An Act Appropriating the Sum of Eight Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand One Hundred and Forty-Eight Dollars, in Money of the United States, or so much thereof as may be Necessary, for Certain Public Works, Permanent Improvements, and Other Purposes of the Insular Government

August 12, 1903

ACT NO. 831

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS, PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, AND OTHER PURPOSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT

SECTION 1. The following sums, in money of the United States, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for certain public works, permanent improvements, and other purposes of the Insular Government:

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(Items Omitted)

SECTION 2. All balances remaining unexpended when any public works or permanent improvements appropriated for by this Act are completed shall be returned at once to the Insular Treasury and shall not be available for withdrawal or disbursement thereafter, but shall be carried to the general revenues of the Islands.

SECTION 3. The provisions of the first paragraph of section three of Act Numbered Eight hundred and seven, providing the manner in which withdrawals of moneys appropriated under said Act shall be made in other than United States currency or Philippines currency, are hereby made applicable to the withdrawal of moneys appropriated under this Act.

SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

ENACTED, August 12, 1903.