An Act Appropriating One Hundred and Forty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-One Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents, or so Much thereof as may be Necessary, in Money of the United States, for the Expenses of the Insular Government Not Provided for in the General Appropriation Act for the Second Quarter of the Year Nineteen Hundred and One

June 21, 1901

ACT NO. 143

AN ACT APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE DOLLARS AND THIRTY-TWO CENTS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED AND ONE

SECTION 1. The Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, is hereby authorized to expend from unexpended appropriations in his hands, eleven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the salaries of clerks for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, in the offices of the Adjutant-General of the headquarters of the Departments of Northern Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and Jolo.

The chief quartermaster, Department of the Visayas, is hereby authorized to expend from funds in his hands appropriated under the head of miscellaneous expenses, for the quarter ending March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and one, one thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the following purposes: Witness fees, seven hundred and fifty dollars; printing for civil bureaus, two hundred and fifty dollars; transportation, five hundred and seventy-five dollars.

The collector of Customs of the Islands and of the chief port is hereby authorized to pay the salaries of the following employees for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one, appropriations for the same having been already made: One clerk, class three; one inspector, class eight; three clerks, class nine; four clerks, class ten; seven clerks, Class A; two clerks, Class F; four clerks, Class I; twenty-six employees at an annual compensation of one hundred and eighty dollars each; one employee at an annual compensation of one hundred and fifty dollars; fifteen employees at an annual compensation of one hundred and twenty dollars; and three employees at an annual compensation of ninety dollars each.

SECTION 2. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in money of the United States, are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the expenses of the Insular Government not provided for in the general appropriation Act for the second quarter of the year nineteen hundred and one:

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Total appropriations for all purposes, in money of the United States, one hundred and forty-three thousand seven hundred and forty-one dollars and thirty-two cents.

SECTION 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this appropriation 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, June 21, 1901.