An Act Appropriating Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so Much Thereof as may be Necessary, for the Construction of a Wagon Road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas
Act No. 1015, enacted on November 30, 1903, appropriates $87,000 from the U.S. Congressional relief fund for the construction of a wagon road in Tayabas Province, specifically from Pagbilao to Atimonan. The provincial treasurer is designated as the disbursing officer, responsible for paying bills upon receipt of approved vouchers. The Civil Governor may also authorize payments in rice or money for expenses deemed beneficial to the local inhabitants. A Consulting Engineer oversees the project, appointing a superintendent to manage construction and report progress. Finally, the road will be maintained by the provincial supervisor with costs covered by the provincial treasury.
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- What is An Act Appropriating Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so Much Thereof as may be Necessary, for the Construction of a Wagon Road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas about?
- Act No. 1015, enacted on November 30, 1903, appropriates $87,000 from the U.S. Congressional relief fund for the construction of a wagon road in Tayabas Province, specifically from Pagbilao to Atimonan. The provincial treasurer is designated as the disbursing officer, responsible for paying bills upon receipt of approved vouchers. The Civil Governor may also authorize payments in rice or money for expenses deemed beneficial to the local inhabitants. A Consulting Engineer oversees the project, appointing a superintendent to manage construction and report progress. Finally, the road will be maintained by the provincial supervisor with costs covered by the provincial treasury.
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- An Act Appropriating Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so Much Thereof as may be Necessary, for the Construction of a Wagon Road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas (Act No. 1015) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
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- An Act Appropriating Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so Much Thereof as may be Necessary, for the Construction of a Wagon Road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas (Act No. 1015) was enacted on Nov 30, 1903.
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- An Act Appropriating Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so Much Thereof as may be Necessary, for the Construction of a Wagon Road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas, Act No. 1015, Nov 30, 1903 (Philippines)
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November 30, 1903
ACT NO. 1015
AN ACT APPROPRIATING EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A WAGON ROAD FROM PAGBILAO TO ATIMONAN, IN THE PROVINCE OF TAYABAS
SECTION 1. The sum of eighty-seven thousand dollars, in money of the United States, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of so much of the three-million-dollar Congressional relief fund as remains unappropriated in the Insular Treasury, for the purpose of constructing a wagon road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas.
SECTION 2. The money hereby appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be disbursed by the provincial treasurer of Tayabas, unless the Civil Governor shall designate another person to act in that capacity upon giving proper bond. The provincial treasurer, or other disbursing officer, as the case may be, shall pay all bills for labor and material upon presentation of proper vouchers approved by the superintendent hereinafter provided for.
SECTION 3. The Civil Governor may direct the payment, either in money or in rice, of such parts of the expenses incurred for labor and material as in his discretion he may deem for the best interests of the inhabitants. ETHIDa
SECTION 4. The Consulting Engineer to the Commission shall have general supervision of the road construction herein provided for. He shall appoint a superintendent subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police. The superintendent shall have immediate charge of the work of construction; he shall appoint his assistants and determine their compensations, subject to the approval of the Consulting Engineer to the Commission; he shall make detailed monthly reports of the progress of the work, including a statement of expenditures made during the preceding month, and the purposes thereof, to the Consulting Engineer, who shall forward the same to the Secretary of Commerce and Police.
SECTION 5. The employees provided for in section four of this Act shall not necessarily be subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Act and Acts amendatory thereof, but employees belonging to the classified service may be temporarily transferred to the work without losing their status in the classified service.
SECTION 6. The superintendent shall purchase the necessary tools, supplies, and material, with the approval of the Consulting Engineer to the Commission. He may make purchases by contract, in the open markets, through the Insular Purchasing Agent, or otherwise, when, in the opinion of the Civil Governor, such purchases are necessary for the economical and speedy prosecution of the work.
SECTION 7. The road constructed or repaired under this Act shall thereafter be kept in repair by the provincial supervisor of Tayabas, under supervision and direction of the Consulting Engineer, and the cost of such repair shall be paid out of the treasury of the Province of Tayabas.
SECTION 8. 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 9. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, November 30, 1903.
Cite This Law
An Act Appropriating Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so Much Thereof as may be Necessary, for the Construction of a Wagon Road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas, Act No. 1015, Nov 30, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating Eighty-Seven Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so Much Thereof as may be Necessary, for the Construction of a Wagon Road from Pagbilao to Atimonan, in the Province of Tayabas, Act No. 1015 (Phil. 1903)
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