Act No. 16, enacted on October 10, 1900, reorganizes the Forestry Bureau of the Philippine Islands. It establishes the roles and salaries of various employees, including an officer in charge, inspectors, botanists, and clerks, with salaries ranging from $25 to $150 per month. The Act allows for the hiring of additional personnel, such as assistant foresters and rangers, at specified rates. All monetary references in the Act pertain to United States currency. The Act took effect immediately upon its passage.
October 10, 1900
ACT NO. 16
AN ACT FOR THE REORGANIZATION OF THE FORESTRY BUREAU OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
SECTION 1. Employees; Officer in Charge; Inspector, Botanist, Chief Clerk, etc, Translator, Law Clerk, Record Clerk.— Until otherwise provided by law, the employees of the Forestry Bureau shall be:
(a) An officer in charge, detailed by the Military Governor from the Army of the United States and drawing no salary.
(b) An inspector, at one hundred and fifty dollars per month.
(c) A botanist, at one hundred dollars per month.
(d) A chief clerk and stenographer, at one hundred dollars per month.
(e) A translator, at one hundred dollars per month.
(f) A law clerk, at seventy-five dollars per month.
(g) A record clerk, at seventy-five dollars per month. cdt
SECTION 2. Additional.— In addition to the above there may be employed in the Bureau ten assistant foresters at fifty dollars per month, and thirty rangers at twenty-five dollars per month, or any less number of each class as the officer in charge of the Bureau may in his discretion deem necessary.
SECTION 3. United States Money. — In this Act whenever a sum of money is mentioned it shall be understood to refer to the money of the United States.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage.
Enacted: October 10, 1900