SEC. 22. All provisional licenses for the possession of firearms are hereby annulled and no other such licenses shall be issued except in accordance with this Act and the regulations prescribed by the Governor-General. SEC. 23. All regular licenses heretofore issued for the possession of firearms which have not been revoked or annulled shall be valid until the first day of July, nineteen hundred and eight, unless sooner revoked by authority of the Governor-General: Provided, however, That if the bond executed upon the issuance of such a license be in any manner restrictive as to the period of time during which the sureties shall be liable thereon, then the license may be renewed under the provisions of this Act at the date of expiration shown by the face of the license. All licenses issued under the provisions of this Act shall be valid until revoked by authority of the Governor-General, and when a bond is executed as herein provided to secure the safe-keeping of firearms or ammunition and faithful compliance with the laws and regulations relating to firearms, such bond shall remain in full force and effect until duly canceled. SEC. 24. All persons who shall hereafter arrive at any port of the Philippine Islands, having in their possession any firearms or ammunition for which they have no license, shall, upon landing, be required to deposit their firearms and ammunition with the collector of customs, who, if the Governor-General shall approve the importation, shall transmit them to the Bureau of Constabulary at the port of entry for safekeeping until a license shall be obtained for the possession of same, or until the departure from the Islands of such persons: Provided, however, That tourists and other persons temporarily visiting the Philippine Islands may deposit their firearms and ammunition with the collector of customs of the port at which landing is made until the departure of such persons from the Islands; and it shall be the duty of the collector of customs receiving such deposit of firearms or ammunition to give a receipt there for and to return such firearms and ammunition upon the departure of such persons from the Philippine Islands: And provided further, That, in lieu of deposit with the collector of customs, the Governor-General may authorize the Director of Constabulary to issue special hunting permits to such tourists or other persons temporarily visiting the Philippine Islands, without requiring bond or deposit as a guarantee of the security of such arms and ammunition; such special hunting permit to be valid during the temporary sojourn of the holder in the Íslands, to be nontransferable, and revocable at the pleasure of the Governor-General. SEC. 25. Any person having possession of any firearms or ammunition in violation of any provision of this Act shall, upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine of not exceeding five hundred pesos, or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, and in the discretion of the GovernorGeneral all firearms and ammunition in the possession of any such person may be seized and, upon proper proceedings, may be declared forfeited to the Insular Government. SEC. 26. It shall be unlawful for any person to carry concealed about his person any bowie knife, dirk, dagger, kris, or other deadly weapon: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to fire arms in the possession of persons who have secured a license therefor or who are entitled to carry same under the provisions of this Act. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred pesos, or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. SEC. 27. The Governor-General may, in his discretion, authorize the sale or transfer of firearms and ammunition by the Bureau of Constabulary to provincial and municipal governments upon such terms and conditions and under such regulations as may be prescribed by him: Provided, however, That in case of the sale or transfer of arms and ammunition to municipalities for the use of municipal police, the Governor-General shall exact from every such municipality a suitable bond for the safe-keeping of such firearms and ammunition. SEC. 28. In the event of the loss or disappearance of any firearms or ammunition from any cause, except in the case of ammunition lawfully expended, it shall be the duty of the provincial fiscal, or in the city of Manila, of the prosecuting attorney, forthwith to institute proper action in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of the amount of the bond or bonds, as the case may be: Provided, however, That the Governor-General, in his discretion, may relieve from liability on his bond or postal savings-bank deposit any person losing a firearm for which he had a proper license, upon the presentation of proof satisfactory to the Governor-General showing that said firearm was by act of God destroyed or lost beyond reasonable chance of recovery by any person, and through no fault or negligence on the part of the person holding the license. After each municipal election a new bond to insure the safe-keeping of the firearms and ammunition by the municipal authorities shall be executed, and when such new bond shall have been executed and approved all bonds previously executed for the safe-keeping and security of such firearms and ammunition in the hands of municipal authorities shall be deemed to be canceled. SEC. 29. The Governor-General may disarm the municipal police of any municipality when in his opinion the conditions and circumstances within his knowledge warrant such action, and the provincial governors shall each have like power and authority to disarm the municipal police in their respective provinces; and when, in the opinion of the governor of any province, there is danger of the firearms in the possession of the municipal authorities being lost or captured, it shall be his duty to require that such firearms be delivered for safe-keeping to the Director of Constabulary, who may act by and through the senior inspector on duty in the province, in compliance with the directions of the Governor-General or upon the request of the provincial governor, as the case may be. SEC. 30. The Governor-General is hereby authorized to issue executive orders prescribing the forms and regulations which he may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this Act. SEC. 31. Section twenty-four of Act Numbered One hundred and seventy-five, as amended, and all other Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed. SEC. 32. 