Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-13
PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY
OF DELEGATES TO BE
HELD JULY 80.
Act of the Commission Specifying
Qualifications of Voters and
Settling Details.

The bureau of insular affairs, War De-
partment. has received from the Philip
pine commission the act making provision
for the holding of elections in the Philip
pine Islands for members Of the Philippine
assembly and for other purposes.
In harmony with the provisions Of the
act of Congress of July 1, 1902, an election
is to be held July 80 to select delegates to
the Philippine assembly, who are to take
office when the Philippine assembly con-
yenes and to continue in Office until their
successors are elected and qualified. Sub
seouent elections for delegates to the as
sembly are to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of November, l9Oo,
and of each odd numbered year thereafter,
and the delegates SO elected are to assume
Office upon the first day of January next
following such election, and are to hold
office for two years, or until their suc-'
cessors are elected and qualified.
Election and Term.
Provincial governors and third member
of the provincial board are to be elected
at the same time, as well as municipal
presidents and vice presidents. All of
these officers are to hold office for two
years and to assume their duties upon the
1st of January next succeeding their cleo
ton. The municipal councillors are also
elected at the same time, but hold office
for four years.
Certain temporary notifications are pro-
yided in order that previous legislation on
the same subject may be brought into
harmony with the general election law,
but after the system Is inaugurated dele
gates to the assembly provincial governors,
the third member of the provincial board
municipal presidents and vice presidents
and municipal councillors are all to be
elected on the first Tuesday after the first
- nh0r nd will a
flee on the first day Of the following jan
uary.
Provision is also made that whenever a
vacancy occurs IN an elective provincial
Office the vacancy is to be filed by APP
pointment Of the governor general, and
vacancies in municipal offices shall be filled
by appointment by the provincial boards
Qualifications Of Voters.
Voters must be males, twenty-three years
of age and have q legal residence in the
municipality in which they desire to exer-
else the right Of suffrage, and must not be
citizen or subject Of any foreign power.
and furthermore must be comprised within
one of the three following classes:
(a) Thoss who, prior to August Ii, 1898,
held certain Offices under the Spanish gov.
eminent:
(b) Those who own real property to the
value of 500 pesos. or who annually pay ~
pesos or more OF the established taxes:
(cl Those who speak, read and write En-
glish or Spanish.
There must be, therefore, an ex-ofacial,
property or educational qualification in
order to exercise the right OF suffrage A
list of disqualidcations Is also described,
including non-payment of taxes since 1898,
sentence Of a court Of competent jurisdic-
ton. violation of the oath Of allegiance to
against the authority OF the United States
since May 1, 1901. or rendering aid to those
who have opposed the authority Of the
United States
Provision II also made for inspectors OF
elections whose duty shall be to preserve
order and prepare registry of qualified
voters In their respective precincts.
Australian Ballot.
The general provisions Of what is known
as the Australian ballot system are pro-
vided for. both as to the printing of the