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... sovereignty of Spain .. Such resistance to governmental authority as exists to - day does not result from efforts to expel the sovereignty of the United States ; it results from the action of turbulent violators of the civil and ...
... sovereignty of Spain .. Such resistance to governmental authority as exists to - day does not result from efforts to expel the sovereignty of the United States ; it results from the action of turbulent violators of the civil and ...
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... sovereignty which heretofore in our history had been exercised by the Federal Government exclusively ; and valuable rights and priv- ileges were conferred upon the Philippines , which never before had been given to any portion of the ...
... sovereignty which heretofore in our history had been exercised by the Federal Government exclusively ; and valuable rights and priv- ileges were conferred upon the Philippines , which never before had been given to any portion of the ...
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... sovereignty of the United States , or who shall demand or receive such contribution from others , or who shall make any contribution to any person or organization hostile to or in arms against the authority or sovereignty of the United ...
... sovereignty of the United States , or who shall demand or receive such contribution from others , or who shall make any contribution to any person or organization hostile to or in arms against the authority or sovereignty of the United ...
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... sovereignty of Spain , the union of church and state , the rigid restrictions on the exercise of discretion by the judges , the giving to private individuals the right to control and compromise criminal prosecution , or to use such ...
... sovereignty of Spain , the union of church and state , the rigid restrictions on the exercise of discretion by the judges , the giving to private individuals the right to control and compromise criminal prosecution , or to use such ...
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... sovereignty of the United States . The silver coinage is based upon the decimal system , ranging in value from the ten - centavo piece to the one - peso piece . There is also a nickel coin of 5 centavos , and bronze coins of one and ...
... sovereignty of the United States . The silver coinage is based upon the decimal system , ranging in value from the ten - centavo piece to the one - peso piece . There is also a nickel coin of 5 centavos , and bronze coins of one and ...
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Page 1 - The Philippines are ours, not to exploit, but to develop, to civilize, to educate, to train in the science of self-government. This is the path of duty which we must follow or be recreant to a mighty trust committed to us.
Page 12 - ... municipal governments in which the natives of the islands, both in the cities and in the rural communities, shall be afforded the opportunity to manage their own local affairs to the fullest extent of which they are capable, and subject to the least degree of supervision and control which a careful study of their capacities and observation of the workings of native control show to be consistent with the maintenance of law, order and loyalty.
Page 14 - The first function of the provincial government is to collect, through the provincial treasurer, all the taxes, with few exceptions, belonging to the towns or the province. Its second and most important function is the construction of highways and bridges and public buildings. Its third function is the supervision, through the governor and the provincial treasurer, of the municipal officers in the discharge of their duties. Within certain limitations, the provincial board fixes the rate of levy for...
Page 14 - The next subject in order of importance should be the organization of government in the larger administrative divisions, corresponding to counties, departments, or provinces, in which the common interests of many or several municipalities falling within the same tribal lines, or the same natural geographical limits, may best be subserved by a common administration.
Page 14 - The general provincial law provides for a provincial government of five officers — the governor, the treasurer, the supervisor, the secretary, and the fiscal, or prosecuting attorney. The governing board is called the provincial board, and includes as members the governor, the treasurer, and the supervisor. The prosecuting attorney is the legal adviser of the board and the secretary of the province is its secretary. The first function of the provincial government is to collect, through the provincial...
Page 10 - ... follows: department of the interior, Dean C. Worcester; department of commerce and police, Luke E. Wright; department of finance and justice, Henry C. Ide; department of public instruction, Bernard Moses. The administrative affairs of the government are apportioned among...
Page 13 - ... to or in arms against the authority or sovereignty of the United States, for the purpose of securing any protection, immunity, or benefit; (f) Any person who.
Page 21 - In addition to the banks existing in Manila prior to American occupation, branch banks have been established by the Guaranty Trust Company of New York- and the International Banking Corporation, and one private American bank has been established. The inauguration of these banks is a great step forward in connecting the trade and financial affairs of the Philippines with those of the United States.
Page 9 - Islands; the establishment of an educational system throughout the Islands; the establishment of a system to secure an efficient civil service; the organization and establishment of courts; the organization and establishment of municipal and departmental governments, and all other matters of a civil nature for which the Military Governor is now competent to provide by rules or orders of a legislative character.
Page 12 - ... by the Military Governor under his order of August 8, 1899, and under the report of the board constituted by the Military Governor by his order of January 29, 1900, to formulate and report a plan of municipal government, of which His Honor Cayetano Arellano, President of the Audiencia, was chairman, and they will give to the conclusions of that board the weight and consideration which the high character and distinguished abilities of its members justify.