Authorizing the Purchase the Papers and Unpublished Manuscripts Relative to the Philippines, Owned by the Heirs of the Late Wenceslao E. Retana
Act No. 3130, approved on March 6, 1924, authorizes the Secretary of Justice to purchase various literary works and manuscripts related to the Philippines from the heirs of Wenceslao E. Retana, along with the associated copyrights. These materials will become government property and will be stored in the Philippine Library and Museum. A budget of up to fifteen thousand pesos is allocated for this purpose, drawn from the Insular Treasury. The Act emphasizes the necessity for a thorough investigation by the Secretary of Justice to determine which items to acquire.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Act No. 3130
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 6, 1924
ACT NO. 3130
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE TO PURCHASE THE PAPERS, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER PRINTED WORKS AND UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS RELATIVE TO THE PHILIPPINES, OWNED BY THE HEIRS OF THE LATE WENCESLAO E. RETANA, AND THE COPYRIGHT UPON THE SAME, AND APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE
SECTION 1. The Secretary of Justice is hereby authorized to purchase from the heirs of the late Don Wenceslao E. Retana all papers, books, documents, printed works, and unpublished manuscripts in the Philippine Islands in their possession, including the copyright upon the same, which shall all become the property of the Government of the Philippine Islands and shall be kept and filed in the Philippine Library and Museum. The Secretary of Justice shall make a careful investigation and shall decide which of the books, documents, papers, and unpublished manuscripts shall be purchased.
SECTION 2. The sum of fifteen thousand pesos or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.
Approved, March 6, 1924.
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Authorizing the Purchase the Papers and Unpublished Manuscripts Relative to the Philippines, Owned by the Heirs of the Late Wenceslao E. Retana, Act No. 3130, Mar 6, 1924 (Philippines)
Authorizing the Purchase the Papers and Unpublished Manuscripts Relative to the Philippines, Owned by the Heirs of the Late Wenceslao E. Retana, Act No. 3130 (Phil. 1924)
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