An Act Transferring, under Certain Conditions, to the Respective School Funds of the Provinces of La Union, Nueva Ecija, and Sorsogon, Certain Amounts Due from Said Provinces to the Insular Government

March 12, 1907

ACT NO. 1603

AN ACT TRANSFERRING, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL FUNDS OF THE PROVINCES OF LA UNION, NUEVA ECIJA, AND SORSOGON, CERTAIN AMOUNTS DUE FROM SAID PROVINCES TO THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT

SECTION 1. The amount due from the Province of La Union to the Government of the Philippine Islands, to the extent of thirty-seven thousand pesos, is hereby transferred to the provincial school fund of La Union, on condition that the provincial government shall provide and pay into said school fund, in addition thereto, the sum of thirteen thousand pesos, making a total of fifty thousand pesos, which shall be expended, in amounts of one-seventh of the total each year, in the construction and preparation of suitable buildings in said province for schools of arts and trades, domestic science, and agriculture, as follows: The first one-seventh part to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred and seven, the second one-seventh on or before the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and seven, and each of the remaining one-seventh parts to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June of each year thereafter, until the total of fifty thousand pesos shall have been provided and expended, as above prescribed. TCAScE

SECTION 2. The amount due from the Province of Nueva Ecija to the Government of the Philippine Islands, to the extent of fifteen thousand pesos, is hereby transferred to the school fund of Nueva Ecija on condition that the provincial government shall provide and pay into said school fund, in addition thereto, the sum of five thousand pesos, making a total of twenty thousand pesos, which shall be paid into said school fund in four annual installments of five thousand pesos, the first installment to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred and eight, and each of the remaining three installments to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June of each year hereafter, and shall be used for the construction and preparation of suitable buildings in said province for school purposes until the total of twenty thousand pesos shall have been provided and expended.

SECTION 3. The indebtedness of the Province of Sorsogon to the Government of the Philippine Islands arising from the loan of twenty thousand pesos granted to the Province of Sorsogon by Act Numbered Twelve hundred and eighty-nine is hereby canceled: PROVIDED, That the provincial government shall expend from its revenues prior to January first, nineteen hundred and nine, an amount equal thereto in the acquisition of land, construction of permanent school buildings, and the purchase of equipment for provincial purposes.

SECTION 4. The several installments of the funds provided for in section one, two, and three hereof, as they become available, shall be paid into the Insular Treasury as special deposits to be added to the special school fund of the province concerned, and shall constitute with it, in each case, one total fund under the control of the Secretary of Public Instruction, to be disbursed by the Bureau of Education in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and eighteen. Should the Province of La Union, or the Province of Nueva Ecija, as the case may be, fail to make the said special deposits in the Insular Treasury on or before the dates prescribed by this Act, the Insular Auditor shall make suitable deductions from any funds which may be due the province, to cover the same.

SECTION 5. The Insular Auditor shall require, as evidence of compliance with the conditions set forth in section three of this Act, for the Province of Sorsogon, the certificate of the Secretary of Public Instruction to the effect that he has personally, or by authorized representative, satisfied himself to that effect.

SECTION 6. 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. cTDaEH

SECTION 7. This Act shall take effect on its passage.

ENACTED, March 12, 1907.