An Act Appropriating an Additional Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for the Purpose of Continuing and Completing the Preparation of the Exhibit of the Philippine Islands at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Carrying on in General of the Work of the Philippine Exhibit, and Also Authorizing the Exposition Board to Grant Concessions, and Amending Act Numbered Five Hundred and Fourteen, as Amended, so as to Authorize the Chairman of the Exposition Board, with the Approval of the Secretary of War, to Appoint and Fix the Salaries or Wages of Employees of Said Board in the United States
ACT NO. 1109, enacted on April 7, 1904, appropriates an additional $200,000 for the Philippine exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. It authorizes the Exposition Board to grant concessions for selling Philippine products and amends previous acts regarding the appointment and salary determination for Board employees in both the Philippines and the United States. The act also allows for retroactive authority concerning past concessions and appointments made since January 1, 1904. The legislation emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for the public good and is effective immediately upon passage.
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- ACT NO. 1109, enacted on April 7, 1904, appropriates an additional $200,000 for the Philippine exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis. It authorizes the Exposition Board to grant concessions for selling Philippine products and amends previous acts regarding the appointment and salary determination for Board employees in both the Philippines and the United States. The act also allows for retroactive authority concerning past concessions and appointments made since January 1, 1904. The legislation emphasizes the urgency of its enactment for the public good and is effective immediately upon passage.
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- An Act Appropriating an Additional Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for the Purpose of Continuing and Completing the Preparation of the Exhibit of the Philippine Islands at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Carrying on in General of the Work of the Philippine Exhibit, and Also Authorizing the Exposition Board to Grant Concessions, and Amending Act Numbered Five Hundred and Fourteen, as Amended, so as to Authorize the Chairman of the Exposition Board, with the Approval of the Secretary of War, to Appoint and Fix the Salaries or Wages of Employees of Said Board in the United States (Act No. 1109) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Appropriating an Additional Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for the Purpose of Continuing and Completing the Preparation of the Exhibit of the Philippine Islands at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Carrying on in General of the Work of the Philippine Exhibit, and Also Authorizing the Exposition Board to Grant Concessions, and Amending Act Numbered Five Hundred and Fourteen, as Amended, so as to Authorize the Chairman of the Exposition Board, with the Approval of the Secretary of War, to Appoint and Fix the Salaries or Wages of Employees of Said Board in the United States (Act No. 1109) was enacted on Apr 7, 1904.
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- An Act Appropriating an Additional Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for the Purpose of Continuing and Completing the Preparation of the Exhibit of the Philippine Islands at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Carrying on in General of the Work of the Philippine Exhibit, and Also Authorizing the Exposition Board to Grant Concessions, and Amending Act Numbered Five Hundred and Fourteen, as Amended, so as to Authorize the Chairman of the Exposition Board, with the Approval of the Secretary of War, to Appoint and Fix the Salaries or Wages of Employees of Said Board in the United States, Act No. 1109, Apr 7, 1904 (Philippines)
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April 7, 1904
ACT NO. 1109
AN ACT APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL SUM OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTINUING AND COMPLETING THE PREPARATION OF THE EXHIBIT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION AND THE CARRYING ON IN GENERAL OF THE WORK OF THE PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT, AND ALSO AUTHORIZING THE EXPOSITION BOARD TO GRANT CONCESSIONS, AND AMENDING ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXPOSITION BOARD, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TO APPOINT AND FIX THE SALARIES OR WAGES OF EMPLOYEES OF SAID BOARD IN THE UNITED STATES
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the additional sum of two hundred thousand dollars, in money of the United States, to be expended by order of the Exposition Board in the preparation and maintenance of the Philippine exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at Saint Louis, for the purposes and under the restrictions set forth in Act Numbered Five hundred and fourteen, as amended by Act Numbered Seven hundred and sixty-five, and for the purpose of continuing and completing the preparation of the exhibit of the Philippine Islands at said exposition, and for meeting expenses provided in Act Numbered Seven hundred and sixty-five, for completing the necessary buildings for the exhibits, for laying out the grounds included in the tract of land assigned to the Philippine exhibit, and for the general purposes of carrying on the exhibit, including the care and custody of the exhibits, and the general expenses authorized to be incurred by virtue of Act Numbered Five hundred and fourteen, as amended. The sum hereby appropriated shall be expended by order of the Exposition Board and in accordance with existing law. ETHIDa
SECTION 2. The Exposition Board is hereby authorized to grant concessions for the sale of articles produced in the Philippine Islands or elsewhere, and to establish regulations for the conduct of such concessions. This authority shall be retroactive so as to authorize such concessions as have been granted heretofore by the Board.
SECTION 3. Section two of Act Numbered Five hundred and fourteen, entitled "An Act creating a commission to secure, organize, and make an exhibit of Philippine products, manufactures, art, ethnology, and education at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to be held at Saint Louis, in the United States, in nineteen hundred and four," as amended, is hereby amended by striking out the last sentence of the second paragraph of said section, which reads as follows: "When a quorum of the Board is in the United States no positions shall be created and no persons appointed to the same, except by the unanimous vote of the three members of the Board," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "In the absence from the Philippine Islands of a majority or quorum of the members of the Board, the Secretary of the Interior of the Philippine Islands shall direct the appointment and fix the salaries or wages of such employees in the Philippine Islands as provided by Act Numbered One thousand and fifty-five, and the chairman of the Board, with the approval of the Secretary of War, shall appoint and fix the salaries or wages of such employees in the United States." This authority shall be retroactive so far as to authorize any such appointments made since January first, nineteen hundred and four.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, April 7, 1904.
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An Act Appropriating an Additional Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for the Purpose of Continuing and Completing the Preparation of the Exhibit of the Philippine Islands at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Carrying on in General of the Work of the Philippine Exhibit, and Also Authorizing the Exposition Board to Grant Concessions, and Amending Act Numbered Five Hundred and Fourteen, as Amended, so as to Authorize the Chairman of the Exposition Board, with the Approval of the Secretary of War, to Appoint and Fix the Salaries or Wages of Employees of Said Board in the United States, Act No. 1109, Apr 7, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating an Additional Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for the Purpose of Continuing and Completing the Preparation of the Exhibit of the Philippine Islands at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Carrying on in General of the Work of the Philippine Exhibit, and Also Authorizing the Exposition Board to Grant Concessions, and Amending Act Numbered Five Hundred and Fourteen, as Amended, so as to Authorize the Chairman of the Exposition Board, with the Approval of the Secretary of War, to Appoint and Fix the Salaries or Wages of Employees of Said Board in the United States, Act No. 1109 (Phil. 1904)
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