An Act to Amend Acts Numbered Fifteen Hundred and Seven and Fifteen Hundred and Twenty-Seven, by Removing the Employees of the Office of the Supervising Railway Expert from the Bureau of Public Works and Establishing it as a Separate and Independent Office and Making Additional Appropriation for the Office of the Supervising Railway Expert

February 13, 1907

ACT NO. 1591

AN ACT TO AMEND ACTS NUMBERED FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVEN AND FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN, BY REMOVING THE EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING RAILWAY EXPERT FROM THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ESTABLISHING IT AS A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT OFFICE AND MAKING ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERVISING RAILWAY EXPERT

SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the current expenses of the office of the Supervising Railway Expert in lieu of those provided by Acts Numbered Fifteen hundred and seven and Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven.

SUPERVISING RAILWAY EXPERT

For salaries and wages of one assistant, at eight thousand pesos per annum; one chief clerk and office assistant, at six thousand pesos per annum; three assistant engineers, at five thousand five hundred pesos per annum each; two senior inspecting engineers, at five thousand five hundred pesos per annum each, from December eighteenth, nineteen hundred and six; five inspectors, at two thousand eight hundred pesos per annum each, four being from December eighteenth, nineteen hundred and six, and one from February first, nineteen hundred and seven; six time-keepers, at two thousand eight hundred pesos per annum each; one draftsman, at three thousand six hundred pesos per annum; one draftsman at three thousand two hundred pesos per annum, from December eighteenth, nineteen hundred and six; one clerk, at three thousand two hundred pesos per annum; one clerk, at two thousand eight hundred pesos per annum; one messenger, at three hundred pesos per annum; for the hire of temporary employees, including inspectors at not to exceed eight pesos per diem each, axmen, rodmen, clerical assistants, and other skilled and semi-skilled employees at not to exceed five pesos per diem each; and for the hire of unskilled employees at rates to be approved by the Secretary of Commerce and Police; for contingent expenses including the purchase of equipment, furniture, and supplies; for per diems of officers and employees when traveling on official business; transportation of officers, employees, and supplies; purchase and maintenance of transportation; cablegrams; postage and telegrams; printing and binding; for the hire of official transportation in the city of Manila; rents; and other incidental expenses; sixty-five thousand pesos. aScITE

SECTION 2. So much of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven, and of section two of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and seven, as are in conflict with the provisions of this Act, is hereby repealed: PROVIDED, That the expenditures hereinbefore authorized for salaries and wages prior to the date of passage of this Act shall be payable from the appropriation for the Bureau of Public Works, in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven.

SECTION 3. The provisions of sections two, three, five, six, seven, eight, and nine, of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and twenty-seven, are hereby made applicable to the office of the Supervising Railway Expert, as provided by section one of this Act.

SECTION 4. Whenever in the opinion of the Governor-General the interests of the public service so demand, appointments may be made to positions authorized by this Act without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service law and rules. Resolutions of the Philippine Commission heretofore adopted authorizing appointments to any of the positions included in this Act without compliance with the civil-service law and rules, are hereby confirmed.

SECTION 5. 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 6. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

ENACTED, February 13, 1907.