Act No. 1673




[ Act No. 1673, July 20, 1907 ] AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS FOUR AND TWELVE OF ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED BY SECTIONS ONE AND FIVE OF ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE, BY PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE MORO PROVINCE AND FOR THE SUBORDINATE POSITIONS OF ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF THE MORO PROVINCE. By authority of the United States, be it enacted by the Philippine Commission, that: Section 1. Section four of Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An Act providing for the organization and government of the Moro Province," as amended by section one of Act Numbered Twelve hundred and eighty-three, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 4. The Governor-General, by and with the consent of the Provincial officers. Philippine Commission, shall appoint, for the Moro Province, a governor, attorney, secretary, and treasurer. The provincial governor and secretary may be officers of the Army, detailed on request of the Philippine Commission by the commanding general of the Philippines Division, to perform the duties of provincial governor and secretary of the Moro Province. In the event of a vacancy occurring in any of the offices hereinbefore mentioned, it shall be promptly reported to the Governor-General by the provincial governor. The provincial governor may, until such vacancy is filled, require any provincial officer to perform the duties of the vacant office in addition to the regular duties of such provincial officer." Section 2. .Section twelve of Act Numbered Seven hundred and eighty-seven, as amended by section five of Act Numbered Twelve hundred and eighty-three, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 12. The governor, the secretary, the treasurer, and the attorney of I lie province shall constitute the legislative council of c the province and each shall have a right to vote therein. Three members shall constitute a quorum for legislative action. In case of a tie vote on any proposed enactment the proposition which shall have received the vote of the governor shall prevail. "The legislative council may create the positions of engineer of the Moro Province and superintendent of schools oi the Moro schools.ℒαwρhi৷ Province, assign the duties and fix the compensation therefor: Provided, That the engineer may be an officer of the Army detailed on request of the legislative council by the commanding general of the Department of Mindanao to perform the duties of such office. The engineer and superintendent of schools shall be appointed by the provincial governor subject to confirmation by the legislative council." Section 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 twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred. Section 4. This Act shall take effect on its passage. Enacted, July 20, 1907. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation