An Act Making Appropriations for Sundry Expenses of the Government of the City of Manila for the Fiscal Year Ending June Thirtieth, Nineteen Hundred and Eight

August 31, 1907

ACT NO. 1706

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF MANILA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHT

SECTION 1. The following sums, 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 government of the city of Manila for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and thereafter until expended, unless otherwise stated:

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Total of appropriation for all purposes, one million nine hundred and three thousand eight hundred and thirty-five pesos.

SECTION 2. For the purposes of section fifteen of Act Numbered One hundred and eighty-three the total amount of this appropriation shall be reduced by the balances of appropriations heretofore made for the city of Manila under its existing Charter, and turned back into the Treasury, and the Insular Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to adjust his records, the provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding: PROVIDED, That nothing in the aforesaid provision shall be construed to reduce or increase the specific amounts herein appropriated for each object of this Act.

SECTION 3. In all cases in which provision for a position or employment heretofore provided by law is not made by this Act, such position or employment is hereby authorized from July first, nineteen hundred and seven, until not later than September thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, and any funds appropriated for salaries and wages for the department or office to which the position or employment pertains are hereby available for payment of the services rendered.

SECTION 4. The appropriations herein made for each department or office shall be available for payment of authorized commutations of accrued leave of absence of the officers and employees thereof, and for payment of such expenses as may accrue to such departments or office by reason of the operations of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and nine.

SECTION 5. Interdepartmental transfers of property not otherwise provided for may be made by purchase or otherwise with the approval of the Municipal Board.

SECTION 6. For services and supplies furnished to other branches of the government, or other persons, a chief of department or office may charge the cost or such other rate or rates as shall have been prescribed by law or approved by the Municipal Board: PROVIDED, That in case of question arising between the municipal government, as to the reasonableness of charges approved by the former, appeal may be had to the Governor-General whose decision in the matter shall be final; and may spend the proceeds of such charges for duly authorized purposes in the discretion of the Municipal Board: PROVIDED, That the sums collected under this section shall be deposited in the Insular Treasury to the credit of the current account of the department or office concerned: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That municipal court fees and fines, justice of the peace fees, fees pertaining to the offices of city attorney, register of deeds, and sheriff, shall be considered receipts of the law department; electrician fees, of the fire department; boiler inspector and building permit fees, and water rents, of the department of engineering and public works; live stock registration fees, transfer fees, and weights and measures fees, of the department of assessments and collections; cemetery, market, pail system, public pound, slaughterhouse, transportation, and vault cleaning receipts, of the department of sanitation and transportation; municipal license fees, of the police department; and the Municipal Board is hereby authorized to make such assignments of other receipts of the government of the city of Manila as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section which is to require the separation of revenue receipts which may properly be termed proceeds of taxation from those funds which accrue from inter-Bureau and departmental transactions and specific services to private persons; and to make from time to time such readjustment of the duties and receipts of the several departments as the public interest may demand, the provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding. DHITCc

SECTION 7. Subject to approval by the Municipal Board, upon recommendation of the Insular Auditor, refunds may be made by chiefs of departments on account of receipts from sale of fabricated articles or supplies, or services rendered to other branches of the Government or private parties when such action shall be consistent with good business practice and equity; and also on account of taxes and licenses, or part thereof, erroneously collected, the refunds of which have been or shall be duly authorized in accordance with law: PROVIDED, That refunds made in pursuance of this appropriation shall be charged in whole to the government of the city of Manila.

SECTION 8. Expenditures of funds appropriated by this Act shall be classified in accordance with such regulations as shall be prescribed by the Insular Auditor with the approval of the Governor-General.

SECTION 9. The city of Manila is hereby transferred from the Department of Finance and Justice to the executive control of the Governor-General, and sections twenty-eight and thirty-one of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and seven are hereby amended accordingly.

SECTION 10. 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 11. This Act shall take effect as of date July first, nineteen hundred and seven.

ENACTED, August 31, 1907.