[ Act No. 3851, November 12, 1931 ]

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND AND TWO, CREATING A HARBOR BOARD FOR THE PORT OF MANILA.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:SECTION 1. Section ten of Act Numbered Three thousand and two, creating a Harbor Board for the Port of Manila, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 10. The Board shall have general supervision and regulation of, and control over the receiving, handling, custody, and delivery of merchandise on the wharves and piers of the Port of Manila and shall fix the rates to be charged for the service, both for the merchandise imported and for that exported; and in the exercise of its functions it is hereby authorized to take over, operate, and superintend such plants as may have been established or may hereafter be established by the Government of the Philippine Islands for the receiving, handling, custody and delivery of merchandise, and the convenience and comfort of passengers and the handling of their baggage. The said Board is further authorized to establish and operate such additional facilities as may be deemed proper for the receiving, handling, custody and delivery of merchandise for the convenience and comfort of passengers and the handling of their baggage, and for the provision adequate fire protection at the piers, the expenses thereof to be paid out of the funds in its possession."

SEC. 2. Section nineteen of said Act Numbered Three thousand and two is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 19. All receipts of the Harbor Board for the Port of Manila coming into its possession by reason of the performance of its duties and powers shall be deposited in the Insular Treasury or in the Philippine National Bank on the account of the Manila Harbor Board."

SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on its approval.Approved, November 12, 1931.

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