Public Laws And Resolutions Passed By The United States Philippine Commission During The Quarter Ending May 31 1901 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Public Laws and Resolutions Passed by the United States Philippine Commission During the Quarter Ending May 31, 1901 Sec. 3. The bond of the Provincial Treasurer shall be seven thousand, five hundred dollars until the first day of March, 1902, when, in view of the collection of the land tax, the Commission may require a new bond or an additional bond to cover the probable increase of the funds of which the Provincial Treasurer shall have custody at any one time. The bond to be given shall be conditioned to secure on the part of the Provincial Treasurer that he shall account for the internal revenue collections coming into his hands as Internal Revenue Collector; the taxes collected by him for each municipality; for the province; and for the Central Government. The form of the bond shall be prescribed by the Insular Treasurer. If, upon the request of the Commission, the Military Governor shall detail any military officer to fill a provincial ofiice, no bond shall be required of him and no salary shall be paid him until after July 1, 1901. Sec. 4. The presidentes or alcaldes of the municipalities of the province shall meet on the third Monday in January, April, July and October to consider improvements needed in the Province and for the Provincial Government, and to make recommendations to the Provincial Board. The convention shall be called together by the Provincial Secretary and shall elect a chairman for each quarter's session. The Provincial Secretary shall act as secretary of the Convention, and shall certify its recommendations to the Provincial Board. Sec. 5. The capital of the Province shall be, as formerly, at the town of Balanga. Sec. 6. This act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, March 2, 1901.[no. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.