suspension, but in case suspension results in a removal no compensation shall be paid from and after the date of such suspension." SEC. 2. 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. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on its Enacted, August 14, 1907. [No. 1682.] passage. AN ACT To amend section two of Act Numbered Eleven hundred and twentysix, entitled "An Act for the purpose of empowering provincial boards to subpoena witnesses and to require testimony under oath in conducting certain investigations, and for other purposes," by extending the authority of the governor-general to disqualify from holding office all officials removed for cause. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section two of Act Numbered Eleven hundred and twenty-six is hereby amended to read as follows: 66 SEC. 2. In all cases where an official shall be removed from office for cause by the action of any official or branch of the Government, the Governor-General is hereby empowered, in his discretion, to declare such official disqualified thereafter from holding office. Such disqualification may be either special or general and either temporary or permanent." SEC. 2. 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 twentysixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1683.] AN ACT To amend section five of Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty-one by making it the duty of municipal officers to furnish notice of ladrones immediately, both to the provincial governor and the nearest constabulary officer. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section five of Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty-one as amended is hereby amended to read as follows: 66 SEC. 5. It shall be the duty of all municipal officers and all officers and members of municipal police forces to give notice immediately, both to the provincial governor and the nearest Constabulary officer or station in the province, provided that said officer or station is within fifteen kilometers of such municipal officer or member of the police force, of the presence of any bands of ladrones or brigands or other persons threatening the peace of the community within their jurisdiction, or any act of robbery or theft by such bands, when the offenders or any of the members of such bands are at large; and any officer or person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand pesos and imprisonment not exceeding two years." SEC. 2. Section four of Act Numbered Eleven hundred and twentyone is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. The public good requiring the speedy enactments 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-six, nineteen hundred. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1684.] AN ACT Prohibiting the importation by private persons of silkworms, their eggs or cocoons. Whereas the Bureau of Science has succeeded in importing silkworms into the Philippine Islands without the introduction of any of the diseases which have caused serious injury to the silk industry in other countries; and Whereas said Bureau of Science is prepared to furnish, without charge, eggs or unhatched cocoons of silkworms in reasonable numbers to the people of these Islands; and Whereas the importation of silkworms, their cocoons or eggs, by private persons would ultimately result in the introduction of disease: Now, therefore, By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The importation, except by the Bureau of Science, into the Philippine Islands of silkworms, their eggs or cocoons, or of the moths which produce silkworm eggs, is hereby prohibited, and any of the aforementioned objects which are imported, or of which the importation is attempted, shall be liable to forfeiture under due process of law. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Collector of Customs for the Philippine Islands in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five, as amended by Act Numbered Eight hundred and sixty-four, as amended. SEC. 2. 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 twentysixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1685.] AN ACT To amend Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An Act to prevent the use of explosives and poisons for taking fish in the waters of the Philippine Islands," by providing that the Secretary of the Interior may authorize the use of explosives and poisons for taking fish in limited numbers for scientific purposes. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An Act to prevent the use of explosives and poisons for taking fish in the waters of the Philippine Islands," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 66 SECTION 1. The use of dynamite or other explosive for the killing or taking of fish, or under water for any purpose except in the execution of bona fide engineering work and the destruction of wrecks or obstructions to navigation, shall be unlawful: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be understood to interfere with or prohibit the use of mechanical bombs for the killing of whales, crocodiles, sharks, or other large dangerous fishes: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior may issue permits for the use of explosives in taking fish in limited numbers for scientific purposes only. SEC. 2. Section two of Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and ninetynine is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 2. The use of any poisonous substance liable to cause the death of fishes for the taking of the same, or the placing of any such substance in fresh or marine waters of the Philippine Islands where it may cause the death of fishes and is intended to cause such death, shall be unlawful: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior may issue permits for the use of poisonous substances in taking fish in limited numbers for scientific purposes only." SEC. 3. 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. