An Act Appropriating the Sum of Two Million Five Hundred and Ten Thousand One Hundred and Thirty-Seven Dollars and Seventy-Nine Cents, in Money of the United States, or so Much thereof as may be Necessary, in Part Compensation for the Service of the Fiscal Year Ending June Thirtieth, Nineteen Hundred and Two, and for Other Purposes

January 9, 1902

ACT NO. 330

AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS AND SEVENTY-NINE CENTS, IN MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, IN PART COMPENSATION FOR THE SERVICE OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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, in part compensation for the service of the Insular Government and of the city of Manila for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two, this appropriation being for the third quarter of said fiscal year, unless otherwise stated. The appropriations herein made, except for fixed salaries for the third quarter of said fiscal year, shall be available for the obligations of the fiscal year nineteen hundred and two:

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Total appropriation for all purposes, two million five hundred and ten thousand one hundred and thirty-seven dollars and seventy-nine cents, in money of the United States, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

SECTION 2. The provincial government of the Province of Surigao is hereby authorized to pay the salary of one clerk, at three hundred dollars per annum, in the office of the provincial fiscal, from July first, nineteen hundred and one, or such time thereafter as he may have been actually employed, until August twenty-seventh, nineteen hundred and one, or until such time as the notice of the disapproval by the Insular Treasurer of the request for the employment of such clerk was received; and at one hundred and eighty dollars per annum from October eighth, or such time thereafter as the said clerk was actually employed by the provincial board until notice of the disapproval of such employment was received from the Insular Treasurer, anything in previous Acts to the contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 3. All funds appropriated by this Act shall be disbursed in local currency upon the basis of two dollars and ten cents in local currency for one dollar in money of the United States, except the sum appropriated for the Chief Paymaster, Division of the Philippines, forty thousand dollars of the amount appropriated for contingent expenses for the Bureau of Public Printing, two thousand dollars appropriated for unpaid bills under "Contingent expenses, Board of Health for the Philippines," and two thousand five hundred dollars of the amount appropriated under the head of "Transportation, Philippines Constabulary," which shall be disbursed in money of the United States. ASEcHI

Act Numbered One hundred and sixty-three is hereby amended so as to allow the sum of eight thousand dollars, appropriated for Chief Quarantine Officer, under the head of "Equipment for Mariveles Quarantine Station," to be disbursed in money of the United States instead of one-half in money of the United States and one-half in local currency as provided in said Act.

Act Numbered Two hundred and sixty-four is hereby amended so as to allow the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars, appropriated under miscellaneous expenses for the office of the Superintendent of Streets, Parks, Bridges, Docks, and Wharves, for the purchase of settees for the Luneta, to be disbursed in money of the United States.

Act Numbered Three hundred and eleven is hereby amended so as to allow the sum of eight thousand six hundred dollars, appropriated to the Chief Quartermaster, Division of the Philippines, for pay of scouts, to be disbursed in money of the United States.

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. ITAaHc

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

ENACTED, January 9, 1902.