The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-12-04

transferred from the Military Governor
of the islands to this Commission 70 pe
thereafter exercised by them in the place
and stead of the Military Governor, I'M
der such rules and regulations as you
shall prescribe, until the establishment
of the civil central government TOT the
islands contemplated in the last 1oreso-
ing paragraph, or until Congress shall
otherwise provide. Exercise OF this leg
islatiVe authority will include the making
of rules and orders, having the erect OF
law, for the raising of revenue by taxes
customs duties, and imposts; the appro-
priation and expenditure of public funds
of the islands; the establishment OF an
educational system throughout the ISL
ands; the establishment of system 10
secure an efficient civil service; the or
ganization and establishment of courts
the organization and establishment OF
municipal and departmental governments,
and all other matters of a civil nature for
which the military governor is now COM
petent to provide by rules or orders of
legislative character.
The Commission will also have power
during the same period to appoint to Of
flee such officers under the judicial, edu-
cational, and civil service systems and
in the municipal and departmental gov
ernments as shall be provided for. Until
the complete transfer of control the Mil
itary Governor will remain the chief ex-
ecutive head of the government of the
islands, and will exercise the executive
authority now possessed by him and not
herein expressly assigned to the Commits
sion, subject, however, to the rules and
orders enacted by the Commission in the
exercise of the legislative powers con-
ferred upon them. In the meantime the
municipal and departmental governments
will continue to report to the Military
Governor and be subject to his admins
trative supervision and control. under
your direction, but that supervision and
control will be confined within the mar
rowest limits consistent with the require
ment that the powers of government in
the municipalities and departments shall
be honestly and effectively exercised and
that law and order and individual free
dom shall be maintained.
CAL legislative rules and orders estab-
lishments of government, and appoint
ments to office by the Commission will
take effect Immediately, or at such times
as they shall designate, subject to your
approval and action upon the coming in
of the Commissions reports, which are
to be made from time to time as their
action is taken. Wherever civil govern
ments are constituted under the direction
of the Commission such military posts.
garrisons and forces will be continued for
the suppression of insurrection and bril-
gandage and the maintenance of law and
order as the Military Commander shall
deem requisite, and the military forces
shall be 1T all times subject. under his
orders, to the call of the civil authorities
for the maintenance of law and order
and the enforcement of their authority.
In the establishment of municipal
governments the Commission will take
as the basis of their work the govern
ments established by the Military Gov
ernor under his order Of August s, 1899,
and under the report of the board con-
stituted by the Military Governor by his
order of January 20, 1900, to formulate
and report a plan of municipal govern
ment, of which His Honor Cayetano Arel-
lano, President of the Audiencia, was
chairman, and they will give to the con-
illusions of that board the weight and con-
sideration which the high character and
distinguished abilities of its members
justify
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