An Act Appropriating the Sum of Two Million Dollars, Local Currency, for Expenses in Connection with the Purchase and Distribution of Rice to Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands in Provinces Suffering from Scarcity of Food, and for Other Purposes
Act No. 495, enacted on November 4, 1902, appropriates two million dollars from the Insular Treasury for purchasing and distributing rice to residents of provinces in the Philippine Islands facing food scarcity. The Insular Purchasing Agent is tasked with acquiring the rice under the direction of the Civil Governor, ensuring sales are made only for cash and at no less than the cost price, which includes various associated expenses. Proceeds from the rice sales are to be deposited back into the Insular Treasury. The act emphasizes the urgent need for swift action to address food shortages and takes effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
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- Act No. 495
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
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- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 4, 1902
ACT NO. 495
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS, LOCAL CURRENCY, FOR EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF RICE TO INHABITANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS IN PROVINCES SUFFERING FROM SCARCITY OF FOOD, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. The sum of two million dollars, local currency, is hereby appropriated, from any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for expenses in the purchase and distribution of rice for the inhabitants of the Philippine Islands in provinces suffering from lack of food. ISHCcT
SECTION 2. The purchase of rice shall be made by the Insular Purchasing Agent in such quantities and at such prices and times as the Civil Governor may direct. The rice so purchased shall be distributed in such manner and sold at such prices and in such localities as the Civil Governor may direct; but no sale shall be made except for cash nor at a price less than the actual cost thereof, including all expenses in connection with the distribution and sale of the same, such as transportation, shrinkage, storage, and customs duties.
SECTION 3. The amounts received from the sale of such rice shall be deposited in the Insular Treasury as soon as the same are received.
SECTION 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, November 4, 1902.
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An Act Appropriating the Sum of Two Million Dollars, Local Currency, for Expenses in Connection with the Purchase and Distribution of Rice to Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands in Provinces Suffering from Scarcity of Food, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 495, Nov 4, 1902 (Philippines)
An Act Appropriating the Sum of Two Million Dollars, Local Currency, for Expenses in Connection with the Purchase and Distribution of Rice to Inhabitants of the Philippine Islands in Provinces Suffering from Scarcity of Food, and for Other Purposes, Act No. 495 (Phil. 1902)
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