An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands
Act No. 253, enacted on October 2, 1901, established the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes in the Philippines under the Department of Interior. Its primary purpose is to conduct systematic investigations into the various non-Christian tribes, focusing on their demographics, social structures, languages, and customs to facilitate their advancement in civilization and prosperity. The Bureau is headed by a chief, who is responsible for overseeing its operations and appointing staff, while also being authorized to recommend additional personnel as necessary. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt implementation for the public good and took effect immediately upon passage.
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- What is An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands about?
- Act No. 253, enacted on October 2, 1901, established the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes in the Philippines under the Department of Interior. Its primary purpose is to conduct systematic investigations into the various non-Christian tribes, focusing on their demographics, social structures, languages, and customs to facilitate their advancement in civilization and prosperity. The Bureau is headed by a chief, who is responsible for overseeing its operations and appointing staff, while also being authorized to recommend additional personnel as necessary. The Act emphasizes the need for prompt implementation for the public good and took effect immediately upon passage.
- What type of law is Act No. 253?
- An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands (Act No. 253) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands enacted?
- An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands (Act No. 253) was enacted on Oct 2, 1901.
- What is the citation for An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands?
- An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands, Act No. 253, Oct 2, 1901 (Philippines)
Law Information
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- Act No. 253
- Date Enacted
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- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 2, 1901
ACT NO. 253
AN ACT CREATING A BUREAU OF NON-CHRISTIAN TRIBES FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
SECTION 1. There is hereby created, under the Department of Interior, a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes, which shall conduct systematic investigations with reference to the non-Christian tribes of the Philippine Islands, in order to ascertain the name of each tribe, the limits of the territory which it occupies, the approximate number of individuals which compose it, their social organizations and their languages, beliefs, manners, and customs, with special view to determining the most practicable means for bringing about their advancement in civilization and material prosperity. The Bureau shall further investigate and report upon the practical operation of all legislation with reference to non-Christian tribes. SDHTEC
SECTION 2. There shall be a chief of the Bureau, who shall receive a salary of three thousand five hundred dollars per year, payable monthly in money of the United States, and shall be allowed his actual and necessary traveling expenses when absent from Manila on official business; a stenographer and typewriter of class nine; and an agent for Moro affairs in the Jolo Archipelago, who shall be the clerk of class ten in the Office of Moro Affairs in the Jolo Archipelago, authorized in section one of Act Numbered Two hundred and one.
SECTION 3. The Chief of the Bureau shall have general direction and control of its work and shall appoint all its duly authorized officers and employees, subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Act and of Act Numbered Twenty-five. He shall, from time to time, recommend to the Commission the authorization of such additional employees as may be found necessary for properly conducting the work of the Bureau.
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, October 2, 1901. AScHCD
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An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands, Act No. 253, Oct 2, 1901 (Philippines)
An Act Creating a Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes for the Philippine Islands, Act No. 253 (Phil. 1901)
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