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mate of the amount of premiums at ordinary insurance rates obtain able on all government property, real and personal, and submit the same in connection with the next regular annual appropriation bill, the moneys which may be appropriated for this purpose under such bill to be placed to the credit of a special fund to be invested and held to replace any property of the government of the Philippine Islands which may be damaged or destroyed; and

Resolved further, That a copy of this resolution be submitted to the city of Manila for its information and for such action with reference to city property as the municipal board may deem advisable.

CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND-RELIEF OF SUFFERERS FROM CONFLAGRATIONS IN ILOILO.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of April 24, 1907.]

Whereas a disastrous fire has occurred in the city of Iloilo, as a result of which more than 700 houses have been burned and 7,000 people rendered homeless: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the governor-general be, and is hereby, authorized to direct the provincial board of Iloilo to use the sum of 10,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from any funds available from appropriations for the province, for the relief of the sufferers from the recent conflagrations in Iloilo; and that the governor-general be, and is hereby, authorized to reimburse the province from the Congressional relief fund for the money so used.

CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND-APPROVAL OF ACTION OF THE GOVERNOR

GENERAL IN RELIEVING DISTRESS OF CERTAIN VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR

FAMILIES IN DAGAMI, LEYTE.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of April 24, 1907.]

Resolved, That the action of the governor-general in authorizing the use of the balance remaining from the 500 set aside from the Congressional relief fund for the relief of volunteers of the municipality of Dagami, Leyte, for the purpose of relieving distress of other volunteers and families of volunteers in said province be, and is hereby, approved.

PUBLICATIONS-SELLING PRICE OF VOLUME V, PUBLIC LAWS, SPANISH

EDITION.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of April 24, 1907.]

Resolved, That the selling price, including postage, of Volume V, Public Laws, Spanish edition, be and is hereby fixed as follows: Full sheep, 8; half sheep, #7; paper bound, #4.

PUBLICATIONS-SELLING PRICE OF OFFICIAL ROSTER OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of April 24, 1907.]

Resolved, That the director of printing is hereby authorized to sell the 1907 official roster of officers and employees in the civil service of the Philippine Islands upon the payment of $4.50 Philippine currency, for each copy bound in cloth, and P3 Philippine currency, for each copy bound in paper, postage prepaid.

PUBLICATIONS-SALE PRICE OF VOLUMES OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND PROCLAMATIONS OF 1906.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of April 30, 1907.]

Resolved, That in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d), section 26, of act No. 1407, the director of printing be, and is hereby, authorized to sell volumes of the Executive Orders and Proclamations of 1906, with paper binding, at #1 per copy, and with half-Russia binding at 2.50 per copy, said prices to include postage and registry charges.

PUBLICATIONS SALE PRICE OF VOLUME IV, PHILIPPINE REPORTS. [Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of May 3, 1907.]

Resolved, That pursuant to the provisions of section 26 (d) of act No. 1407, the sale price of Volume IV, Philippine Reports, English and Spanish editions, is hereby fixed at 10 per volume, said price to include postage and registry charges.

COMMITTEE ON THE COMPILATION AND CODIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of May 9, 1907.]

Whereas the laws of the Philippine Commission, numbering more than 1,600, and covering a period of six and one-half years, have not been compiled and codified; and

Whereas a thorough compilation and codification of said laws, of the acts of the Congress of the United States in force in these islands, and of the former Spanish legislation and general orders of the military government which are still in force appear to be advisable and necessary for the convenience of the people of these islands: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That a committee for such purpose be and is hereby appointed, to consist of the following persons: Hon. W. Morgan Shuster, secretary of public instruction, chairman; Judge Charles S. Lobingier, court of first instance, vice-chairman; Judge W. L. Goldsborough, court of land registration, second vice-chairman; Judge Ignacio Villamor, court of first instance; Judge Percy M. Moir, court of first instance; Sr. Carlos Ledesma; Charles A. Lowe, esq.; Mr. George R. Harvey, assistant attorney-general, and Frederick C. Fisher, esq.;

Resolved further, That said committee shall compile and, if possible within the time allowed, shall codify all the laws of the Philippine Islands up to and including June 30, 1907, omitting such as have been repealed, abrogated, declared unconstitutional by the courts, or otherwise rendered nugatory or obsolete, omitting all private, special, and temporary and local acts or laws which do not constitute a part of the general and permanent legislation of these islands, and arrang ing all the laws of the islands in force on said date in topical and logical order, according to the most approved standards of scientific legal classification, and in accordance with the general plan submitted in the report of Judge Charles S. Lobingier to the governor-general under date of April 6, 1907.

The committee shall have no power to change the substance of any existing law, but may submit to the Philippine Commission a revision of the phraseology of said laws, if necessary, in order to secure greater accuracy, simplicity or conciseness of expression, or greater harmony and consistency in said laws. All such changes of phraseology made by the committee shall be clearly indicated in its report. The committee is further authorized to recommend any changes in the substance of said laws which its investigations may show to be necessary or desirable;

Resolved further, That the early completion of the compilation and codification of said laws being deemed essential, the members of the committee herein mentioned shall devote thereto at least seven hours daily on all regular working days unless absent for reasons satisfactory to the chairman. The committee shall meet at the call of the chairman, or in his absence or inability to preside, at the call of the vice-chairman, and in the absence of the chairman and the vice-chairman, at the call of the second vice-chairman thereof;

Resolved further, That the members of the committee not officers of the government, except in the case of the member performing translation work under special contract, whose compensation shall be P2,000, in accordance with the terms of said contract subsequently to be entered into, shall receive a per diem of 25 while actually engaged in this work; that the attorney-general be, and is hereby, authorized to direct the detail of one stenographer for service with the committee; and that the committee is authorized to employ, if necessary, one typewriter at not exceeding #150 per month, subject to civil-service laws and regulations, to assist in this work; and

Resolved further, That the expenses of the committee for the remainder of the current fiscal year, including such preliminary printing as may be approved by the secretary of public instruction not exceeding 1,000 in cost, shall be paid from any funds on hand heretofore appropriated for the executive bureau; and that the committee on appropriations be, and is hereby, directed to include in the next regular appropriation bill the necessary provision for the confirmation of this resolution.

CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND

RELIEF OF INHABITANTS OF IMUS, CAVITE.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of May 18, 1907.]

Whereas the town of Imus, province of Cavite, was visited by a conflagration on May 9, 1907, which rendered a considerable number of persons homeless and destitute: and

Whereas the provincial board of said province has requested assistance from the insular government: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the governor-general be, and is hereby, authorized to expend, out of the funds appropriated by act No. 1406 from the Congressional relief fund, the sum of 500 for the immediate relief of persons who have become homeless and destitute on account of the conflagration which occurred in Imus, Cavite, on May 9, 1907, as stated above, the provincial board of said province to be in charge of the distribution of such relief.

CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND-RELIEF OF INHABITANTS OF LOON, BOHOL.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of June 27, 1907.]

Whereas the provincial governor of Bohol reported by telegram of May 27, 1907, the fact that a portion of the municipality of Loon had been destroyed by fire, including the municipal presidencia, schoolhouses and their contents, and 47 houses belonging to private persons, stating that the town of Loon is extremely poor, being one of those destroyed during the revolution; that the people of Tagbilaran were rendering such assistance as was within their power, and requested that the insular government extend financial aid; and

Whereas the governor-general on May 29, 1907, in the absence of a quorum of the Commission, deemed necessary the allowance of immediate relief to the extent of 500, which amount is that allowed in a recent previous case of a somewhat similar character: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the action of the governor-general be, and is hereby, confirmed, and the sum of 500 of the Congressional relief fund appropriated by act No. 1406 be, and is hereby, made available for expenditure in the discretion of the provincial board of Bohol for the relief of the municipal government of Loon and private persons whose property was destroyed by fire on the occasion in question; and the insular auditor is requested to place said amount to the credit of the provincial treasurer of Bohol with the insular treasurer.

CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND-BALANCE OF APPROPRIATION FOR RELIEF OF DESTITUTION IN SAN ISIDRO TRANSFERRED TO PROVINCE FOR USE ON ROADS AND Bridges.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of July 8, 1907.]

Whereas the Commission by resolution dated February 9, 1907, alloted from Congressional relief fund appropriated by act No. 1406 the sum of 500, to be used by the provincial board of Nueva Ecija in the relief of destitution in San Isidro, occasioned by a conflagration which rendered homeless about 300 persons; and

Whereas the provincial board, after expending such amount as in its opinion was necessary, has on hand a balance of P370, which the board requests be transferred to the province: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That, in view of the purpose for which the appropriation was made by Congress of the funds in question and the fact that immediate necessities of the fire sufferers in this instance have been met, no better material relief may be afforded the people of the islands than by improvement of highways over which must pass to markets agricultural products, and the unexpended balance of P370 in this case is hereby made available for use in the construction and repair of bridges and roads in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the discretion of the provincial board.

TRANSPORTATION OF EXTRA BAGGAGE UPON CHANGE OF STATION.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of October 7, 1907.]

Resolved, That the resolution of the Commission of March 12, 1907, to the effect that officers and employees of the government, when transferred by competent authority from one station to another permanent station, should be allowed to have transported at government expense extra baggage, to include household effects, not to exceed a total of 500 pounds, be amended by inserting the word "avoirdupois after the words "500 pounds " in the sixth line thereof.

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CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FUND-PURCHASE OF ANIMALS BY BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission of October 9, 1907.]

Resolved, That any unexpended balance of the sum made available from the Congressional relief fund by resolution of June 13, 1905, be, and the same is hereby, made available for expenditure by the Bureau of Agriculture for the purchase of animals.

APPROPRIATION FOR RESTRICTION OF SPREAD OF ANTHRAX IN CATTLE IN LEPANTO-BONTOC.

[Extract from minutes of proceedings of the Philippine Commission of October 12, 1907.]

Referring to the resolution of the Commission of August 12, 1907, authorizing Commissioner Worcester to give proper directions for the restriction of the spread of anthrax, which had been found in certain of the cattle of the Province of Lepanto-Bontoc, Commissioner Worcester recommended that the sum of 2,500 be made available for the prosecution of the work.

On motion, it was

Resolved, That the governor-general be, and is hereby, authorized to expend, out of the funds appropriated by act No. 1406 from the Congressional relief fund, the sum of P2,500 for the restriction of the spread of anthrax, discovered in cattle of the Province of Lepanto-Bontoc, the disbursement of said sum to be made as may be directed by the secretary of the interior.

SERUM FOR CURE OF ANIMAL DISEASES QUARANTINE STATIONS.

[Excerpt from minutes of the Commission, October 12, 1907.]

On motion, Resolved, That the governor-general be, and is hereby, authorized to expend the balance of the Congressional relief fund heretofore appropriated and available for expenditure under his direction, together with any refunds which may accrue to said fund from allotments heretofore made, for the manufacture of serum for

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