An Act to Appropriate Funds for Charitable Purposes

February 11, 1913

ACT NO. 2247

AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

SECTION 1. The following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to contribute to the support of charitable institutions, as follows:

For the campaign the extermination of tuberculosis by the Philippine Islands Anti-Tuberculosis Society, fifty thousand pesos; for the support of the institution "La Gota de Leche," for the protection of infants, twelve thousand pesos; for the purchase and improvements of land and the construction of buildings and installation of apparatus for said institution, twenty-six thousand pesos: Provided, That said institution, "La Gota de Leche," after having sterilized the milk necessary for the infants cared for by that institution, shall sterilize by means of its sterilizing apparatus, so far as the capacity of said apparatus permits, all milk brought to it for that purpose, making such moderate charge therefor not less than cost as may be authorized by the Director of Health; for the support of the Mary J. Johnston Hospital, eight thousand pesos; for the construction for said hospital of a new pavilion for infected obstetrical cases and for a dispensary to be operated in connection with "La Gota de Leche," twenty-two thousand pesos: for the Philippine National League, under the International League, when the same shall have been incorporated, seven thousand pesos: And provided further, That no such appropriation shall be paid to any institution that makes any discrimination as to persons received or treated by the same on the ground of religious belief, and that before any money can be allotted under this law the purpose for which it shall be used shall be approved by the Secretary of Public Instruction.

SECTION 2. The sums appropriated in the preceding section shall be disbursed by the Insular Treasurer in monthly installments, in proportion to the allotments made in the preceding section.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

ENACTED, February 11, 1913.