eight of the Philippine Commission be, and the same is, hereby fixed at a sum equal to thirty-five per centum of the money of the Government of the Philippine Islands in circulation protected by a gold reserve: Provided, However, That all of the proceeds of the certificates of indebtedness which were issued under the authority of section six of the Act of Congress, approved March second, nineteen hundred and three, entitled 'An Act to establish a standard of value and to provide for a coinage system in the Philippine Islands,' continue to remain a constituent part of the gold-standard fund as fixed in this section and continue to be used exclusively to maintain the parity between the gold peso and the silver peso, as provided in said Act of Congress, anything in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.

"SEC. 2. All moneys in the gold-standard fund, as the same exists on the date of the passage of this Act, in excess of the percentage fixed in the preceding section, and all future accretions of any kind or nature to the gold-standard fund as fixed in that section, except the proceeds of the sale of said certificates, and all the sums, moneys, interest, proceeds repayments, avails, and returns of any kind or nature which accrue to the excess over the amount contemplated in the preceding section, shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund in the Insular Treasury as miscellaneous receipts and shall be available for appropriation for general purposes in the same manner as other moneys in the general fund.

"SEC. 3. Of the gold-standard fund, as fixed in section one of this Act, not to exceed fifty per centum may, with the prior approval of the Governor-General, be invested by the Insular Treasurer, all other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in loans for periods not exceeding ten years to provinces and municipalities to aid in the construction of public works, particularly those of a revenue producing character, at three per centum interest per annum: Provided, However, That one-half of such fifty per centum may also, with the prior approval of the Governor-General, be invested temporarily by the Insular Treasurer in loans on approved security to the Manila Railroad Company to complete sections of railroad, of not less than twenty continuous miles, as provided by section four of the Act of Congress approved February sixth, nineteen hundred and five, entitled 'An Act to amend an Act approved July first, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," and to amend an Act approved March eight, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act temporarily to provide revenue for the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes," and to amend an Act approved March second, nineteen hundred and three, entitled "An Act to establish a standard of value and to provide for a coinage system in the Philippine Islands," and to provide for the more efficient administration of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes.' The interest on such loans shall be four per centum per annum, and the time for the total payment thereof shall not exceed six months from the date of issue of the bonds of the corresponding twenty-mile section, and in no case shall exceed thirty months from the date of the loan." ICHDca

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

ENACTED, December 21, 1911.