An Act to Afford Relief to Sufferers from the Typhoons of October and November, Nineteen Hundred and Twelve
Act No. 2199, enacted on December 19, 1912, appropriates 500,000 pesos from the Insular Treasury to provide temporary support for those affected by the typhoons in October and November 1912. The funds, subject to the Governor-General's approval, are designated for reimbursing previous expenditures by provinces and bureaus for relief efforts and for improving damaged areas. The appropriation is valid until March 31, 1913, after which any unspent funds will revert to the Insular Treasury. The Act took effect immediately upon passage.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2199
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 19, 1912
ACT NO. 2199
AN ACT TO AFFORD RELIEF TO SUFFERERS FROM THE TYPHOONS OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWELVE
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred thousand pesos to be disbursed with the approval of the Governor-General in affording temporary means of support to the inhabitants of the districts affected by the typhoons which swept over the Philippine Islands in October and November, nineteen hundred and twelve.
SECTION 2. So much of this appropriation as may be necessary shall be used to reimburse the appropriations of provinces and Bureaus for expenditures already incurred by direction of the Governor-General for the relief of sufferers from said typhoons, and to provide funds for the improvement of the poblaciones damaged, and said amounts shall be determined and approved by the Governor-General.
SECTION 3. The appropriation herein made shall be available, for the purpose for which appropriated, up to and including March thirty-first, nineteen hundred and thirteen, on which date any unexpended balance shall revert to unappropriated funds in the Insular Treasury.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
ENACTED, December 19, 1912.
Cite This Law
An Act to Afford Relief to Sufferers from the Typhoons of October and November, Nineteen Hundred and Twelve, Act No. 2199, Dec 19, 1912 (Philippines)
An Act to Afford Relief to Sufferers from the Typhoons of October and November, Nineteen Hundred and Twelve, Act No. 2199 (Phil. 1912)
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