§$ 1016 TITLE #8.--TERRITORIES l lands isnnthorizcd to adopt, from time to time, end enforce regulations governing the transportation ‘ of, merchandise and passengers between ports 0-r` places in the Philippine Archipelago. (Apr. 29, 1908, c. 152, 5 1, 35 Stat. 70.) _ · ‘ 1016H. Licenses to certain vessels.--The Phllippine Legislature is authorized and empowered to issne licenses toengage in Iighterage-or other exclusively harbor businesn to vessels or other emit nctunlly engaged in "such. business on 'April 29,_` 19QS, and to vessels or other craft built in the Ifhilippine Islands for in the United States and owned by citizens of the United Stntes or by inhabitantsw of. the Philippine Islands. (Apr. 29, 1908, c. 152, S 4{35 Stat. 70; Aug. 29, 1916, c. 416, §22, 39.Stnt. 553.) l ‘ ‘ - · . — 1017. Restrictions ·on_ transportation of passengers and merchandise not, applicable to certain foreign vessels.—The provisions of law restricting to vessels of the United States the transportation of passengers and merchandise directly or indirectly from one port of the United. States to another port of the United States shall not be applicable to fforeigu vessels engaging our trade between the: Philippine Islands and; the United States. _ (Apr. 29, 1908, c._152, §Q3, 35. Stat. 70.) _ ._ 1618. Improvement, of harbors and navigable waters; bonded ‘H;8.I‘€h0BS€8.··-··Thé government of the Philippine · Islands is nuthorined to provide for the needs of commerce by improving tlie harbors and navigable waters of said islands and to construct and maintain in said navigable waters and upon the shore adjacent thereto bonded warehouses, whzirves, piers. lighthouses, eignal and life-enving stations, fbuoys, and like instruments of commerce, `nnd to ndopt and enforce regulations in regard thereto, including bonded warehouses wherein articles not .int‘ended to be imported into said islands nor mingled with the property :therein,·.but brought into in port of said islands for reshipment to another .country,* may be - deposited in bond and reshipped to another country without the payment of customs duties or charges. (July ‘1, 1902, c. 1369, § 11,‘32·S_tnt. 695.) " _ ‘ _ . _1919.· Acknowledgment - of deeds.-——Deeds and other instruments nEecting lnnd sitnate in the District of Columbia or any Territory of thei United Staten may be acknowledged in the Philippine Islands before any notary public 'appcinted therein by proper authority or any bmoer therein who base ex omcio the powers of a notary public: Provided, _Thnf the eertincnte by euch notary in the Philippine Islands shall be accompanied by the certincnte of the governor br attorney- general of the Philippine- Islands to the eEect that thenotnry. taking sold acknowledgment wnsuin fact tge omcer `he purported to be. (Mar. 22, 1902, c. 273, 32 Stat.88; Mar. 2, 1917, c. 145; § 54, 39 Stat. 968.) · ‘ "
THE LEGISLATURE
1641. Legislative pméer.——·Genernl legislative power, except ee pthelrniiee providedjn this chapter, is granted. to the Philippine Leginlnture. (Ang. 29, -19163::. 416, § 8, 39 Stat. 547.) F 1642. Same; trade relations; tnrif acts;. immigration.--- Whlie thin ehnpter provides that the Philippine goverment ehnlf hnve the authority to enact a tnrid law the. trade rein-, tione between the islands nnd the United, Staten shell continne to be governed exclneively Iby laws of-ythe Congress of the United States: Pro·oided,VThat"tn.riE netn or acts amendntery to the term of the Philippine Islands shall not become lnw until they sliall receive the approval of the President of the United States, nor shall any net of the Philippine Legislnture ndeeting immigration or the currency ‘or eoinnge laws of the Philippines become n law until it has been approved by . `thB"·Pl$éSid&Ilf of the United States: Provided fnrther, That the
President shall approve or disapprove any act mentioned in the
foregoing proviso vvithin sir mpntbe from and after its enact- ment and submission for his approval; and if not diwvproved l
