An Act Making Appropriations for Public Works
Act No. 2059, enacted on February 3, 1911, appropriates a total of 4,354,500 pesos for public works and permanent improvements in the Philippines, with funding sourced from the Insular Treasury. The use of these funds requires prior authorization from the Governor-General. Any unspent balances from completed projects must be returned to the Insular Treasury and will contribute to the general revenues of the Islands. The act is effective immediately upon passage, but the appropriations will only be accessible starting July 1, 1911.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2059
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 3, 1911
ACT NO. 2059
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS
SECTION 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the following-named public works and permanent improvements, and for other purposes of the Insular Government: Provided, That no part of the appropriations herein made shall be available for use in any of the works herein authorized without prior authorization of the Governor-General.
xxx xxx xxx (Items Omitted)
Total appropriations for public works and permanent improvements, four million three hundred and fifty-four thousand and five hundred pesos.
All balances remaining unexpended when any public work or permanent improvement appropriated for by this Act is completed shall be returned at once to the Insular Treasury and shall not be available for withdrawal or disbursement thereafter, but shall be carried to the general revenues of the Islands.
SECTION 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this bill, the same shall take effect on its passage, but the appropriations herein made shall not be available until July first, nineteen hundred and eleven.
ENACTED, February 3, 1911.
Cite This Law
An Act Making Appropriations for Public Works, Act No. 2059, Feb 3, 1911 (Philippines)
An Act Making Appropriations for Public Works, Act No. 2059 (Phil. 1911)
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