[ Act No. 1603, March 12, 1907 ]

AN ACT TRANSFERRING, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL FUNDS OF THE PROVINCES OF LA UNION, NUEVA ECIJA, AND SORSOGON, CERTAIN AMOUNTS DUE FROM SAID PROVINCES TO THE INSULAR GOVERNMENT.

By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that:SECTION 1. The amount due from the Province of La Union to La union the Government of the Philippine Islands, to the extent of thirty-seven thousand pesos, is hereby transferred to the provincial school fund of La Union, on condition that the provincial government shall provide and pay into said school fund, in addition thereto, the sum of thirteen thousand pesos, making a total of fifty thousand pesos, which shall be expended, in amounts of one-seventh .of the total each year, in the construction and preparation, of suitable buildings in said province for schools of arts and trades, domestic science, and agriculture, as follows: The first one-seventh part to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred and seven, the second one-seventh on or before the thirty-first day of December, nineteen bundled and seven, and each of the remaining one-seventh parts to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June of each year thereafter, until the total of fifty thousand pesos shall have been provided and expended, as above prescribed.SEC. 2. The amount due from the Province of Nueva Ecija to thew Government of the Philippine islands, to the extent of fifteen thousand pesos, is hereby transferred to the school fund of Nueva Ecija on condition that the provincial government shall provide and pay into said school fund, in addition thereto, the sum of five thousand pesos, making a total of twenty thousand pesos, which shall be paid into said school fund in four annual installments of five thousand pesos each, the first installment to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June, nineteen hundred and eight, and each of the remaining three installments to be made available on or before the thirtieth day of June of each year thereafter, and shall be used for the construction and preparation of suitable buildings in said province for school purposes until the total of twenty thousand pesos shall have been provided and expended.SEC. 3. The indebtedness of the Province of Sorsogon to the Government of the Philippine Islands arising from the loan of twenty thousand pesos granted to the Province of Sorsogon by Act Numbered Twelve hundred and eighty-nine is hereby canceled: Provided, That the provincial  government shall  expend from its revenues  prior to January first,  nineteen  hundred  and nine, an amount equal thereto in the acquisition of  hind, construction of permanent school buildings, and the purchase of  equipment for provincial school purposes.SEC. 4. The several installments of the funds provided for in  sections, one, two, and three hereof, as they become available, shall be paid into the Insular Treasury as special deposits to be added to the special provincial school fund of the province concerned, and shall constitute with  it in  each  ease, one total fund  under the control of the Secretary of Public Instruction, to be disbursed by the Bureau of Education in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred  and eighteen.    Should the Province of La Union or the Province of Nueva Ecija, as the case may be, fail to make the said special deposits in the Insular Treasury on orbefore the dates prescribed by this Act, the Insular Auditor shall make suitable deduction from  any funds which may be due the province, to cover the same.SEC. 5. The Insular Auditor shall require, as evidence of compliance with the conditions set forth in section three of this Act, for the  Province of Sorsogon, the certificate of the Secretary of Public  Instruction to the  effect  that  he  has  personally, or by authorized representative, satisfied himself to that effect.SEC. 6. 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. 7. This Act shall fake effect on its passage.Enacted, March 12, 1907.

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