An Act Appropriating the Sum of Eight Thousand Dollars, United States Currency, for the Purpose of Making Surveys of the Harbor of Iloilo and of the Cagayan River, and of Submitting Plans and Estimates for the Improvement of the Same
Act No. 333, enacted on January 24, 1902, appropriates a total of $8,000 for surveying and improving the Iloilo harbor and Cagayan River in the Philippines. Specifically, $5,000 is allocated for the Iloilo harbor to address issues such as channel filling and sunken barges, while $3,000 is designated for surveying the Cagayan River and developing improvement plans from Camalaniugan to its mouth. The Act emphasizes the urgency of these improvements for public benefit and allows for expedited passage. It takes effect immediately upon its enactment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 333
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
January 24, 1902
ACT NO. 333
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS, UNITED STATES CURRENCY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING SURVEYS OF THE HARBOR OF ILOILO AND OF THE CAGAYAN RIVER, AND OF SUBMITTING PLANS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SAME
SECTION 1. Whereas the harbor of Iloilo is now in need of immediate improvement by reason of the filling up of the channel, and the sinking of several barges therein, the sum of five thousand dollars, United States currency, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Chief Engineer, Division of the Philippines, for the purpose of making surveys of the harbor and of submitting plans and estimates for the improvement thereof.
SECTION 2. The sum of three thousand dollars, United States currency, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Chief Engineer, Division of the Philippines, for the purpose of making a survey of the Cagayan River in the Island of Luzon, and of submitting an estimate and project for the improvement of the same from Camalaniugan to deep water at its mouth.
SECTION 3. 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. DHITCc
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, January 24, 1902.
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An Act Appropriating the Sum of Eight Thousand Dollars, United States Currency, for the Purpose of Making Surveys of the Harbor of Iloilo and of the Cagayan River, and of Submitting Plans and Estimates for the Improvement of the Same, Act No. 333, Jan 24, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating the Sum of Eight Thousand Dollars, United States Currency, for the Purpose of Making Surveys of the Harbor of Iloilo and of the Cagayan River, and of Submitting Plans and Estimates for the Improvement of the Same, Act No. 333 (Phil. 1902)
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