An Act Appropriating the Sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, Money of the United States, to Aid in Paying the Expenses of a Commission of Conference at Peking, China, Looking to the Establishment of the Gold Standard in the Orient
Act No. 937, enacted on October 9, 1903, appropriates $10,000 from the Insular Treasury to fund expenses for a U.S. commission visiting Peking, China. The commission aims to promote international cooperation for establishing a gold standard in the Orient. The funds will be managed by the Civil Governor and disbursed by the Disbursing Agent of the Insular Government, with required accountability to the Auditor for the Philippine Islands. The Act emphasizes the urgency of its passage for public benefit and takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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- Act No. 937
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 9, 1903
ACT NO. 937
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, TO AID IN PAYING THE EXPENSES OF A COMMISSION OF CONFERENCE AT PEKING, CHINA, LOOKING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOLD STANDARD IN THE ORIENT
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of ten thousand dollars, in money of the United States, to be expanded for the purpose of aiding in the payment of the expenses of a commission appointed by the President of the United States, about to visit Peking to bring about international cooperation in securing a fixed ratio between gold and silver coin in the Orient. This sum shall be withdrawn upon requisition of the Civil Governor and shall be disbursed by the Disbursing Agent of the Insular Government in Washington, District of Columbia, and shall be accounted for to the Auditor for the Philippine Islands as required by law in other cases.
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, October 9, 1903.
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An Act Appropriating the Sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, Money of the United States, to Aid in Paying the Expenses of a Commission of Conference at Peking, China, Looking to the Establishment of the Gold Standard in the Orient, Act No. 937, Oct 9, 1903 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating the Sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, Money of the United States, to Aid in Paying the Expenses of a Commission of Conference at Peking, China, Looking to the Establishment of the Gold Standard in the Orient, Act No. 937 (Phil. 1903)
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