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 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 84. MARCH 24, 1934 . 457 (7) The debts, liabilities, and obligations of the present Philip- etc Assum y pnew ofd eb ts, gover n- pine government, its Provinces, municipalities, and instrumentalities, ment. valid and subsisting at the time of the adoption of the constitution, shall be assum ed and paid b y the new gov ernment. (8) Provision shall be made for the establishment and mainte- Pubnschools nance of an adequate system of public schools, primarily conducted in the English language. (9) Acts affecting currency, coinage, imports, exports, and immi- App roval of des igna- gration shall not become law until approved by the President of the ted Acts. United States. (10) Foreign a ffairs shall be under the direct supervi sion and Foreign affairs. control of the United States. (11 ) All acts pa ssed by the L egislature of the Commonwea lth of Laws to he reported the Philippine Islands shall be reported to the Congress of the ggre smtea st ate con- United States. (12 ) The Philipp ine Islands r ecognizes the right of the United States of United States to expropriate property for public uses, to maintain military and other rese rvations and armed forces in the Philipp ines, and, upon order of the President, to call into the service of such armed forces all military forces organized by the Philippine government. (13) The decisions of the courts of the Commonwealth of the prUnited States Su- preme Islands shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court ti-. of the United States as provided in paragraph (6) of section 7. Post, p. 462. (14) The United States may, by Presidential proclamation, exer- Right of interven- tion, by Presidential cise the right to intervene for the preservation of the government of proclamation. the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands and for the mainte- nance of the g overnment as provided in t he constitutio n thereof, and for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty and for the disc harg e of gov ernm ent obli gati ons unde r an d in acc orda nce with the provisions of the constitution. (15) The authority of the United States High Commissioner to the United State s High Commissioner; author- government of the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands, as ity recognized. provided in this Act, shall be recognized. Pose, p. 461 . (16) Citizens and corporations of the United States shall enjoy in Civil rights. the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands all the civil rights of the citizens and corporations, respectively, thereof. (b) The constitution shall also contain the following provisions, Additional Constitu- effective as of the date of the proclamation of the President recog- tional provisions. nizing the independence of the Philippine Islands, as hereinafter provided (1) That the property rights of the United States and the Philip- safeguarded, e ghts to he pine Islands shall be promptly adjusted and settled, and that all existing property rights of citizens or corporations of the United States shall be acknowledged, respected, and safeguarded to the same extent as property rights of citizens of the Philippine Islands. (2) That the officials elected and serving under the constitution qualifications of con- adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be constitutional stitutional officers . officers of the free and independent government of the Philippine Islands and qualified to function in all respects as if elected directly under such government, and shall serve their full terms of office as prescribed in the constitution. (3) That the debts and liabilities of the Philippine Islands, its subsisting oblig a- tions to be assumed by Provinces, cities, municipalities, and instrumentalities, which shall new g overnment. be valid and subsisting at the time of the final and complete with- drawal of the sovereignty o f the United States, shall be assumed by the free and independent government of the Philippine Islands Bonds. and that where bonds have been issued under authority of an Act of Congress of the United States by the Philippine Islands, or any Province, city, or municipality therein, the Philippine government
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