AND INSULAR POSSESSION8 1628 within such time it shall become a`law the same as it it had been specifically approved. (Aug. 29, 1918, cl 416, § -10, 39 scat. 548.) ‘ . ~ ~ »
1043. · Legislature, how c<mstitutod.—Go¤ara1 legislative powers in tha Philippines, except as heroin —0tharwise· proviqod,
sh-all be vested in a legislature which shall consist of two houses, one tha senate Bhd the other the houaal of reprasastl atives, and the two ‘ houses shall bé designated “The `Philippine Legis1atu're." 4'1‘he exclusive legislative jurisdiction and authority formerly exercised by the Philippine _Commissios shall r ba exercised by the Philippine Legislature. (Aug. 29, 1916, c. 416, §' 12, 89 Stat. 548.) ‘ · · ° _— , G .1044. Senators ;` election and qaaliEcstios;-4-The · members of tho senate of the Philippines, except as herein provided, shali be elected for terms of six and thréa years, as hereinafter provided, by the qualihed electors of the Philippines, Each of the senatorial districts defined in section 1046 ot this title shall hare the right. to elect two senators. No person shall .be_ an elective member of the senate of the Philippines who `is not a qualihed elector and`- over thirty years of ago, W and who és not able to read. ahd write either the Spanish or English language, and who has not been a ·raaideat· of tha Philippines for at least two consecutive years and aa actual resident of the `sénatorial diSt1'iCt"f1‘0H1 which chosen for a Yperiod of at least one year immediately prior to his- election. (Aug. 29, 1916, .c. 416, §° 13, 39 Stat. 549.) _· _ I _ s 1045. Representatives: selection and quaii§¢gtions.·-—’1‘ho» members of the house of representatives shall, axcapt as' herein ` provided, be elected triermially by tho qualihad electors of the ` Philippines. Each °of· the representative. districts dehaod in scctioxr-1046* of this fifta shall- have tha right to elect one _ representative. No person shall he an elaétire member of the house of representatives who `is not a qaalihsd- aleator -and_ { ovartwenty-Eve years of age, and who is not abio toraad and , write either the Spanish or English language, and who has not been an actual resident of a the districtfrom which elected for at least ono year immediately prior to his election. (Aug. 29, 1916; c. 416, ,5 14, 39 Stat. 549.) j ‘ . ~ W 1046. Senatorinl. and representative districts; Erst election.-—-·Tha Philippine Islands shall be divided- into. twelve senate districts, - as follows} o » K ' First district: Batauas, Cagayan, Isabcla, I1ocos»Norte, a11d_ Ilocos Sur. . t- ‘_ ’ ¤ o t . ~ _ Second district: La Union, Pangasiuan, and Zamhales. Third district: Tarlac, Nt1eva’Ecija, Pampaaga, and_Bi11acah. Fourth district: Bataan,-°Riza;l, Manila, and , ` Fifth district: Batangasf Miudoro, Tayabaa, and Garita. _ Sixth district: Sorsogon, Albay,. and Ambos Camarines. ` Seventh district :‘ Iloilo and Capiz. " Eighth district: Negros Occidsrntal, Nogroa Oriental, Aa- _tique,`ai1d‘Pa1awan.· Q ‘ ‘ Ninth district: Layte and Sams:. Tooth district: Cebu. _ _ Eleventh district: Surigao, Misamis, and Boho!. ~ - Twelith district: Tha .MOH§t&ih Province, Baguio, Nueva Vizcaya, and tho Department of Mindanao and Sum.- o Tha roprasoutatira districts shall ho the aightyéonai provided by law tm tha 29th of August, 1916, and three in tha Mountain —· Province, one ia Nueva Vizcaya, arid Hrs as tha Department ot Mindanao and Sola. _, ‘ . · ~ ‘ Ona senator from aach district ahalf be raloctod from aach senate diatriot tor. a mm ot aix years: Provided, That the Governor Genera.! of tha ‘Phi1ippma Y-Islands. shall appoint, without tha coaséntl of tha mats and vjwithont restriction as to_ rasidaaos, wnators and raprematatiraa who rwill, in his opiuioh, hast · raprawat tha santa district and those rapraaaatativa districts which may` M included Ln tha territory not.
in the Philippine Ammbly, on August %, 1916=
