with the provisions of this Act, be increased to twenty-three, by separating the former municipality of Cavinti from the municipality of Luisiana. The municipality of Luisiana, with the seat of municipal government at Luisiana, shall consist of the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-nine, and the municipality of Cavinti is hereby reconstituted with the seat of municipal government at Cavinti and shall consist of the territory which it comprised before the passage of said Act. SEC. 2. The first municipal elections for the new municipality of Cavinti shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred and seven, and in accordance with the provisions of The Election Law relative to elections in new municipalities. Until the officials elected for the new municipality of Cavinti, as described in section one of this Act, shall have qualified, the present organization of the municipality of Luisiana shall continue: Provided, That the apportionment of assets resulting from the separation from Luisiana of the former municipality of Cavinti shall be made as of the date of the passage of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-six. 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. 1713.] AN ACT To authorize provincial boards organized under the provincial government act to remit the collection of the land tax in their respective provinces. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. With the approval of the Governor-General first had, the provincial board of any province organized under the provisions of Act Numbered Eighty-three may, by reason of general failure of crops or for other good and sufficient cause, remit by resolution the collection of the land tax in that province in whole or in part for a period not exceeding one year at a time, anything in the provisions of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided, That the Governor-General, in his discretion, may of his own motion remit the collection of the land tax in any province in which he deems the public interest demands such action. The resolution of the provincial board must clearly state the reasons for such remission and must be submitted to the Governor-General not later than the first day of December of the year preceding that for which such remission is sought. 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 Commis sion in the enactment of laws," passed September twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, September 18, 1907. [No. 1714.] AN ACT To amend subdivision (d) of section one of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and ten so as to authorize a change of the railroad route therein prescribed, and authorizing and providing for the construction of mileage equivalent to that of the route abandoned, and for other purposes. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Subdivision (d) of section one of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and ten, entitled "An Act granting to the Manila Railroad Company a concession for railway lines in the Island of Luzon, and providing in respect of proceedings for condemnation of land by public-service corporations," is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "(d) A concession for a line from Nueva Caceres to Tabaco by way of Legaspi, an estimated distance of eighty miles; and for branches from such line from Pili to Lagonoy, an estimated distance of thirtyone miles, and from Ligao toward Tabaco, an estimated distance of four miles, and from Tabaco toward Ligao, an estimated distance of four miles, and from Nueva Caceres, in either a northerly or westerly direction as may be determined by the Governor-General, a further distance of seven miles, with the right, at the option of the grantee, of extending said line to a point on the west coast of the Island of Luzon, to be approved by the Governor-General." 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval by the Secretary of War and upon the filing by the Manila Railroad Company with the Executive Secretary of its acceptance, duly executed in writing, of the terms of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and ten as hereby amended. Enacted, September 18, 1907. [No. 1715.] AN ACT To authorize a continuing annual and reimbursable appropriation to meet the obligations of the Insular Government incurred by reason of contracts authorized by Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten, and of other similar contracts herein provided for. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. A continuing annual appropriation of two hundred and thirty thousand pesos is hereby made, from any funds in the Insular Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying obligations of the Insular Government incurred by reason of contracts authorized by Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten, and defined by resolutions of the Philippine Commission dated April thirtieth, May fifteenth, July eleventh, and July twenty-first, nineteen hundred and six, and August fourteenth, nineteen hundred and seven, and such other contracts as are authorized by this Act: Provided, however, That this appropriation shall terminate at the expiration of five years after the execution of the contract authorized and executed July twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and six, under Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten. SEC. 2. The Secretary of Commerce and Police is hereby authorized to modify or renew the aforesaid contracts when necessary, or to enter into new contracts at any time on the general terms and conditions set forth in section one of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten: Provided, however, That (a) Bids therefor need not be advertised for in the United States; (b) Such contracts shall be approved by the Governor-General in place of the Philippine Commission; (c) No contract shall be entered into or renewed for a period extending beyond July twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred and eleven. Such contracts may contain a provision for the payment of subsidies from this appropriation to the contracting steamship companies: Provided, however, That the total subsidy payments called for by the terms of the contracts entered into under the authority of Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten and the resolutions mentioned in the first section of this Act, and the contracts authorized by this section, shall in no year exceed the funds available under the provisions of this Act. SEC. 3. This appropriation shall be disbursed in accordance with the general provisions of law governing the disbursement of Insular funds and Act Numbered Thirteen hundred and ten, and shall be a reimbursable appropriation to the credit of which shall be deposited all fines or payments to be made by the contractors under the terms and conditions of the contracts; and the unexpended balance in any year shall be credited to the appropriation for the following year. 