Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-08-01
NEGROS CIVIL GOVERNMENT


constitution for the govern mept
Of the inhabitants of Negroes, which
has been submitted to President
Mckinley, General Otis t,d,y
proclaimed a provisional gov, rn.
m. nj. This is to bp under the
direction of military governor
to be NAMED ty the Governor Of
the Philippines, with civil gov
eruor aud advisory council to be
elected. Ba,cil,d will be tue
capital. The military gov rnor
will appoint sscrrt.r'e- of the
treasury, interior, agriculture and
public instruction, aud an attor.
oey.eenersl and an auditor, and
will exercise supreme executive
power. The civil governor will
advise the military governor con
corning pubic questions of a civil
character and will preside over
the advisory council. He will also
grant commissions and attest OIL
c'al acts of the military governor
concerning civil matters. He will
draw a salary of $4,000 IN x,cap)
a year. There will he eight couu-
cillnrs, one for each of the seven
districts, and one councillor at
large.
All males Of 81 years of age
who are able TO read aud write
Euglish, Spanish, or Visayau I'm
derstandipgly or are owners of
$500 in realty, or are renters of
SO 0 in realty, aud have resided
10 their respective districts one
year, are qualified as voters ia
rlectious. The military governor
will prescribe the time aud place
OF elections aud all other provi
sions, inclu ling reglstra ion of
voters. The Council will die
charge ordinary Legislative dut es.
The military governor has the
power Of veto, which will be fiual
when approved ny the Governor
General at Manila.
The secretary of the treasury
will perform the customary duties
of that office, aud the secretary of
the interior will supervise public
lands, forests, mines, surveys, aud
cansu-, together with safegua, Dis
for public health. The secretary
of agriculture will study to de-
velop the resources of the island,
recon mend improved methods of
cultivation. and Introduce new pro-
ducts suitable to soil aud climate
The secretary ct instruction will
establish free school system.
The duties OF the attorney geuer al
aud auditor will consist Of the
customary functions of those
offices.
A municipal government will
be organized as soon as possible
under the supervision of the mill
tsry and civil governors and sd.
visory council. The military gov.
ernor will appoint three ju 'ges
who will sev-rally sit at times
and places which the governors
aud council shall determine and
will sit together to hear appeals
The council will fix their term,
compensation and procedure. An
appeal may be made to the Su
preme Court at Msuila in cs-es
of felonies or cases involving u
sum exceeding $50 of Mexican
money. The council and civil
governor will provide inferi n
courts. The schools must teach
the English language, The coun
eli will d"vise a system of uIi
form taxation. The military gov
ernor will COLLECT customs and
control the postal service and
commerce Tue secretaries will
receive $500 annually. Council
lors will receive IS a day with
mileage. Sessions of the council
are limited to 100 days. The
military governor will settle all
other questions.
Major Bnurnes has returned
from Jolo, to which place he &C
companied General Bates. They
arrived there in the midst of a
celebration OF feasts, aud Bates
WAS consequently uuable to see
the Sultan, out he at once arrang
ed for an interview later.
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