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 692 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 453. 1905. teen hundred and two, so far `as the same is not in couiiict with the provisions of this section, is hereby made applicable to the corpora.- tions the minterest ppon whose plondsfor any part thereof shal be rante under the provisions ereo. Ggvgyecgpéiggga guSEc. 5. That material imported into the Philippine Islands for the gigs gc ciiny. construction and equipment of railroads therein may, in the discretion of the general govergment of saiddisflandsg Ender rules and regulations ` to be by it rescribe, bea mitte ree o uty. ` E¤mis;·0¤ig¤¤- dmm Sec. 6. That the immigration laws of the United States in force in im;.-gis by riiiiippmé the Philippine Islands shall be administered by the officers of the gen- °Q}jf{f’§, v_ mg eral government thereof designated by appropriate legislation of said ' government, and all moneys collected un er said laws as duty or head _ tax on alien immigrants coming into said islands shall not be covered Use osnmus. into the general fund of the Treasury of the United States, but shall be paid into the treasury of said islands to be used and expended for the government and benefit of said islands. ‘ grzmggg-. Sec. 7. That the government of the Philippine Islands is hereby y J authorized to prescribe the compensation for the chief justice and associate justices of the su reme court of the islands, not to exceed ten thousand five hundred dollars for the chief justice and ten thouv•¤•m=¤¤¤,¤¤=· sand dollars for each associate justice per annum. Whenever,.by reason of temporary disability of any judge of the supreme court or by reason of vacancies occurring therein, a quorum of the court shall not be present for business the governor-general of said islands is authorized to designate a (judge or judges of the court of first instance in the islands to sit an act temporarily as a judge or judges of the supreme court in order to constitute a quorum o said supreme court T1'I·V0}i¤8°!P°¤$*· for business. If a judge so designated shall not have his usual place of residence at the city of Manila, he shall be allowed his traveling expenses from his usual place of residence to Manila and return and the sum of ten pesos, Philippine currency, a day for the period durin which he is en ged in the supreme court, the period to be calculated from glie tifiiehle leaves his usual place of residence until his return from ani a. be¤gl{$_{¤g{{g';l$";‘0*;f Sec. 8. That the civil governor of the Philipgne Islands shall hereumm. after be known as the governongeneral of the hilippine Islands. gigyegf };¤<g;,_,0, Sec. 9. That sectionstwenty-two, twenty-three,twenty-four, twenty- 704, vds.'five, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirt(y-nine, fifty- three, and fifty-eight of the Act of Congress approve July iirst, _ nineteen `hundred and two, entitled "An Act temporarily to provide for the administration of the affairs of civil government in the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes,” being rovisions of said d,}}e?,‘{“‘},§“Q$,§‘f,’c  Act respecting mineral lands, are hereby amended) by reducing all mu. measurements therein, whether of distance. area, or value, to the metric system, to wit, feet to meters. acres to hectares, miles to .kilo- "“"‘°“""’°”°* ngeiprs, (aind glqp dollars to pesos, so that said sections as amended s a rea as o ows: cl,fi'I,$Zli"”°‘m"""“l "S¤c. 22. That mining claims upon land containing veins cr lcdes Vclaedv. v- M. of quartz or other rock in place-bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, `mm ‘ tin, copper, or other valuable deposits located after the assage of this Act, whether located by one or more persons qualified) to locate the same under the preceding section, shall be located in the followin necumions. manner and under the following conditions: Any person so qualified desiring to locate a mineral claim shall, subject to the provisions of this Act with respect to land which ma be used for mining, enter upon the same and locate a plat of ground? measuring, where ssible, but not exceeding three hundred meters in length by three hhndred meters in breadth, in as nearly as ssible a rectangular form; that is to say, all angles shall be right angllgs, except in cases where a boundary lme of a previously surveyed claim is adopted as common to both