An Act Appropriating the Sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for Continuing the Improvement of the Port of Manila
Act No. 1047, enacted on February 4, 1904, appropriates $500,000 from the Insular Treasury for the improvement of the Port of Manila. The funds are to be managed by the Civil Governor through the Chief Engineer of the Philippine Division of the U.S. Army and will be used for ongoing contracts related to the port's enhancement, including the construction of an additional breakwater. The act emphasizes the necessity for prompt action, ensuring its expedited passage for the public good. It takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 1047
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 4, 1904
ACT NO. 1047
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR CONTINUING THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PORT OF MANILA
SECTION 1. The sum of five hundred thousand dollars, in money of the United States, is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available and to be expended by the Civil Governor through the Chief Engineer of the Philippine Division of the United States Army, for continuing the improvements of the Harbor of Manila and other public works, as provided in Act Numbered Twenty-two, as amended. ATICcS
SECTION 2. The appropriation made by this Act shall be available for expenditure in the payment for all work at present under contract for the improvement of the port of Manila, including payment for work on the contract for the construction of an additional breakwater as provided by Act Numbered Five hundred and seventy-eight.
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.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, February 4, 1904.
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An Act Appropriating the Sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for Continuing the Improvement of the Port of Manila, Act No. 1047, Feb 4, 1904 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating the Sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, in Money of the United States, for Continuing the Improvement of the Port of Manila, Act No. 1047 (Phil. 1904)
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