Question & AnswerQ&A (Act No. 1133)
The main purpose of Act No. 1133 is to amend Act No. 854 by providing for the payment by the Insular Government of the cost of medical attendance for Filipino students appointed under Act No. 854.
Act No. 1133 amends Act Numbered Eight hundred and fifty-four (Act No. 854).
The words 'medical attendance' are added after 'per annum' in the third line of Section 5 of Act No. 854.
It applies to Filipino students appointed under Act No. 854, which provides for their education in the United States.
It was enacted by authority of the United States through the Philippine Commission.
Section 2 expediates the passage of the bill in accordance with section two of 'An Act prescribing the order of procedure by the Commission in the enactment of laws,' emphasizing the public good requiring speedy enactment.
The Act took effect upon its passage on April 28, 1904, as stated in Section 3.
Act No. 854 was originally enacted to provide for the education of Filipino students in the United States and appropriated the sum of seventy-two thousand dollars for such purpose.
The Insular Government refers to the government authority administering the Philippine Islands at the time, responsible for financing the medical attendance costs under this Act.
No, Act No. 1133 does not specify any penalties; it only provides for the payment of medical attendance costs by the Insular Government for Filipino students.