Appropriating the Sum of P300,000 for the Relief of Poor Sufferers from Earthquakes, or Other Public Calamities
Act No. 2854, enacted on March 11, 1919, appropriates three hundred thousand pesos from the Insular Treasury for the relief of individuals affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, floods, and typhoons in the Philippines during 1918 and 1919. The funds are designated for the purchase and transportation of essential supplies to the affected areas and for subsidizing transportation vessels. Distribution of the funds will be managed by the Secretary of the Interior, ensuring a pro rata allocation among impacted territories, with disbursement governed by the respective provincial boards under the Secretary's approval. The act took effect upon its approval.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 2854
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 11, 1919
ACT NO. 2854
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, FOR THE RELIEF OF POOR SUFFERERS FROM EARTHQUAKES, FIRES, FLOODS, TYPHOONS OR OTHER PUBLIC CALAMITIES
SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of three hundred thousand pesos or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be disbursed for the relief of poor sufferers from earthquakes, fires, floods, typhoons, and other public calamities that have occurred or may occur in the Philippine Islands during the years nineteen hundred and eighteen and nineteen hundred and nineteen, including the purchase and transportation of articles or supplies to the territory or territories affected and subsidies to steamers or vessels in order to provide permanent means of transportation or communication with the province or provinces concerned.
SECTION 2. The sum hereby appropriated shall be distributed by the Secretary of the Interior in the territory or territories affected, such distribution to be made pro rata in case there are two or more such territories, and the sum or sums so allotted or prorated shall be disbursed in the discretion of the respective provincial board, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for the purposes hereinbefore specified.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 11, 1919.
Cite This Law
Appropriating the Sum of P300,000 for the Relief of Poor Sufferers from Earthquakes, or Other Public Calamities, Act No. 2854, Mar 11, 1919 (Philippines)
Appropriating the Sum of P300,000 for the Relief of Poor Sufferers from Earthquakes, or Other Public Calamities, Act No. 2854 (Phil. 1919)
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