The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-04

q mining bureau.
Tho government of the Philippine
Islands is authorized TO acquire and
convey title 10 real and personal prop
crty and tp acquire real estate for
pubic uses by the right Of eminent do
main
VIII Acquire Frisrs' Land
Tho Philippine commission is author
lied 90 aeauirc he friar lands. and is
empowered % issue bonds 20 pay for
them. These lands, once acquired.
SHAH be part Of the domain Of the
United States and may be disposed of
as such.
Upon the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States So conferred the right 20 re-
view the decisions of the supreme
court OF fhe Philippines
Municipalities are authorized TO issue
bonds for munitiDal improvements with
the consent Of lpe president and con
aiiulieilailti. nBt 20 exceed 5 per cent
81 the assessed valua ton of property
70 is provided that the bonds shall be
sold bonds and shall be free from any
taxation A sinking fund for the pay
nlent OF the bonds and interest thereon
must be provided by the municipality
Afs.NAAAH AAAEAll- 4 IL CITY or MANIA Is
authorized TO incur indebtedness. in
gold bonds. 20 an amount not exceeding
A4.G0OoO0, to pay for a sewer system and
water supply system
The government of the Philippines is
authorized To grant franchises and con-
cessions. including the right of eminent
domain. for the construction Of works
Of public utility. provided that no pri-
Nate property shan be taken without
just compensation, that no franchise
shall be granted to any corporation
that shall not be subject to review by
congress, and that all lands granted
shall revert, a the expiration of the
concession. to the government BY which
they were made.
No corporation shall be authorized
20 conduct the business OF buving and
selling real estate. and the amount or
real estate which shall be held BY any
corporation shall be determined by
congress.
Mint in Manila.
A mint is TO be established in Manila
and coins authorized may be coined at
the mint. the coinage laws Of the
United States being extended TO the,
islands. The Philippine government is
authorized 20 coin a silver dollar con-
tanning 4l6 grains of standard silver.
10 ca coin Of the Philippine islands.
the denomination of the coin to be eN-
pressed in English. Filipino and Chi
nese characters. Silver brought to the
Manila mint shall be coined for the
benefit OF the depositor. the mint
charge being ] cent for each dollar
coined. The same coin may be made
az the mint in san Francisco upon the
request of the Philippine governments.
with the approval of the secretary Of
the treasury. provided that such depOs-
its al the san Francisco mint shall be
confined to silver produced in the
United States. Subsidiary coins OF siI-
Yer also may be coined at the Manila
mint under restrictions similar TO those
regulating the coinage of the dollar.
/ The dollar shall be the legal tender IN
the Philippines for public and private
debts except where otherwise stipu-
lated. Silver certificate may be issued
I for deposits Of Filipino dollars IN sums
of $50 or more. Other minor subsidiary,
coins are provided for.
The bin also continues the division of
insular affairs OF the war department
the chief Of which shall have the rank
F of a colonel OF the United States army