The Philippine Islands, Količina 1Houghton Mifflin, 1928 - 674 strani "... During his nearly ten years of service with the Philippine government [the author] made a practice of preserving significant clippings and having copies made of the most important documents that reached his eye, and these, classified, annotated, and indexed, together with copious journals and correspondence, form much of the basis of this work ... the archives of the War Department have been made available, and the late Governor-General Leonard Wood authorized the collection of information from various bureaus and offices in Manila ..."--Foreword, p. v. |
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¹ Act 55th Congress Act of Congress administration Admiral agricultural Aguinaldo amount annual appointed appropriation archipelago army August authorities Baguio became Benguet Blair and Robertson buildings Bureau Cavite Cebu Census cent charge Chief city of Manila civil government colony command Constabulary construction coöperation Department Dewey Director disease duties elected established executive extension February Filipinos force funds Governor-General Honorable hundred Ibid Ifugaos Igorots important increased instance insular government insurgent insurrection interest Journal judges July June Justice labor land later Luzon ment Military Governor Mindanao mission municipal native officers operations organization Philippine Commission Philippine Commission Schurman Philippine government Philippine Islands Philippine Legislature population port practice President prison Public Instruction public schools Report result revenues road Secretary September ships Spain Spaniards Spanish Sulu Sulu Archipelago Taft Tagálog teachers thousand tion town trade tribal United Visayas War Department Worcester
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Stran 80 - The United States will, for the term of ten years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, admit Spanish ships and merchandise to the ports of the Philippine Islands on the same terms as ships and merchandise of the United States.
Stran 131 - In the distribution of powers among the governments organized by the commission the presumption is always to be in favor of the smaller subdivision, so that all the powers which can properly be exercised by the municipal government shall be vested in that government...
Stran 74 - This city, Its Inhabitants, Its churches and religious worship, Its educational establishments and Its private property of all descriptions, are placed under the special safeguard of the faith and honor of the American army.
Stran 133 - ... that no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the rights of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the Government for a redress of grievances: that no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, and that the free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship without discrimination or preference shall forever be allowed.
Stran 78 - The President of the United States — William R. Day, Cushman K. Davis, William P. Frye, George Gray and Whitelaw Reid, citizens of the United States. And Her Majesty, the Queen Regent of Spain — Don Eugenio Montero Rios, president of the Senate, Don Buenaventura de Abarzuza, senator of the Kingdom and ex-minister of the Crown; Don Jose...
Stran 132 - ... that the right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated; that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist except as a punishment for crime...
Stran 323 - ... held to prevent any member of a corporation engaged in agriculture from being in any wise interested in any other corporation engaged in agriculture. Corporations, however, may loan funds upon real estate security, and purchase real estate when necessary for the collection of loans, but they shall dispose of real estate so obtained within five years after receiving the title. Corporations not organized in Puerto Rico, but doing business in Puerto Rico, shall be bound by the provisions of this...
Stran 593 - After said assembly shall have convened and organized, all the legislative power heretofore conferred on the Philippine Commission in all that part of said islands not inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian tribes shall be vested in a legislature consisting of two houses — the Philippine Commission and the Philippine Assembly.
Stran 323 - ... such as may be reasonably necessary to enable it to carry out the purposes for which it is created, and every corporation authorized to engage in agriculture shall by its charter be restricted to the ownership and control of not to exceed one thousand and...
Stran 480 - ... pupils whose parents or guardians desire it and express their desire therefor in writing filed with the principal teacher of the school, to be forwarded to the division superintendent, who shall fix the hours and rooms...