An Act Appropriating Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars, or so much thereof as may be Necessary, in Money of the United States to Pay Various Expenses Incurred in the United States for the Benefit of the Insular Government
Act No. 291, enacted on November 2, 1901, appropriates $420,000 from the Insular Treasury for various expenses benefiting the Insular Government of the Philippines. The funds are allocated as follows: $170,000 for the Bureau of Philippines Constabulary for arms and supplies, $50,000 for traveling expenses of teachers from the United States under the Bureau of Public Instruction, and $200,000 for establishing the Bureau of Public Printing, including the purchase of a printing plant and supplies. The Act emphasizes the urgent need for its passage to serve the public good, and it takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 291
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 2, 1901
ACT NO. 291
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES TO PAY VARIOUS EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT
SECTION 1. The sum of four hundred and twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in money of the United States, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the following expenses incurred in the United States for the benefit of the Insular Government:
THE BUREAU OF PHILIPPINES CONSTABULARY
For the purchase of arms, supplies, and ammunition, one hundred and seventy thousand dollars.
THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
For traveling expenses of teachers from the United States, fifty thousand dollars.
THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING
Hereafter to be established.
For the purchase of printing plant, supplies, and freight on the same, two hundred thousand dollars.
SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, November 2, 1901.
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An Act Appropriating Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars, or so much thereof as may be Necessary, in Money of the United States to Pay Various Expenses Incurred in the United States for the Benefit of the Insular Government, Act No. 291, Nov 2, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating Four Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars, or so much thereof as may be Necessary, in Money of the United States to Pay Various Expenses Incurred in the United States for the Benefit of the Insular Government, Act No. 291 (Phil. 1901)
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