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. 33. This Act shall take effect on December first, nineteen hundred and seven. Enacted, October 12, 1907. [No. 1781.] AN ACT To amend section twenty-seven of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five, entitled "An act to constitute the Customs Service of the Philippine Archipelago and to provide for the administration thereof," as amended, by providing for the remission of duties on importations of the value of less than one dollar. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section twenty-seven of Act Numbered Three hundred and fifty-five, entitled "An Act to constitute the Customs Service of the Philippine Archipelago and to provide for the administration thereof," as amended by section one of Act Numbered Twelve hundred and thirty-five, is hereby further amended so as to read as follows: "SEC. 27. Collectors are required to report to the Secretary of Finance and Justice and the Insular Collector in matters of impending litigation, such as suits upon bonds executed to secure the payment of duties, seizures of goods for violation of the revenue laws, and actions brought against them as collectors for acts done or moneys collected in the line of their duty. "They shall have discretionary power, within their respective districts, to remit the assessment of duties in cases where the dutiable value of an importation is less than one dollar, or to dispense with the seizure of goods less than one dollar in value, except in cases of habitual or intentional violation of the revenue laws and of prohibited importations." 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. 1782.] AN ACT To provide for the establishment of manufacturing bonded ware houses. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. All articles manufactured in whole or in part of imported materials, or of materials subject to internal-revenue tax and intended for exportation without being charged with duty, may, under such regulations as the Insular Collector shall prescribe, be made and manufactured in manufacturing bonded warehouses: Provided, That the manufacturer of such articles shall first give satisfactory bonds for the faithful observance of all the provisions of law and of such regulations as shall be from time to time prescribed by the Insular Collector of Customs. SEC. 2. Before commencing business the proprietor of any manufacturing bonded warehouse which is then a going concern shall file with the Insular Collector of Customs a list of all goods, wares, and merchandise on hand in such factory upon which import duties have been paid, which goods, wares, and merchandise are to be used in the manufacture of articles for exportation, whereupon the amount of such duties shall be ascertained and refunded to the proprietor of such warehouse, and in all cases before commencing business the proprietor of any manufacturing bonded warehouse shall file with the Insular Collector of Customs a list of all the articles intended to be manufactured in such warehouse and state the formula of manufacture and the names and quantities of each of the various ingredients to be used therein. This formula may be changed from time to time by giving written notice to the Insular Collector of Customs. SEC. 3. The Insular Collector of Customs shall prescribe regulations to carry this Act into effect; which regulations, when approved by the Secretary of Finance and Justice, shall have the force and effect of law. SEC. 4. 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 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1783.] AN ACT Appropriating the sum of two hundred thousand pesos for the construction and improvement of permanent roads and bridges in the provinces of the Philippine Islands. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two hundred thousand pesos, for the construction, improvement, and, when necessary, for the maintenance, of roads and bridges in the provinces of the Philippine Islands, to be allotted in the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce and Police. SEC. 2. The public good requiring the speedy enactment of this appropriation 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 passage. [No. 1784.] AN ACT Appropriating the sum of three hundred and fifty thousand pesos, from the funds realized from the sale of public-improvement bonds authorized by Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and forty-four, for certain public works and permanent improvements 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 the funds realized from the sale of public-improvement bonds authorized by Act Numbered Fourteen hundred and forty-four, for certain public works and permanent improvements of the Insular Government: BUREAU OF NAVIGATION. For the construction of abutments for wharves at the harbor of Manila, as contemplated by a resolution of the Commission dated September twenty-third, nineteen hundred and seven, which is hereby confirmed; for the construction of sheds, tracks, cranes, and other freight-handling apparatus at the new port of Manila; and for continuing the improvement of the ports of Manila and Iloilo by contract or administrative execution of projects upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Commerce and Police and approval by the Governor-General; in all, three hundred and fifty thousand pesos. The Director of Navigation is hereby authorized to begin the construction of the new river wall at Iloilo at such point on the bank of said river as may, in his discretion, be most suitable for said purpose, the provisions of Act Numbered Sixteen hundred and fifty to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 2. All balances remaining unexpended when any public work or permanent improvement appropriated for by this Act is completed shall be returned at once to the Insular Treasury and shall not be available for withdrawal or disbursement thereafter, but shall be carried to the account of funds realized from the sale of public-improvement bonds. 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. 1785.] AN ACT Making additional appropriations for sundry expenses of the Insular Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, and for other stated purposes. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be respectively necessary, are hereby appropriated, out of any funds. |