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect on its passage. [No. 1716.] AN ACT To amend Acts numbered Fifteen hundred and eighty-one, as amended, and Seventeen hundred and one, by advancing the government of the Province of Batangas from the third to the second class. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. Section one of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and eighty-one, entitled "An Act to equalize and secure uniformity in salaries of provincial governors and treasurers, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SECTION 1. On and after October first, nineteen hundred and seven, the salaries of the provincial governors and provincial treasurers in the provinces hereinafter named shall be as follows: "(a) In the Provinces of Cebu, Iloilo, and Pangasinan, six thousand pesos per annum each; 66 (b) In the Provinces of Albay, Ambos Camarines, Batangas, Bulacan, Ilocos Sur, La Laguna, Leyte, Occidental Negros, Pampanga, and Tayabas, five thousand pesos per annum each; "(c) In the Provinces of Bohol, Cagayan, Capiz, Rizal, Samar, and Sorsogon, four thousand five hundred pesos per annum each; "(d) In the Provinces of Cavite, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Misamis, Nueva Ecija, Oriental Negros, Surigao, and Tarlac, four thousand pesos per annum each; and "(e) In the Provinces of Antique, Bataan, Isabela, and Zambales, three thousand pesos per annum each: "Provided, however, That if the provincial governor or provincial treasurer in any of the foregoing provinces is now receiving a salary greater than that herein fixed, this Act shall not apply to such official during his present term of office, but shall take effect as to such office upon the qualification of his successor." SEC. 2. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of section one of Act Numbered Seventeen hundred and one, entitled "An Act to equalize and secure uniformity in salaries of provincial fiscals, to empower the GovernorGeneral to consolidate the offices of fiscals of two or more provinces, to declare vacant the position of fiscal of any province and assign the duties thereof to the office of the Attorney-General, and to restore the status existing prior to such consolidation or abolition, and for other purposes," are hereby amended to read as follows: 66 (6) In the Provinces of Albay, Ambos Camarines, Batangas, Bulacan, Ilocos Sur, La Laguna, Leyte, Occidental Negros, Pampanga, and Tayabas, not less than four thousand pesos nor more than four thousand five hundred pesos per annum each; "(c) In the Provinces of Bohol, Cagayan, Capiz, Rizal, Samar, and Sorsogon, not less than three thousand five hundred pesos nor more than four thousand pesos per annum each." 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 October first, nineteen hundred and seven. Enacted, September 18, 1907. [No. 1717.] AN ACT To increase the number of municipalities in the Province of Nueva Ecija from fifteen to twenty-one, by separating from the present municipalities of Cuyapo, Aliaga, San Antonio, San Isidro, Peñaranda, and Talavera the former municipalities of Nampicuan, Zaragoza, Jaen, Cabiao, San Leonardo. and Santo Domingo, respectively, and giving to each the territory which it comprised prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirtythree. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: SECTION 1. The fifteen municipalities of the Province of Nueva Ecija, as established by Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirtythree, as amended by Acts Numbered Nine hundred and forty-eight, Twelve hundred and thirty-two, and Sixteen hundred and eightyseven, shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, be increased to twenty-one, by separating the former municipalities of Nampicuan, Zaragoza, Jaen, Cabiao, San Leonardo, and Santo Domingo from the present municipalities of Cuyapo, Aliaga, San Antonio, San Isidro, Peñaranda, and Talavera, respectively. The municipalities of Cuyapo, Aliaga, San Antonio, San Isidro, Peñaranda, and Talavera shall consist of the territory of which they were constituted prior to the passage of Act Numbered Nine hundred and thirty-three, and the barrios of Nampicuan, Zaragoza, Jaen, Cabiao, San Leonardo, and Santo Domingo are hereby reconstituted as municipalities and shall consist of the territory which they comprised prior to the passage of said Act. SEC. 2. The first municipal elections for the new municipalities of Nampicuan, Zaragoza, Jaen, Cabiao, San Leonardo, and Santo Domingo shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, nineteen hundred and seven, and in accordance with the provisions of The Election Law relative to elections in new municipalities. Until the officials elected for the new municipalities of Nampicuan, Zaragoza, Jaen, Cabiao, San Leonardo, and Santo . Domingo, as described in section one of this Act, shall have qualified, the present organization of the municipalities of Cuyapo, Aliaga, San Antonio, San Isidro, Peñaranda, and Talavera shall continue: Provided, That the distribution of funds in the municipal treasuries of Cuyapo, Aliaga, San Antonio, San Isidro, Peñaranda, and Talavera resulting from the separation from said municipalities of the municipalities of Nampicuan, Zaragoza, Jaen, Cabiao, San Leonardo, and Santo Domingo, hereby constituted, shall be made as of the date of the passage of this Act and in accordance with the provisions of Act Numbered Seven hundred and twenty-six. 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. 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