An Act Appropriating the Sum of Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-Four Dollars and Forty-Five Cents, in Money of the United States, or so Much thereof as may be Necessary, for Certain Expenses of the Insular Government during the Fiscal Year Ending June Thirtieth, Nineteen Hundred and Three, and Other Designated Periods

July 31, 1902

ACT NO. 437

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND FORTY-FIVE CENTS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND THREE, AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERIODS

SECTION 1. The following sums, in money of the United States, or so much thereof as may be respectively necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes and objects herein named, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and other designated periods:

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Total of appropriations for all purposes, twenty-two thousand nine hundred and thirty-four dollars and forty-five cents, in money of the United States, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

SECTION 2. The appropriations herein made shall be withdrawn from the Treasury in local currency at the rate authorized at the time of such withdrawal, and so disbursed, except the amount appropriated under the head of miscellaneous expenses for reimbursement to Captain John T. Knight, United States Army, which shall be disbursed in United States currency.

SECTION 3. The General Superintendent of Public Instruction is hereby authorized to expend, out of the funds appropriated for "Contingent expenses, Bureau of Public Instruction, nineteen hundred and three," the sum of one thousand dollars, local currency, for the purpose of establishing and equipping in Bontoc, Province of Lepanto-Bontoc, a school for the instruction of Igorrotes in agricultural and other manual work.

The provincial board of the Province of Surigao is hereby authorized to direct the provincial treasurer of that province to pay compensation from provincial funds to Michael Luery, a public school-teacher, for services he has rendered as interpreter for that province from September first, nineteen hundred and one, to date, and hereafter as his services may be required from time to time by the province, at the rate of twenty-five dollars, United States currency or its equivalent in local currency, per month, and the said Michael Luery is hereby authorized to accept such compensation from the province in addition to the salary he receives from the Insular Government as a public school-teacher: Provided, That his services as interpreter shall not in any way interfere with his work as a public school-teacher, and that the permission given him to act in this capacity may be at any time revoked by the General Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The funds appropriated in Act Numbered Four hundred and fifteen, under the head of "Contingent expenses, Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, nineteen hundred and two," are hereby made available for expenditure for the same purposes during the fiscal year nineteen hundred and three.

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, July 31, 1902.