An Act Appropriating the Sum of Twenty Thousand Pesos for the Purchase of Books, Documents, and Periodicals Relative to the Philippine Islands, for the Division of Filipiniana of the Philippine Library
Act No. 2043, enacted on February 3, 1911, allocates twenty thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury for purchasing books, documents, and periodicals related to the Philippine Islands for the Filipiniana division of the Philippine Library. The purchases must comply with the conditions established by a previous act (Act No. 1935). Once acquired, the Librarian is responsible for cataloging these works and making them available to the public promptly. The act emphasizes the importance of quick implementation for the public good and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2043
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 3, 1911
ACT NO. 2043
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWENTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, AND PERIODICALS RELATIVE TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, FOR THE DIVISION OF FILIPINIANA OF THE PHILIPPINE LIBRARY
SECTION 1. The sum of twenty thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purchase of books, documents, and periodicals relative to the Philippine Islands, whether printed or manuscripts, or in sets or single copies.
SECTION 2. The purchases shall be made subject to the conditions established by Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and thirty five.
SECTION 3. The works acquired with the funds mentioned in section one shall be incorporated in the division of Filipiniana of the Philippines Library.
SECTION 4. The Librarian of the Philippines Library shall, upon the purchase of such works, have the same catalogued and placed at the service of the public as soon as possible.
SECTION 5. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the same shall take effect on its passage, in accordance with section one of Act Numbered Nineteen hundred and forty-five of the Philippine Legislature.
ENACTED, February 3, 1911.
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An Act Appropriating the Sum of Twenty Thousand Pesos for the Purchase of Books, Documents, and Periodicals Relative to the Philippine Islands, for the Division of Filipiniana of the Philippine Library, Act No. 2043, Feb 3, 1911 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating the Sum of Twenty Thousand Pesos for the Purchase of Books, Documents, and Periodicals Relative to the Philippine Islands, for the Division of Filipiniana of the Philippine Library, Act No. 2043 (Phil. 1911)
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