Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-09-28
A waits the Report.


Whenever the commission is Of the opin-
Ion that the condition OF affairs In the isl.
ands Is such that the central administration
may safely be transferred from military TO
civil control they will report that conclu.
sion TO you (the Secretary of War. with
their personal recommendations as to the
form OF central government TO be estab.
lished Tor the purpose Of taking over the
control.
Beginning with the lst day of Septem
ber, 1900, the authority to exercise, subject
TO my approval through the Secretary of
war, that part OF the power Of government
IN the Philippine Islands which is of a leg.
lslative nature Is to be transferred from the
military governor OF the islands TO this com.
mission, TO be thereafter exercised by them
In the place and stead Of the military gov.
ernor under such rules and regulations as
you (the Secretary OF War; shall prescribe.
until the establishment of the civil central
government for the Islands contemplated In
tne last foregoing paragraph or until Con.
gress snail otherwise provide.
Legislative Authority.
"Exerclce of this legislative authority will
Include the making of rules and orders hay-
lug the effect of law for the raising of reve.
nue. ny taxes, customs duties and mpusts;
the appropriation and expenditure OF the
public funds of the islands; the establish.
ment OF an educational system throughout
the Islands; the establishment OF system
to secure an efficient civil service the or.
ganlZatlon and establishment OF courts. tho
organization and establishment OF municipal
and departmental governments. and all
other matters OF civil nature OF which the
military governor Is now competent to pro.
vide by rules or orders OF legislative char
acter. The commission will also have
power during the same period to appoint to
office such officers under the judicial, edu
cational and civil service systems and in the
municipal and departmental governments as
shall be provided"
Rules for the Interim.
Until Congress shall take action | directed
that
Upon every division and branch of the
government Of the Philippines must be i'm.
posed these inviolable rules: That no per.
son shall be deprived Of life, liberty or prop.
erty without due process Of law; that pri.
vnte property shall not be taken for public
use without just compensation; that in all
criminal prosecutions the accused shall on.
JOY the right to speedy and public trial, to
I've Informed Of the nature and cause OF the
accusation, TO be confronted with the wifi.
nesses against him, to have compulsory
process for obtaining witnesses In his favor
and to have the assistance OF counsel for his
defense; that excessive bail shall not be re.
qulred, nor excessive fnes imposed, nor cruel
and unusual punishment inflicted; that no
person shall be put twice In jeopardy for the
same offense, or be compelled In any crimi.
nal case to be witness against himself:
that the right TO be secure against unrea SON
aDle searchers ana seizures shall not be vlo.
lated; that neither slavery nor Involuntary
servltude shall exist except as a punishment
for crime; that no bill of attaInder or ex post
fncto law shall be passed; that no law shall
be passed abrldglng the freedom OF speech or
of the press, or the rights of the people to
penceably assemble and petition the govern
ment for a redress OF grievances: that no
law shall be made respecting the establish
ment of religion or prohibiting the free ex.
ercise thereof, and that the free exercise
and enjoyment Of religious profession and
worship without discrimination or prefer
ence shall forever be allowed.
Extending Education.
at will be the duty OF the commission TO
promote and extend, and, ns they find occa
sion, to Improve, the system OF education
already inaugurated by the military authori.
ties. In doing this they should regard as OF
arst Importance the extension Of q system