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on its [No. 1686.] passage. AN ACT To provide for the reimbursement to the provinces and municipalities of fifty per centum of the sums which they will lose by reason of the suspension of the land tax for the last half of the calendar year nineteen hundred and seven, to appropriate for such reimbursement such sums as may be necessary from any funds in the insular treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to repeal section two of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and seventy-nine. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Whenever the assessment provided for by Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and fifty-five, as amended, and Act Num bered Sixteen hundred and sixty-four, is completed, the provincial boards of all provinces contemplated in section one of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and seventy-nine shall certify to the Executive Secretary the total assessed valuation of the taxable real property in such provinces as shown by the total assessed valuation of each of the municipalities therein. If the Executive Secretary deems the valuations thus certified to be correct he shall approve the same and forward them to the Insular Auditor. The Insular Auditor is hereby directed to ascertain and determine the amount which would be equal to fifty per centum of the maximum tax collectible at the maximum rate in such provinces and in each of the municipalities therein, basing his calculation upon the assessed valuation as certified and approved in accordance with the requirements of this Act. From the sum thus ascertained and determined the Auditor shall then deduct the total credits received by such provinces and municipalities under sections three and four of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and seventy-nine, and he shall thereupon cause to be deposited to the credit of such provinces a sum equal to the remainder as above determined. For the purpose of enabling such deposit to be made an appropriation of such sum as may be necessary is hereby made out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated. If it should be found that any municipality has already received in credits under sections three and four of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and seventy-nine, an amount in excess of its due share of the fifty per centum as determined by the Auditor under the provisions of this Act, he is hereby authorized and required to make the necessary adjustments and, to this end, to withhold and charge back the amount of such excess. Two-sevenths of the total amount as above determined by the Auditor to be due to such provinces and municipalities shall accrue to the provincial general fund, one-seventh to the provincial road and bridge fund, and four-sevenths shall be divided among the municipalities of the provinces in such proportion as the total assessed valuation of the taxable real property of each municipality bears to the total assessed valuation of the taxable real property of the province of which such municipality forms a part. The sums found and determined to be due to such municipalities shall be equally divided between the municipal general fund and the municipal school fund. SEC. 2. Section two of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and seventynine is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. 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. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1687.] AN ACT To increase the number of municipalities in the province of Nueva Ecija from fourteen to fifteen, by separating from Cabanatuan the former municipality of Santa Rosa, reconstituting the latter as a municipality, and giving to each the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-three. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The fourteen municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija, as established by Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirtythree, as amended by Act Numbered Twelve hundred and thirty-two, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be increased to fifteen, by separating the former municipality of Santa Rosa from the municipality of Cabanatuan. The municipality of Cabanatuan shall consist of the territory of which it was constituted prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-three, and the municipality of Santa Rosa is hereby reconstituted and shall consist of the territory of which it was constituted prior to the passage of said Act: Provided, That the expenses of the new municipality of Santa Rosa shall not exceed its income; that the salary of the municipal president shall not exceed four hundred pesos per annum and that of the municipal treasurer three hundred pesos per annum; and that the said municipal treasurer shall, in addition to the regular duties of his office, perform the duties of municipal secretary without additional compensation. SEC. 2. The first municipal elections for the new municipality of Santa Rosa shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred and seven, and in accordance with the provisions of " The Election Law" relative to elections in new municipalities. Until the officials elected for the new municipality of Santa Rosa, as described in section one of this Act, shall have qualified, the present organization of the municipality of Cabanatuan shall continue: Provided, That the distribution of funds in the municipal treasury of Cabanatuan resulting from the separation from said municipality of the municipality of Santa Rosa, shall be made as of the passage of this Act. SEC. 3. 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 twentysixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1688.] AN ACT Making appropriations for certain public works, permanent improvements, and other purposes of the Insular Government. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The following sums, in Philippine currency, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of any 11027-WAR 1907-VOL 10--19 |